Is it time to get rid of the Air Force?
Until 1947, the Air Force was part of the U.S. Army. Of course, even then, the Navy had its own airplanes launching from aircraft carriers, protecting the fleets and attacking the enemy largely at sea...
16 Jun 201632min
Why is it so hard to come home from modern war?
There’s an argument to be made that humans evolved to fight each other – and to be good at it. But as the United States approaches its 15th straight year at war, rates of post-traumatic stress disorde...
10 Jun 201630min
The AC-130 gunship and a tragedy in Afghanistan
The United States keeps some very old, very strange-looking planes in its arsenal. But each serves a purpose. The A-10 Warthog provides close-air support to ground troops. The B-52 drops bombs, but is...
2 Jun 201632min
DARPA brought us the internet - mind control could be next
For a group of scientists working on weapons — some of which could end the world — DARPA has a surprisingly good reputation. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is credited with creating the...
27 Mai 201630min
Will there be war in the South China Sea?
If you’re looking for a place on the globe likely to spark a world war, you could do worse than the South China Sea. The United States, China, Vietnam, Taiwan, the Philippines and Japan all have claim...
20 Mai 201627min
Meet the women who went in with the Navy SEALs in Afghanistan
It was just this year that U.S. women were officially allowed in combat roles. That’s officially. But in Afghanistan, American women were on the front lines on night raids with commandos, including th...
12 Mai 201626min
What makes Vladimir Putin so special?
An economy in deep trouble. A scandal involving billions in off-shore bank accounts and shell companies. Seemingly endless military entanglements. Sounds like a recipe to bring down any world leader. ...
29 Apr 201630min
Like video games? You may be playing with government propaganda.
Video games are an industry worth tens of billions of dollars. Games make more money than Hollywood and the music industry combined. Video games can be great fun and even great art, but they can also ...
21 Apr 201624min
