• Happy Tax Day! - AAF

    Happy Tax Day 2024 when, as usual, talk turns to taxes. Are taxes too high, too low, or just Goldilocks (and spending too high, too high, or just too high)? Are rates too high and the base too narrow, or are we taxing too broad a swath at lower rates. Is the tax system fair?

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  • John Kerry and US military rot

    It is difficult, 20 years on, to say which is more unlikely: that flip-flopping, wind-surfing, “Jinjis” Khan-pronouncing John Kerry came within an Ohio whisper of the White House or that Kerry’s rebuke proceeded in large part from a bevy of cheesed-off veterans. Politics change in two decades, of course, and my guess is that the […]

  • TechCrunch Space: Happy eclipse day!

    Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Happy Eclipse Day for everyone celebrating! I’m fortunate to be living in a part of the country that’s in the path of totality, so I’ll be away from my desk for much of today, soaking it all in. Want to reach out with a tip? Email Aria at […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • USAF whistleblower: US military at risk in Niger

    Conditions have been getting so bad for the approximately 1,100 U.S. military personnel stationed in Niger right now that one member of the Air Force decided to write Congress.In a letter reported by the Washington Post Wednesday night, a whistleblower complained to Congress that the U.S. Embassy in Niger, particularly Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon and Air Force Col. Nora J. Nelson-Richter, the defense attaché posted there, was putting troops at risk by ignoring the military junta's March...

  • Lee Baseball To Host Military Appreciation Day

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  • 99-Year-Old Becomes An American Citizen

    India-West News Desk ORLANDO, FL – 99-year-old Daibai is now an American citizen. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced this milestone, praising Daibai for her liveliness. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), USCIS shared the heartwarming news, stating, “They say age is […]

  • US ’ ‘military transformation’ of Bataan worries lawmaker

    MANILA, Philippines — The militarization of Batanes Island by the United States could escalate regional tensions in the West Philippine Sea, House Deputy Minority Leader Rep. France Castro

  • Rep. Pallone calls for US military aid to Armenia

    Congressional Armenian Caucus founding Co-Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ) calls for US military aid to Armenia to protect itself. Addressing the Congressional Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide on Wednesday, Pallonne also noted that “there has to be a lot more humanitarian assistance for Artsakh, and a way has to be put forward, and the US back …

  • China warns against US-Philippine joint military exercise

    Chinese foreign ministry says the expanded annual exercise Balikatan destabilizes the region.

  • Happy Tax Day! Thoughts on Taxes, What We Do Wrong, and What We Could Do Better

    It's that day again: Federal income taxes are due! I'm sure it's a happy day for everyone reading this, knowing that we can trust the federal government to be wise stewards of the contributions we make from our hard-earned incomes, to be used to support and improve life for everyone here in these United States.

  • Can The US And Iraq Move Beyond Military Ties?

    Can The US And Iraq Move Beyond Military Ties? Authored by James Durso via ResponsibleStatecraft.org, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani is in Washington next week with both sides hoping to expand their economic relationship Twenty-one years ago, the U.S. and its allies invaded Iraq in the erroneous belief that the country possessed weapons of mass destruction and was allied with al-Qaida, the terror group responsible for the 9/11 attacks. The U.S. created an occupation...