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Two-time Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn this week filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit against hit Fox TV show “Empire” co-creater Lee Daniels. Penn, who won Oscars for Milk and Mystic River, is apparently upset that Daniels alluded to the actor’s alleged propensity for domestic violence. The lawsuit hinges on a statement Daniels made to The Hollywood Reporter (THR), in   READ MORE
I assure you, I will avoid making this article about a debate over religious matters.  It is not that persons are not allowed to have such beliefs and nor is it intended to negate their importance.  However, our nation is currently giddy as a schoolgirl over the presence of the Pope and yet simultaneously fearful at what he might say.  You see, Pope Francis has spoken up recently on matters of global warming, wealth distribution, immigration and others.  As you can imagin   READ MORE
Former President Dwight Eisenhower famously warned Americans to “guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex,” because the “potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists, and will persist.” Americans have certainly failed to follow that advice and “unwarranted influence” and “misplaced power” are vast understatements with regard to today’s military-industrial complex.   READ MORE
I have come to believe that all politicians have secrets.  For that matter, so does the rest of humanity.  I don’t think there is a human alive who could get elected if a full transcript of their life were published.  We often say things we wish we wouldn’t have then again, we say things we were happy to say and just glad no one recorded it.  As a result, it is rarely helpful to focus on political gaffes or misspoken words.  But then again, Donald Trump seems to care   READ MORE
A photograph of a group of uniformed female soldiers breastfeeding their babies went viral on the Internet over the weekend after being posted on Facebook. We commend these women both for their service to our country and for their motherhood. And no, this blog is not seeking to hash out the issue of women in the military, because women serve admirably in the U.S. military, and have been legally allowed to serve in combat roles since early 2013 (though we do trust that nurs   READ MORE
Today marks the 14th anniversary of al Qaeda’s 9/11 attack on the U.S. that took out New York City’s twin-tower World Trade Center, a section of the Pentagon, four airliners, and the lives of almost 3,000 innocent people. While the U.S. had been battling a variety of Muslim extremists from different groups since at least the 1970s, 9/11 marked the beginning of the U.S.-proclaimed “Global War on Terror,” which is essentially a war against all Islamic terrorist groups a   READ MORE
News broke this week that Russia, aka Putin’s goon squad, is building up a military base to support the Assad regime in Syria.  Now, having been raised a good 80’s kid, there is no doubt in my mind that the Soviets, ahem, I mean Russians are the bad guys.  That being said, so is the Islamic State and to support the Assad regime, Russia must very well take military action against the Islamic State.  So here we all are, dreaming of the days of Red Dawn where the world wa   READ MORE
It is common knowledge that Marines know how to fight, but make no mistake about it, Marines know how to party.  Every year to celebrate the birthday of the Corps in November, Marine units worldwide will hold various formal celebrations known as the Marine Corps Ball.  Your nation’s finest fighting force will put on their legendary Dress Blues, honor a few traditions, and then dance and imbibe the night away with their date.  And for one particular Marine this year, that   READ MORE
Another Hash-It-Out! blog about Caitlyn Jenner? Really? Yeah, sorry, but he/she is in the news again, and he/she definitely stirs up some significant issues for debate. Like this blog referring to Caitlyn as he/she. How dare we not refer to Caitlyn by his/her self-identification. The LBGT community insists that self-identifcation should be all that is required to establish one’s gender; however, biologically, Caitlyn remains very much a man. Meanwhile, on the l   READ MORE