News & Legislation

Here is the current news as I see it affecting veterans right this second. COLA numbers and veteran deaths at VA hospitals are front and center followed by curious articles […]

George Washington sure knew a lot about how to form a nation and how to command troops in battle. His wisdom seems to have gone full circle in founding this

I’ll keep this one short since we are all reading less over the holidays and running around more. My point in this quick post is to ask you a question

“Holy cow!” I thought as I read headlines over Christmas about VA’s prohibition against the use of “Merry Christmas” and “God Bless You” in certain cards to veterans. In fact,

Veteran “Mark” commented on another post about VRAP. Politicians who supported this “success” should check with vets first before bragging. Mark’s comments were worth repeating as their own post. Here

Hi and thanks for checking in over the holidays. I am taking Christmas off and will return December 26. Please check in then.

Sometimes the story behind the story is the most interesting. The backstory of how WSJ reporters Michael Phillips came into the Lobotomy Files is such a story. Phillips took time

“The doctor gave an ice pick to another MD, not a surgeon. They placed the ice pick beneath the eye lids and pushed the ice pick into the frontal lobes