0RRob Maness· Opinion · 5 min · Aug 25, 2026StoryHuckleberry Finn And The New York Times’ Censor’s LogicThe New York Times recently posed a question that should never have needed asking in a free country: "Should We Read 'Huck Finn'?" Their answer, wrapped in the usual hand-wringing about "slurs," "job-endangering conversations" and the delicate feelings of students, amounts to a soft surrender.0 commentsShare
0RRob Maness· Opinion · 5 min · Aug 12, 2026StoryIt’s Time The Coast Guard Got Its Own SecretaryEvery other branch of the armed forces has a dedicated civilian Service Secretary, Senate-confirmed, accountable to the president, focused solely on organizing, manning, training and equipping their force. The Coast Guard does not.0 commentsShare
0RRob Maness· Opinion · 5 min · Aug 2, 2026StoryFauci’s Fifth Amendment Wall Cannot Shield Him From AccountabilityOn July 29, 2026, the American people watched Dr. Anthony Fauci sit before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, chaired by Sen. Rand Paul, and refuse to answer more than 100 questions.0 commentsShare
0RRob Maness· Opinion · 4 min · Jul 30, 2026StoryDisloyal Careerists Are Still Haunting The Pentagon’s HallsI have served alongside government civilian employees for more than 40 years in varying capacities and watched too many good people in uniform and the civil service choose to not speak out instead of putting the mission first.0 commentsShare
0RRob Maness· Opinion · 4 min · Jul 25, 2026StoryBiology Matters: Four Republicans Betray Military ReadinessOn July 21, four House Republicans chose political theater and identity ideology over those fundamentals, joining every Democrat to defeat Rep. Lauren Boebert’s amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would have codified President Donald Trump’s January 2025 executive order barring transgender-identifying individuals from military service.0 commentsShare
0RRob Maness· Opinion · 5 min · Sep 19, 2025StoryCOL ROB MANESS: Beltway Blobs Want To Shrink The Army. Beijing And Moscow Are CheeringChina’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un sent a warning shot to the United States by standing shoulder-to-shoulder at a massive military parade in Beijing. Congress has responded in…0 commentsShare
0RRob Maness· Opinion · 4 min · Jul 31, 2025StoryCOL. ROB MANESS: Congress Must Bust Repair MonopoliesIn combat zones, waiting on a civilian contractor to authorize or perform a basic repair can be the difference between mission success and catastrophic failure. I’ve seen it firsthand. When critical systems go down, you…0 commentsShare
