Tag: wars

America Has Become So Divided That Foreign Threats No Longer Unite the Nation

Wars are often fought by patriots, or by people so dedicated to a cause that they’re willing to kill or die for it. This actually has strategic value for governments, and some use it to their advantage. The threats of war and the drums of the war hawks are often rallying calls that unify a…


[PREMIERING 7:00PM ET] America Has Become So Divided That Foreign Threats No Longer Unite the Nation

Wars are often fought by patriots, or by people so dedicated to a cause that they’re willing to kill or die for it. This actually has strategic value for governments, and some use it to their advantage. The threats of war and the drums of the war hawks are often rallying calls that unify a…


Keeping Christmas | Documentary

The story of Richard Mahr and his family, and how they overcame personal tragedies while navigating through the Great Depression, a pandemic, two world wars, a fire, and communism. How did Richard’s dream survive his vision for “Keeping Christmas”? * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” –…


Conference Inspired by Trump Doctrine Aims to Keep U.S. out of Endless Wars

News Analysis On March 31, 2021, a hotel in Washington, D.C. hosted a swanky conference for politicos—not exactly an uncommon occurrence. Yet, in a town where conservatives are often expected to back the latest war, “Up from Chaos: Conserving American Security” bucked that resurgent trend. “As far as we can tell, this is the first…


Conference Inspired by Trump Doctrine Aims to Keep US out of Endless Wars

News Analysis On March 31, 2021, a hotel in Washington, D.C. hosted a swanky conference for politicos—not exactly an uncommon occurrence. Yet, in a town where conservatives are often expected to back the latest war, “Up from Chaos: Conserving American Security” bucked that resurgent trend. “As far as we can tell, this is the first…


Stock Wars: Lyft vs. Uber

Benzinga’s weekly Stock Wars matches up two leaders in a major industry sector with the goal of determining which company is the better investment. This week, the duel is between a pair of ride-hailing services: Lyft Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc.. The Case for Lyft This company began in 2012 as an app for Zimride, a…


Wars and Rumors of Wars

Commentary Washington and Beijing are engaged in widely different information dominance wars to pursue their separate global strategies, but the outcomes are likely to be no less decisive than hot wars. How can we view these great trends with equanimity? Global competition is more subtle than just periods of formal warfare and informal warfare (peace)….


Stock Wars: American Airlines vs. United Airlines

Benzinga’s weekly Stock Wars matches up two leaders in a major industry sector with the goal of determining which company is the better investment. This week, the duel is between two high-flying airline industry leaders: American Airlines Group Inc. and United Airlines Holdings Inc.. The Case For American Airlines: This company can trace its roots…


Veterans Need Challenging Work, Not Social Coddling: Jeff Barnes

After decades of continuous wars, the United States has a large veteran community, and with some needing care for PTSD or having trouble integrating after leaving the battlefield, various services exist to help veterans. But do these programs provide what’s needed, or do they sometimes only exacerbate the problems? To learn more about this, we…