"Let's Steal Their Cannons!"
Well, not exactly
Danger Close with Brian O'Leary
A retired Marine colonel offers insights on American politics, culture, and history, current events, national security, foreign affairs, and more.
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To Bigotry no Sanction, to Persecution no Assistance
George Washington in Newport, August 1790
Sweep the Leg
It’s Time to Stop Rewarding Iran’s Bad Faith
Four Days in July
The 1863 New York City Draft Riots
And So It Began
The day New York's patriots said, "Game on."
A Less Auspicious Day in Our Nation's History
The ill-advised Olive Brach Petition
Birthright Balderdash
You've been misled
Who The F**k is Chesty?
The remarkable life of the most decorated Marine in history
Fun Busters
The selective outrage of the perpetually aggrieved
"I Love You, You Know."
The people of Normandy haven't forgotten the Day of Days
Section 8 and Counting
"See you at SCOTUS."
Who is This Clown?
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung
Twice the Citizen
The reserve component of our armed forces, long overlooked or even disparaged, deserves more credit than you know.
Remembering Memorial Day
The following is the text of a speech I gave as the Grand Marshall of the 2004 Memorial Day parade in Lynbrook, NY.
After We Got Him
Fifteen years after Bin Laden got whacked, what I wish I had told the reporters
Ain't Exactly Clear
May Day's inconsistent, incoherent cacophony of causes and complaints
Friday for Effect
1 May 2026
To the Shores of Tripoli
The Raising of the American Flag Over Derna, 27 April 1805
From the Ashes of Desert One
How the American Military Learned to Fight Together
A Fire Still Burning
The Dominican Sisters' Battle Against Albany's Bill of Wrongs
Friday for Effect
17 April 2026
There was one?
Starmer and Macron are a couple of weak sisters