A three-minute video from a military academy lit the fuse for a bigger question: how did ideas tied to Marxism and collectivism become so normal inside American culture, education, and even the armed services? STARRS & Stripes podcast host CDR Al...
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VA Eliminating DEI Programs, ‘Gender Ideology’ Services for LGBTQ+ Veterans
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Hegseth and the Future of Professional Military Education
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Military Blocked From Expunging ‘Transgenders’
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Citizen Sues Virginia Military Institute and Its Board, Alleging Secret “Group Text” Meetings, Withheld and Altered Public Records
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‘Woke’ Isn’t Dead, or Even Resting
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The Seditious Six: Military Orders, Outrage and the Law
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Interview with STARRS Board of Advisors Chairman Col. Bill Connor, USA ret
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Interview with Maj. General Bentley Rayburn, STARRS Chairman of the Board
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Mike Rose: Fighting for Justice and Integrity in the Military and Service Academies
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STARRS Town Hall with Guest Speaker Rick Addante: DEI is NOT Dead at the Department of War
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DEI’s Impact on Military Unity, Readiness and Historical Lessons for Today
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What it’s REALLY like living in a Communist country under Marxist ideology
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Air Force / Air Force Academy
Read the Room: Kendall claims DEI purge will weaken military
Former Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, a West Point grad who is “left of Marx” according to one of his...
Military academies now accept Classical Learning Test as alternative to ‘woke’ AP exams
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Houston, we have a Marxist problem in the military
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Army / West Point
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Military’s Recruitment Shortfall a Direct Result of Vaccine Mandate: GOP Lawmakers
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Navy / Naval Academy
Recentering the Rudder at the U.S. Naval Academy
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The Military and the End of DEI
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CG/Coast Guard Academy
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