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DEI Deprogramming
Exposing DEI: Understanding the Strategy Behind Institutional Indoctrination
A lot of important, eye-opening information in STARRS July Town Hall with guest speaker Dr. Stanley Ridgley, a former Army...
The Diversity Game Is a Gigantic Con
By George Leef | James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal In his famous story “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” Hans...
4 years after objecting to mandated COVID-19 shot, former Space Force officer receives ‘zero guidance’ to return to duty
By J.M. Phelps | World Net Daily A former Space Force officer’s objection to the military’s Biden-era COVID-19...
DEI is a Con: Five Hallmarks of a Hustle
This article reviews a new book by Dr. Stanley Ridgley, a former military intelligence officer whom STARRS interviewed in...
BOOK REVIEW: Liberal Bolshevism — An American Tragedy
By Lt Col. Eric Vogel, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 This is a book review of Alexander G. Markovsky’s Liberal Bolshevism:...
He’s the right man, in the right place, right time and just in the nick of time
By Buck Torske, retired Navy Chief Petty Officer It’s obvious “mainstream” press and media can’t stop beating up all things...
The Saga of Brigadier General Robert “Earthquake” Titus with William B. Scott
Presentation by Bill Scott, a member of the STARRS Board of Advisors, on Paratrooper, Fighter Pilot, Test Pilot. American...
The China Threat Is Worse Than You Can Imagine
Book review of “Seven Things You Can’t Say About China” by Senator Tom Cotton. Reviewed by Capt. Brent Ramsey...
How wokeness infected even horse shows
By Judge Bruce Tucker Smith Retired United States administrative law judge 21-year veteran of the United States Air Force...
NEW BOOK: “West Point’s Cult of DEI” by John Hughes
The #1 graduate in the 1996 West Point graduating class, John Hughes, MD, a veteran of Iraq, Afghanistan and Haiti, has...
Calvert Task Group Presents the Audiobook Edition of Popular Title, ‘Don’t Give Up the Ship’
(Press Release) Now available at Audible.com, “Don’t Give Up the Ship!” encourages the change the American...
Book Review of “Mao’s America: a Survivor’s Warning” by Xi Van Fleet
By Lt. Colonel Eric Vogel, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 In the late 1960s, artist Andy Warhol predicted that, eventually...
Young man turns down acceptance to West Point from Senator: “Coach, I’m not getting involved with that mess.”
Senator Tommy Tuberville discusses the woke problem in the military service academies with Pete Hegseth during...
Don’t Give Up The Ship … Coronadan Contributes Essay To New Book
By Linda L. Austin | Coronado Eagle & Journal The Calvert Task Group website leads with a picture of the group’s book...
Trump Defense Secretary Pick Thinks ‘Marxists Are Our Enemies’
Well, yeah! Isn’t that what the US fought against for decades during the Cold War? Or maybe the writer was born after...
How Pete Hegseth’s book on ‘woke’ Pentagon helped him land secretary of defense nomination
By Anna Young | New York Post Fox News personality and Army National Guard member Pete Hegseth’s latest book slamming the...
How Woke Politics Are Endangering Our Military and Our Nation
“A review of one of the most important books of the last decade.” —Jason Hill, Professor, author of, “What...
The Growing DEI Threat to Intelligence Agencies
NSA, DIA and the intelligence arms of the military services are part of the US Intelligence Community. By John Gentry | ...
How Woke Politics are Endangering the U.S. Military
Newt Gingrich talks with Captain Tom Burbage about his new book with the Calvert Task Group, “Don’t Give Up the Ship.” How...
Your Mother Wears Combat Boots
By William Thibeau | Claremont Institute The American military is widely seen as the last bastion of institutional...
Book Review of “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me” by Dr. Wilfred Reilly
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, US Navy ret STARRS Board of Advisors Not surprising to those familiar with his previous work, Dr...
BOOK REVIEW: “Social Justice Fallacies” by Thomas Sowell
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, US Navy ret STARRS Board of Advisors Dr. Thomas Sowell is a national treasure. The reason most people...
‘Don’t Give Up the Ship!’ New Book from Calvert Task Group Available Today
In honor of Constitution Day, Calvert Task Group proudly announces the launch of their latest book, DON’T GIVE UP THE SHIP...
Preserving Military Excellence through Leadership and Unity with Tom Burbage and Bruce Davey of the Calvert Task Group
Join STARRS & Stripes podcast with host CDR Al Palmer, US Navy ret, for an inspiring conversation with leaders of the...
And Not A Shot Fired: An Insider’s Account of a Communist Takeover
This book was recommended by one of our STARRS volunteers. From the description of the book: “And Not a Shot Is Fired...
Don’t Give Up the Ship book: CTG President Tom Burbage on the Ike Wingate Show
Calvert Task Group President Capt. Tom Burbage, US Navy ret, USNA ’69 was interviewed on the Ike Wingate Show about...
BOOK REVIEW: The Perilous Fight by Dr. Ben Carson
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN ret STARRS Board of Advisors The Perilous Fight: Overcoming Our Culture’s War on the...
Is wokeness undermining military readiness?
On “The Real Story with Jeanne Ives” radio show, Jeanne (1987 West Point grad) and retired US Navy Capt. Guy...
Woke Politics Are Endangering Our Military And Our Nation
Col Rob Maness, USAF ret and STARRS Board of Advisors member interviews LCDR Bruce Davey, USN ret, USNA ’69, former...
Lohmeier: DEI is Crushing Military Morale and Readiness
STARRS Executive Vice President Matthew Lohmeier was recently interviewed on the Brian Thomas Morning radio show about his...
All of them said “The military is different now”
From Fox News: . . . . Pete Hegseth told Fox News Digital that while the attention his War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal...
Calvert Task Group Announces the Upcoming Publication of ‘Don’t Give Up the Ship’
The fate of our country is in the hands of the American people. The time to act is now. ‘Don’t Give Up the Ship’ will be...
BOOK REVIEW: “The Unprotected Class: How Anti-White Racism Is Tearing America Apart”
By Lt Col Eric M. Vogel, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 “The white race is the cancer of human history.” —Susan Sontag, Partisan...
BOOK REVIEW: Wokism and the Military: Pete Hegseth’s The War on Warriors
“This is a must-read to understand how hypocritical and misguided policies have weakened the military and left...
Air Force Military Hero Featured in New Biography
By Jennifer Mulson | The Tribune, CO “Earthquake” Titus wasn’t afraid to make waves. Even though the swells might have cost...
DEI emphasizes troops’ ‘differences’: Pete Hegseth
Fox News co-host and ‘The War on Warriors’ author Pete Hegseth and Fox anchor Julie Banderas picks apart the...
NEW BOOK: Call Me an American
New book by Naval Academy grad and Navy Special Operations Captain Hung Cao, US Navy ret: Call Me an American. A refugee...
Hit on ‘woke’ Pentagon pushes new Pete Hegseth book to No. 1
By Paul Bedard | Washington Examiner Pete Hegseth’s latest poke at “woke” America, this time the growing politically...
How The Military Went Woke
Ben Shapiro interviewed Pete Hegseth on Pete’s journey from the battlefield to the newsroom and discuss his views on the...
The NextGen Marxist Movement That Wants to Fundamentally Change America
Good ten tactics from the book, NextGen Marxism, for countering cultural Marxism: Expose (ie, read STARRS website monitoring...
If the military goes woke, it’s less equipped to fight wars: Pete Hegseth
Lots of interviews with Pete Hegseth on his brand new book, “The War on Warriors“. Pick your favorite. Also Pete...
How a woke military has created a recruiting crisis — and put Americans in danger
By Pete Hegseth | New York Post Pete Hegseth joined the Army in 2001 to combat extremism. He fought in the Iraq and...
Do I want my sons to follow in my footsteps and serve in the military?
By Pete Hegseth | Fox News The motivating question for my new book – “The War on Warriors” – was simple and...
‘The War On Warriors’ A Painful Account Of Today’s Military
Book review by Jeff Walker in Charleston.com At first glance reading the main title only, ‘The War On Warriors’...
NEW BOOK: Woke Warriors: How the Left Is Destroying America’s Ability to Fight and Win Its Wars
Another new book about wokeness in the military: “Woke Warriors: How the Left Is Destroying America’s Ability to...
Going Color-Blind Could Help Americans See What Truly Unites Them
Before reading the below commentary about the book, “The Virtue of Color-Blindness” by Andre Archie, take a look...
NEW BOOK: Unfit to Fight: How Woke Policies Are Destroying Our Military
Amber Smith, former Defense Department official and Army OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter combat veteran, is author of a new...
30-Year Naval Academy Teacher Details Depth Of DEI Rot In America’s Military Institutions
By Shawn Fleetwood | The Federalist It’s no secret the Biden administration has “reimagined” the U.S. military into a left...