By Rafael Santa Maria (PO ’20) Last Friday, the Department of Defense began implementing a new policy that effectively prevents transgender individuals from joining the military. Although the policy was announced in a Defense Department memorandum last month, enforcement began on April 12. This development follows efforts to curtail transgender military service by the Trump…
By Francis Northwood (PO ’21) With the recent passing of George H.W. Bush, it is an appropriate time to recall a forgotten success of his administration. Towards the end of his presidency, he was faced with a grave humanitarian crisis oversees. In 1992, Somalia was in the midst of a terrible civil war. The U.S.…
By Kimberly Tuttle (CMC ’19) In 1950, the Supreme Court decided in Feres v. the United Statesthat the federal government could not be held liable for injuries to members of the armed forces that arise from military service. The Feres Doctrine was created as a result of the case. It grants military entities and personnel…