by Susan Katz Keating The war did not end when Saigon fell. It moved home, where those who fought in the jungles, skies, and waters of Southeast Asia reshaped American law, medicine, and culture. Fifty-one years ago today, the last American helicopters lifted off a rooftop in Saigon. The war …
Read More »Cole Allen’s Manifesto, Decoded
A close read of the suspect’s document – and what it is designed to do. ANALYSIS by Susan Katz Keating “Hello everybody!” is not how shooters begin their manifestos. But that’s how Cole Allen began his. Allen was subdued on Saturday after he exchanged gunfire with the Secret Service at …
Read More »Missed by a Keystroke: A Typo Enabled the Boston Bomber to Slip Through Security Net
COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating The case of Tamerlan Tsarnaev is a grim lesson in what happens when the security safety net has holes. Long before the smoke cleared on Boylston Street in April 2013, long before the manhunt in Watertown gripped the nation, warnings had come in. They arrived not …
Read More »No Kings, No Credit: Lenin’s Old Playbook Gets a Reboot, Without the Byline
COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating I’m told that Vladimir Lenin has been spotted again racing through American streets with fire in his eyes, trying to make it to the revolution – but they started without him. Poor Vlad. He dragged himself out of the mausoleum, dodged Teslas and taco trucks, only …
Read More »Soldier of Fortune Was Forged in the Fires of Vietnam
COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating Fifty-plus years of Soldier of Fortune brings one question repeatedly to my inbox: Where did this all begin? The answer is not a mystery; it’s history. Soldier of Fortune grew from Vietnam, and its legacy still drives us today. To understand Soldier of Fortune, you have to …
Read More »‘El Mencho’ is Dead. The Cartel Mobilizes
COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating Mexican officials had not yet confirmed the cartel kingpin’s death when violent reprisals erupted across the country. Mexican security forces killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” in what authorities described as a significant blow to organized crime. Oseguera, the longtime boss of the Jalisco …
Read More »Mark Kelly’s ‘Refusal’ Narrative Fails Under Scrutiny
COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating Senator Mark Kelly claims he released a November 2025 video to remind U.S. service members they are obligated to refuse unlawful orders. They already know that. And when fundraising surges and presidential speculation follow, the explanation deserves closer scrutiny. Clarity has finally cut through the fog …
Read More »NRA Board of Directors: Soldier of Fortune Endorses Major General (Retired) Ken Bowra and Jerry Kraus
by Susan Katz Keating These endorsements are about who can lead the fight now. By popular request, and after careful consideration, Soldier of Fortune is making a rare endorsement for the National Rifle Association Board of Directors. Soldier of Fortune and I endorse Major General (Retired) Ken Bowra and Jerry …
Read More »The DOJ Gets It Straight: Gun Rights Don’t Stop at the Mailbox
COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating The Department of Justice has forced an uncomfortable truth into the open. A federal gun law that has survived for generations cannot survive the Constitution. The DOJ’s legal office on January 15 issued a memorandum titled Constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 1715. The title is …
Read More »Eyewitness: Lone ICE Agent Fell While Being Chased and Heckled by Minneapolis Crowd
ANALYSIS by Susan Katz Keating The agent’s helmet fell off, and a loaded 30-round magazine fell out of its pouch, our correspondent tells us. He recovered his helmet, but not the ammunition. A lone federal agent running on ice never should become an object lesson in the workings of crowd …
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