Author: Brandon Webb

Learn the basics of being a good defensive shooter from a Navy SEAL Sniper.

As a father myself, it’s terrible to think about my kids having to deal with a school shooting. I was sick to my stomach when I sent them bulletproof backpack inserts to shield themselves in case some crazy person came to school with a gun. I also recognize there are legitimate concerns on both sides of the gun debate, and these should be part of the conversation.

Diversity is more than a bunch of people that look different but all think the same thing. In America today there is a battle going on over imposing a rigid social conformity that threatens free speech that would make the world a gulag.

Everyone I know with large business interests is hedging against a failed Russian state. The hedge looks like this, citizenship or the equivalent elsewhere. Family outside of Russia, ownership outside of Russia, in case Putin reinstates some sort of draft that seeks to scoop up fighting-age males to plus up the invading force. There are […]

I hope not, but…

SOFREP asked Publisher Brandon Webb, “What happens if Russia wins?”

The famous Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu once wrote that you should always make it appear that an avenue of retreat is open to an encircled enemy to prevent them from fighting to the death with the courage of despair.  The Biden administration and western European leadership need to give Putin a dignified off-ramp, or […]

Caution, uncomfortable reading ahead, tighten your lap belts, and put your bias aside for the hard, bumpy truth ride that is coming… First, war is terrible. I’ve seen it firsthand in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Iraq. The current situation with Ukraine is especially troubling because it’s a clear example of a head of state sacrificing regular […]

War, and a bigger stick, may be the unfortunate answer for the United States and our allies. A lot is at stake for the free world and keeping the trend line of democracy going up (not down) into the future. Having served in two wars myself in Afghanistan and the Middle East, it’s terrible to […]

@If there was a great historical example of how effective snipers can be in doing psychological damage to an invading force, it was shown in the movie, Enemy at the Gates. Did you know one of the most accomplished snipers in the world was a Russian woman born in Ukraine? Her name was Lyudmila Mikhailovna […]

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has kicked off a proxy war that has western ideologies of the US, Europe, and the UK, battling authoritarian ideologies of Russia, North Korea, Iran, and China. Putin sees weak political leadership in America, and it’s not just Biden. Democracies are always at a functional disadvantage against authoritarian states initially because […]

“Dude, someone started a Reddit forum about your Instagram chess photo.” More messages started coming in, and that sick feeling in the stomach started to kick in. What the hell have I done now! “Queen on’er own color Webb!”, said my friend Nick, co-founder of Zocdoc, a great chess player. Then I looked at the […]