The Courage to be Free, by Ron DeSantis: on Homeland Security

Ron DeSantis: K-9s for Warriors: treat PTSD in post-9/11 veterans

A great nonprofit called "K-9s for Warriors" trained service dogs to be paired with veterans suffering from ailments like post-traumatic stress. K-9s for Warriors trained the dogs to recognize when the post-traumatic stress of the veteran was most acute and to respond in ways that reduced that stress. This simple approach, which didn't fund Big Pharma, helped many veterans. Not surprisingly, the suicide rate among those veterans paired with a service dog was infinitesimally small.

Ron DeSantis: Military draft would make public oppose nation-building

The all-volunteer approach made lengthy deployments and years-long troop commitments more palpable to the public. Had there been a military draft, public opposition to a long-term nation-building exercise that resulted in American casualities would have been strong.