Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has done it again.

As his latest outrage touched off an unprecedented revolt by almost every media outlet covering the Pentagon, I once again was reminded of my own Army days when we called it the “five-sided funhouse,” although not within earshot of the “brass,” our superior officers.

The headquarters of America’s military didn’t sound like much fun as dozens of reporters on the military beat turned in their press passes after major news outlets and some media watchdog groups refused to sign Hegseth’s restrictive new press policy regarding coverage of military affairs.

I could see trouble coming last month after Hegseth’s press office unveiled new rules to sharply restrict reporting, for which military reporters need press credentials to allow physical ac

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