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Teaching the Nervous System the Fight Is Over
In 2020, while serving as an assistant team leader on a DEA Special Response Team operation in Boston, I found myself standing behind a rifle-rated Continue Reading
The Last Class Before Everything Changed
It’s graduation season. I’ve been seeing many people share photos of their loved ones walking across high school and college stages to receive Continue Reading
“Live Not By Lies”—What It Means Today
We have internalized well the lessons drummed into us by the state; we are forever content and comfortable with its premise: we cannot escape the Continue Reading
I Wrote a Novel to Keep Myself Alive
By Reid Cross Years of service. Real missions, real stakes, real brotherhood. Then you wake up one morning and the mission is gone. I entered Continue Reading
I Have Important Things to Do
The song "Time," by Pink Floyd (Harvest Records), is about the way ordinary days slip past until a person suddenly realizes that years have gone by. I Continue Reading
The Father Who Reflects Strength, Courage, and Compassion
By Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub Editor’s Note: This article began as a Father’s Day sermon/reflection submitted by the author. The Havok Continue Reading
Operator Syndrome: Reclaiming the Warrior’s Path to Healing
Editor's Note: This 4-part series was adapted by Chris Frueh, PhD, from his book titled Operator Syndrome (2024; Ballast Books). The pattern of Continue Reading
The Nice People Setting the House on Fire
The most dangerous people in public life are not the obvious crooks. At least a crook has the decency to enjoy the money. No, the real menace is the Continue Reading
White Lies, that Kill
When I met my now-wife, she quickly learned not to ask questions she didn’t want honest answers to.“Does this dress make me look fat?” My answer Continue Reading
Deterrence Is (Still) a Lie We Tell Ourselves
There’s a comforting fiction at the heart of modern strategy: that we can control outcomes by signaling strength clearly enough, loudly enough, and Continue Reading
The Last Ratings War
Washington, D.C.July 4, 2048 Professor Michael Reynolds stood near the entrance of the Memorial of the Lost Republic and watched another school Continue Reading