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The Affirmation I Never Wanted
As the night came to an end, we reflected upon the call earlier. Things just did not seem right. The cues often unseen by the inexperienced become Continue Reading
What Veterans Can Do With Guilt, Shame After War
By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" and is republished with the author's permission. You’re not Continue Reading
You Can Scream Underwater
2014 12 16 Tuesday Like most mornings aboard the CGC Active, I was sitting on the mess deck, hunched over my coffee, inhaling the vapors to drive Continue Reading
Rewriting Trauma with Ketamine and Consciousness
I have been part of a national study using ketamine, my mind, and cannabis for surgical procedures instead of opioids since 2018. There have been Continue Reading
Identity Politics: Jim Crow’s Rebrand in Drag
By Tammy Pondsmith Jim Crow used to be an ugly little man with a bullhorn and a “Whites Only” sign. Now he’s had a makeover, lost some weight, and Continue Reading
When Outrage Becomes Violence
Every so often, tragedy forces an uncomfortable question: When words serve not to inform, but to inflame, do the purveyors of that rhetoric bear Continue Reading
“Game of Thrones” Leadership” Chaos Is a Ladder
Few lines from modern television have penetrated strategic and leadership discourse as deeply as Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish’s observation in Game of Continue Reading
The Beer I Waited Eight Weeks For
A few years back, I was watching a documentary on the border and the drug trade. I heard a leading expert on the subjects say something along the Continue Reading
What Will My Death Be?
I wonder if I will meet my death in old age, a small gathering of stalwarts at my funeral. Will it be a tragic accident along the way, leaving Continue Reading
Accountability Is the VA’s Rarest Preexisting Condition
America has reached that invigorating stage of institutional failure when somebody suggests abolishing the Department of Veterans Affairs, because Continue Reading
Hard to Explain
By Benjamin Davis Where the Longs Peak Trail crosses the creek and turns right toward Battle Mountain, I stopped and let him catch up. I could no Continue Reading