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Are We Not Going to Talk About the Chinese Biolabs in Las Vegas?
Last week, a quiet residential street in northeast Las Vegas became the focus of a federal investigation with national security implications. Law Continue Reading
When Humanity Goes Quiet
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A Map of Time
A New Type of Map Sometimes a new perspective of an old map will help to identify unseen avenues of approach. After all, there are 7 common maps to Continue Reading
Southern Spear and the War on Narco-Terror
For years, Americans have watched the southern border crisis unfold like a slow-motion national security failure. Drugs poured in. Cartels grew Continue Reading
The Weight of My Own Standards
I’m writing the first lines of this article thirty minutes past when it should have gone live. It likely won’t be finished until hours later. I’ve Continue Reading
Pole Flip Perspective
Abstract: Pole Flip PerspectiveIt’s common for human perception to progress ‘forward’ through time, guided by memory, prediction, and learned Continue Reading
The Price of Unjustified Optimism Is a Human Life
There’s a particular kind of optimism that gets people killed. Not hope. Not resilience. Not the stubborn refusal to quit when things go bad. I’m Continue Reading
Barracks Life
Flipping through the photos, my mind went back to a different time and place. I could smell the open breezeways of the barracks. I could see every Continue Reading
My Face Hurts… a LOT
The week had been ramping up to this. All the prior training, all the talk, the boasting, and the detailed descriptions from my shipmates ran in Continue Reading
The Role of In-Home Care in Long-Term Aging Plans
There are many aspects to consider when it comes to preparing for old age. Many families look for alternatives to help loved ones during the aging Continue Reading
What the Air Force Took and What It Left Behind
I saw her in the pre-op holding area one day, and her usual composure was gone. “Are you OK?” I asked. She didn’t answer. She stared past Continue Reading