Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn warned about lies. Monty Python warned about something else entirely—delusion. Oddly enough, the latter might be more Continue Reading
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Holding My Breath Before Knowing
Proud Gold Star Mother of Sgt. First Class Kristoffer Domeij The first casualty of war is not a body. It’s the breath held too long by a parent of Continue Reading
The Day I Got Kicked Out of the Army
There is a part of me that will always, no matter what, think about the worst day of my life. Sure, picking up body parts of a fellow soldier after an Continue Reading
The Alibi Factory
The cleverest racket in public life is not corruption. Corruption is almost refreshingly honest. It leaves fingerprints, invoices, cousins on payroll, Continue Reading
Inversion of Loyalty and Conspiracy of Mediocrity
By Sam Yudin Nothing does more to corrupt and undermine mission accomplishment or team success and well-being than an inversion of loyalty or a Continue Reading
A Forecast for Panic
For almost two weeks, meteorologists and weather apps tracked a “devastating” snow and ice storm that was due to wreak havoc on the Eastern Atlantic Continue Reading
The Day I Hit Back
My first four years of school, I was a flippin' bully magnet. I've always been a little smaller than average; teachers have always loved me, and I'm Continue Reading
My Body Knew Before My Mind Did
By Ryan Mimna Author’s note: I wrote this while recovering from a broken foot during my first semester at Penn. Around the same time, a Ranger Continue Reading
The Dilemma of the Enemy
Since childhood, I loved the tales of wars past and present. In my adolescence, I was obsessed with the fables of Vietnam beyond any Continue Reading
How to Become a Food Bank Volunteer
Photo by Joel Muniz on Unsplash Volunteering at a food bank helps your community and makes a difference. Food banks provide essential food to Continue Reading
5 Ways to Transform Your Seattle Home Into a Luxury Staycation Retreat
In recent years, the way we view our homes has fundamentally shifted. A house is no longer just a place to sleep and store our belongings between Continue Reading
Leave No One Behind: It’s OK That the Rest of the World Doesn’t Understand
There are a lot of things about the US military that don’t make sense from the outside looking in. Why we train the way we do.Why we push people to Continue Reading