There is a quiet killer in the military that rarely gets named in after-action reports. It isn’t fear.It isn’t incompetence.It isn’t even Continue Reading
Speak Only to Improve the Silence
There’s a kind of silence that comes with age, and experience, and, if we're lucky, wisdom. Sometimes in the military it’s the silence that settles Continue Reading
Roosevelt Knew: Leaders, “Do What You Can, With What You Have, Where You Are”
Theodore Roosevelt is often credited with the quote, “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” While the wording has appeared in several Continue Reading
Machiavelli Knew: Those Who Ignore Disorder to Prevent War, First Have Disorder, Then War
There is a seductive belief that stability can be preserved by ignoring disorder at all costs. We that manifested often in the modern United States: Continue Reading
An Idea That Is Not Dangerous Is Unworthy of Being Called an Idea at All
Oscar Wilde once wrote, “An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.” It’s a line that unsettles polite conversation—and Continue Reading
Take a Stand: Don’t Look Back on a “Toothless Life”
Jean-Paul Sartre once wrote, "I have led a toothless life. A toothless life. I have never bitten into anything. I was waiting. I was reserving myself Continue Reading
When Your Ideology Becomes Your Identity: The Hidden Cost of Political Tribalism
Why turning politics into “who you are” is dangerous — and what George Carlin knew that many today have forgottenWe are living through one of the most Continue Reading
Cowardice is Contagious. But So is Courage.
Human behavior is rarely isolated. We watch each other constantly—measuring risk, gauging consequences, and adjusting our actions accordingly. When Continue Reading
I’m Doing Team RWB’s GWOT 100, And You Should Too
I’ve written before about memory, brotherhood, and the strange ways the past has a habit of walking back into our lives when we least expect it. In a Continue Reading
Public Service Should Be a Lifetime Commitment. Public Office Shouldn’t Be.
Why experience matters—but permanent power doesn’t. Public service and public office are often treated as interchangeable terms. They are not. Continue Reading
What an Iranian Collapse Might Mean for U.S. Military Posture
For decades, US military posture in the Middle East has been shaped around a single assumption: Iran is a hostile but stable state. That assumption Continue Reading
Are You A Professional, Or Are You a “Jobber?”
There’s a difference you can spot within minutes of stepping into a unit, a shop, or a team. It’s not rank. It’s not credentials. It’s not even Continue Reading