“Beware the man of a single book” – Thomas Aquinas In two weeks, I will be taking on one of the most important assignments in my career – Continue Reading
Best of 2016: Science Fiction / Fantasy Movies
by Chris Otero Editor's Note: This article first appeared in Ray Guns and Rocketships and is reposted here with the permission of the original Continue Reading
Rogue One: Awakening a “New Hope” for the Star Wars Series
by Chris Otero Editor's Note: This article first appeared in Ray Guns and Rocketships and is reposted here with the permission of the original Continue Reading
Terror Attacks in Paris: The Fork in the Road
Editor's Note: Approximately a year ago, Islamic extremists again attacked Paris, murdering dozens of innocent people. Writing shortly after the Continue Reading
Terrorism Rubbernecking: When Soldiers Make Up “Terrorist Threats”
Editor's Note: We first published this article about "fake terrorism" last year. Why are we posting it again? Because it still needs to be Continue Reading
The Ugly American
I have traveled to over three dozen countries in my life as both a tourist and on business and generally speaking, the ugly American is a myth. Continue Reading
This Is What The Onion Had To Say About Their “Free Triangles”/Military Funeral Photo
Earlier this week I was greeted by something so profoundly insulting and terrible, I almost dropped my phone. It was a picture posted on ‘The Continue Reading
Top 3 Video Games for Veterans
Top 3 Video Games for Veterans by Chris Otero I like video games. Half the people I know roll their eyes at this statement and ask, ‘Why Continue Reading
1989 vs. 2016: Russia Redux?
“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes” – Mark Twain There is a myth out there, a rather powerful one, that the single reason for the Continue Reading
“Sometimes Though, You Just Have to Kill People:” Dealing with ISIS
This article was first posted on The Havok Journal on 05FEB15. _____ I am often critical of my own country. That is my right as a citizen and Continue Reading
Is a Saudi – Iranian War Imminent?
One of the accepted pieces of conventional wisdom on ending the Syrian conflict is there is going to have to be some sort of understanding between Continue Reading
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Review (No Spoilers)
I am a child of Star Wars. I remember being in the theater as an eight-year boy and utterly amazed at a movie which was unlike anything I had seen Continue Reading