This article first appeared in Havok Journal on 14JAN15. How seriously out of touch with reality do you have to be to work in the Obama Continue Reading
The Boston Bomber Trial: Death by Command of the State
This article originally appeared in the Havok Journal on 12JAN15. Talk of crime inevitably leads to talk of punishment and the relevance of Continue Reading
Obama’s Executive Orders: The President Who Would Be King?
In the closing days of his administration, President Obama yet again decided that he and only he, has the wisdom, might, and intelligence to lead us. Continue Reading
To Mercenary, Or Not To Mercenary
To Mercenary, Or Not To Mercenary by Leonard Benton This article was originally published on 06OCT14 and was recently updated to reflect Continue Reading
The President’s Speech and America’s Image
When you think of America what do you see? Do you see iconic images of days gone by, Washington perhaps, Jefferson? Or instead when you think America Continue Reading
I Demand: What I Want From America’s College Students
I Demand: What I Want From America's College Students by Leonard Benton Preamble: I, an American, demand the right to be judged by my Continue Reading
Active Shooter San Bernardino
Tragedy strikes again in San Bernardino where according to media, 14 may have been killed and as many as 14 wounded, as 1 to 3 shooters attacked the Continue Reading
Turkey, Russia, The US, And The Path to War
...and we slid quietly into WWIII not with a bang, but with a whimper; the bangs were yet to come. _____ How many wars have started over the Continue Reading
If Cecil Circus: If He Only Had A Gun
The death of Cecil the lion seems to have stirred up such a magnificent firestorm of outrage that the photos and video of fetal part harvesting has Continue Reading
Gay Rights: Observations From a Heretic
In the wake of the recent spate of Supreme Court decisions, of rainbow covered filters, of the direction to remove the 10 Commandments from Continue Reading
The Military Will Open to Transgender Persons: “The Needs of the Few?”
The national engine of social change, otherwise known as the United States Department of Defense, is once again spinning up its turbines. The US Continue Reading
ISIS: Creative Death
"We are not the world’s police;" "The standards of conduct are different in the Middle East;" "We have enough on our own plate;" "It will cost too Continue Reading