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Crazy Train: Engineer Tries to Ram USNS Mercy Hospital Ship… with a Train

Crazy Train: Engineer Tries to Ram USNS Mercy Hospital Ship... with a Train by Scott Faith So, this actually happened: a train engineer  deliberately derailed his train and tried to use it like a 9/11-style suicide missile to attack the USNS Mercy, a hospital ship docked in the San Pedro Bay in Los Angeles to help local officials deal with the COVID-19 fallout. According … [Read more...]

I am Unapologetically American… are You?

I am Unapologetically American... are You? by Scott Faith My name is Scott Faith and I am Unapologetically American. I am proud to be a freeborn citizen of the wealthiest and most powerful country the world has ever seen. I believe that the concept of American Exceptionalism in politics, economics, culture, sports, and military might is not unconstrained hubris, it is an … [Read more...]

The Courage to Remember

The Courage to Remember by Scott Faith "I encountered someone who showed me what true courage is.  I thought I understood courage, I was wrong." I know the war affected me. I had my issues with it for a while but I have managed to climb out of the abyss of grief.  While the casualties of the Iraq War and the Afghanistan War were light in comparison to our Nation’s … [Read more...]

In the Real World, Violence is Golden

In the Real World, Violence is Golden by Scott Faith “Order demands violence.”  It’s a fundamental truth of human society that is as conspicuous as it is controversial. The controversy comes because people aspire to and yearn for a perfect world in which violence does not—can not—exist. In a perfect world, people all agree on what “right” is, and they all do the … [Read more...]

Would You Refuse to Salute Hitler?

Would You Refuse to Salute Hitler? by Scott Faith We’re frequently told “don’t be that guy,” often with good reason.  Drunk and douchey at a party?  Don’t be that guy.  Park in a spot someone else shoveled out of the snow?  Don’t be that guy.  Chow thief at Ranger School?  Definitely don’t be that guy.  But sometimes situations arise where you DO need to be that … [Read more...]

Bridging the Gap: Framing America’s Civ-Mil Problem

Bridging the Gap: Framing America's Civ-Mil Problem by Scott Faith Despite being engaged in the longest period of constant warfare in United States history, the percentage of Americans who have served in the armed forces is at an all-time low; by some estimates, less than 1% of the total U.S. population. Exacerbating this situation, members of the armed forces are often … [Read more...]

The Chinese Coronavirus Hits West Point

The Chinese Coronavirus Hits West Point by Scott Faith In an official release published earlier today, officials at West Point confirmed the Academy's first two cases of COVID19, also known as the Chinese coronavirus.  The two infected individuals, who worked in West Point's "Emergency Operations Center," are now self-quarantined in an off-campus location.  Cadets and most … [Read more...]

Girls for Gunslingers: An Online Tribe for America’s Patriots

Girls for Gunslingers: An Online Tribe for America's Patriots by Scott Faith This first appeared in The Havok Journal March 11, 2019. When her husband embarked on his fourth combat deployment, his tiny little Irish girl answered his frustration at the lack of available news, humor, and hot chicks on the Army internet by founding the Girls for Gunslingers Facebook page. … [Read more...]