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History
Useful Idiots Was the Method Not the Insult
The phrase “useful idiots” is often treated as a crude insult, something invented by Cold War critics to smear idealists who supported communist Continue Reading
Socialism Is the Road to Communism
After every account of communist failure, the same objection appears:“That wasn’t socialism. That was communism.” It sounds reasonable. It sounds Continue Reading
After the Revolution Wins, the Revolution Turns
Every revolution promises freedom.That’s the lie that gets people into the streets.What comes after victory is not freedom at all. It’s control. Continue Reading
The West’s Death Spiral of Denial
Editor’s Note: This piece is published anonymously at the author’s request. Given the subject matter and today’s climate around public commentary, we Continue Reading
Pleasant Wood
They call this fine lawn"Pleasant Wood Cemetery."A mere breeze of dawnacross the beautiful prairiesilent and dew wet,stirs the green carpet. 90 Continue Reading
When Fear Stops Working and Ordinary People Break Empires
Revolutions are often discussed as political or economic events. They are neither. They are psychological phenomena. This is not an argument for Continue Reading
The Iraq War/Operation Iraqi Freedom – Lessons Learned
by Master Sergeant Tyrone D. Barrow, US Army Throughout the early 2000s, the United States (U.S.) led an invasion of the Republic of Iraq. One Continue Reading
Candles in the Trenches: Celebrating Hanukkah on the Front Lines, 1944
by Cristóbal S. Berry-Cabán As the world plunged into the devastating final year of the Second World War, Jewish American soldiers on opposite Continue Reading
Wash, Rinse, Repeat: Nations Divided Through Social Identity
Editor’s note: Citations have been removed to align with The Havok Journal’s formatting. Full references remain listed at the end. There are Continue Reading
Henry Allingham Made to Last
Henry Allingham July 16, 2009,Henry Allingham,the world's oldest man,died at the age of 113. In a world where things wear out fast,it seemed as Continue Reading
Silas Soule and the Duty to Disobey
The Decision That Defined a Man Editor’s note: Citation superscripts have been removed to align with The Havok Journal’s formatting. Full Continue Reading