Editor's Note: This first appeared in The Havok Journal on August 19, 2021. Chris' six-part series is being republished over the next three days as Continue Reading
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Six Reasons the Taliban Won Afghanistan (Part 3)
Editor's Note: This first appeared in The Havok Journal on August 18, 2021. Chris' six-part series is being republished over the next three days as Continue Reading
Six Reasons the Taliban Won Afghanistan (Part 2)
Editor's Note: This first appeared in The Havok Journal on August 17, 2021. Chris' six-part series is being republished over the next three days as Continue Reading
For Those of Us Who Still Remember
For those of us who still remember September 11th, 2001, will never forget what we felt that day and the weeks and months that passed after. I Continue Reading
How and When the Flashlight Came About – Flashlight History
The history of the flashlight, also known as a torch, dates back to the late 19th century. The first flashlight was invented by the British inventor Continue Reading
For Five Dollars a Day
Also, read Elaine's article: "We Were Soldiers' Wives Once... and Young" __________________________ When I was young in North Carolina during Continue Reading
The American Way of Life is Littered with Contradictions
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank's blog on November 16, 2022, as "Our Shared Values." It is republished here with the author's Continue Reading
Remember When Politics Didn’t Rule Our Lives?
I'm watching this documentary on the history of human flight. It's actually mostly a documentary on the history of humans falling to their death Continue Reading
Hitting That Sweet Spot: Manipulating Groupthink in Politics
“The larger the group, the more toxic, the more of your beauty as an individual you have to surrender for the sake of group thought. And when you Continue Reading
The “Operational Code” and Political Decision-Making
“Do not correct a fool, or he will hate you; correct a wise man, and he will appreciate you.” - Unknown “Tell me how you will measure me, and then Continue Reading
Are Nationalism and Democracy Compatible?
To examine whether or not nationalism and democracy are compatible, one only has to look at the population of a nation-state and its desire for Continue Reading
Practical Realism in an Unpredictable World: Machiavelli’s Treaties on Fortune
by an anonymous former Special Forces officer “…if times and affairs change, he is ruined if he does not change his course of action.” - Nicollo Continue Reading