The military justice system exists to enforce good order and discipline while upholding constitutional protections and the rule of law. Capital Continue Reading
Contemporary Affairs
Stop Hurting and Retraumatizing Gold Star Parents
This first appeared in The Havok Journal October 27, 2016. the issues discussed are just as relevant a decade later. When Congressman Frederica Continue Reading
Sinking Legality | The Hidden Dangers of Waging War on the High Seas
By Morgan Ellis Author’s Preface This article is based on publicly available information and accepted principles of international and military Continue Reading
We Need a Big War
I sometimes think America needs a big war. Before anyone gets too excited, I'm not advocating for another war. I've spent enough of my life in the Continue Reading
Elections Are Not Wars
"I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken." - Oliver Cromwell When I was young, back in the 1970s, I used to Continue Reading
Death by PowerPoint: The Army Gave AI to the Generals and Left Lower Enlisted Behind
The first time I was taught Battle Drill 2A, the squad attack, my drill sergeant moved rocks and sticks around in the dirt at Fort Benning. The next Continue Reading
Sex Offender Registries Can Limit Veterans’ Housing and Care Options
By Ryan Anderson, U.S. Army sergeant (retired) Editor’s Note: Ryan Anderson has disclosed his involvement with the Florida Action Committee’s media Continue Reading
The State Is Too Eager to Kill
Two recent news stories about executions have made me think. One is about Christa Pike, and the other is about Nidal Hasan. Both individuals are Continue Reading
Police Training: Everyone Has a Plan ‘Til They Get Punched in the Face
Editor's Note: This article is also discussed in Ayman's Podcast: Project Sapient--check it out here. I was born in Monrovia, Liberia in the early Continue Reading
What’s on your digital spoon?
If you spent any time in front of a glowing screen last week, it undoubtedly sent you something about Charlie Kirk. It may have sent you hours of it. Continue Reading
Five Seconds on a Bridge
There is a pedestrian bridge that crosses over Lincoln Memorial Drive in Milwaukee. It connects Brady Street to Veteran’s Park on Lake Michigan. Two Continue Reading
Illegal Immigration Has an American Enabler
A guy came to work on my roof recently. I didn't ask where he was born, how he came to the United States, or whether he had legal status. I didn't ask Continue Reading