Fear is not a choice. In the face of danger, nearly everyone with an ounce of sanity is afraid. This reaction is hardwired into us by millions of Continue Reading
Contemporary Affairs
Active U.S. Airman Resorts to Evacuating his Afghan Family… Himself
by Mikael Cook When Afghanistan fell back into the hands of the Taliban in the summer of 2021, Staff Sergeant Liyaquat Qurbanali, a member of the Continue Reading
Written in Taliban
by Matthew "Griff" Griffin and Scott "Longboard" Chapman This first appeared in The Havok Journal on August 16, 2021. It has been updated and 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
Words as Weapons: Misinformation, Disinformation, and Information Warfare
There is no arguing that words have meaning and are the focal point of how we, as humans, communicate with one another. Words express thoughts and Continue Reading
Reality of the Job
Every door I knock on is mostly bad news Most cars I stop, I don’t plan on giving a ticket It’s either to tell them to slow down or tell them their Continue Reading
Special Forces, Entrepreneurship: Never Quit!
Growing up, despite my best attempts not to listen, the elders taught me nothing worth anything ever comes without a great price being paid. That is, Continue Reading
I’m not Liberal, I’m not Conservative, I am Reasonable
These days in America, if you have an opinion (no matter what that opinion may be), you are quickly labeled and ridiculed. It could be the most Continue Reading
“Racist!”: What’s in a Name? Power, Not Equality
by Thomas Locke RACIST!! What images does that term invoke? Goose stepping, seig heiling Nazis? White-hooded figures burning wooden crosses? Continue Reading
The Death of the Modern-Day Warrior
There is such a massive disconnect between the warrior class and the civilian class in the modern world. Yes, I did say warrior class. I do believe Continue Reading
Calm in Crisis: 5 lessons from Gunfights | Special Forces and Entrepreneurship
“Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.” This line has stuck with me for decades from one of my all-time favorite comedians Continue Reading
Why I Support the 2nd Amendment
If you’re familiar with this thing called the Internet, chances are you’re equally familiar with the debates about gun control that have raged back Continue Reading