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Contemporary Affairs
You Can Own George Zimmerman’s Gun
For the low, low price of $500,000, you can own a morbid piece of history: the gun that killed Trayvon Martin and struck the match that ignited a Continue Reading
Satire and Blood: Revisiting Another Attack On Those Who Dare To Draw Muhammad
The first annual Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest opened in Dallas to a sold out crowd . . . and two uninvited guests. The event was hosted by Continue Reading
Eight things Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump Supporters Have in Common
Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump could not be more dissimilar, and the same might be said about their supporters. They dwell at opposite ends of the Continue Reading
In Another Historic First, West Point Announces Its First Female Dean
It's been a year of historic firsts for the women of West Point: to begin with, the first two women to complete Ranger School, Captain Kristen Griest Continue Reading
Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Speech: A Former Special Forces Soldier’s View
On Wednesday, billionaire and Presidential Candidate Donald Trump gave his first foreign policy speech on live television. I never touted political Continue Reading
Special Forces NCO Who Intervened For Afghan Child Will Be Allowed To Stay In The Army After All
"The Army did the right thing and we won. The American people won." US Congressman Duncan Hunter (R, CA) _____ I definitely didn't see that one Continue Reading
Savages or Scapegoats? Former Blackwater Contractors Convicted
This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on 14 April 2015. _____ Four former Blackwater security contractors were convicted in connection Continue Reading
Sound the Trumpet: America’s Political Battlefield
What a day in the life of America. We are just warming into the political season and already have a better show than any circus every devised. While Continue Reading
Insider Threat: Guardsman, Cousin Suspected in Domestic Terror Plot
Editor's Note: This story is a year old, but it's a good reminder of the "insider threat" faced by the United States. Two men, both Continue Reading
Leading From Behind: America’s New (Lack of) Grand Strategy
by Joshua Hood The attack in Brussels is a clear signal that the War on Terror is far from over. In fact, many believe that it is just beginning. Continue Reading
And Then There Were Eight: Remembering Supreme Court Justice Tony Scalia
Several years ago I had the honor of being sworn to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. I had never tried a case that had gone to the Continue Reading