“Oh, why did you decide to retire?” the young dental technician asked, noticing my pending retirement date on my dental records as she prepped for my Continue Reading
Contemporary Affairs
I’m Marking the LZ for America: We Need More Alvin Yorks
I’ve been listening to Sabaton’s new album, The Great War, a lot lately. It’s good, y’all. Check it out. There are several tracks that both my kids Continue Reading
Don’t Tell Me How To Do My Job: A Law Enforcement Officer’s Perspective
I don’t know anything about cars. When something goes wrong with mine or it needs service I take it to a mechanic. Like most people, when I get the Continue Reading
“Social Justice”: A Euphemism for Racism and Discrimination
I was taught to treat you, and you, and you, and, yeah, even you way over in the corner there, as individuals. I believe in that to my core. I'll Continue Reading
“Dropping the “N” Word
Last night started off like any other. I was drinking in a pub in the south island of New Zealand with a tall blonde from Finland, three Indian Continue Reading
The Societal Pendulum Swings Wildly and We’re Out of Time
by Jesse Short Author's Note: This article was originally written in February of 2018. I never published it and was hoping the system I described Continue Reading
Waving Bye-Bye to Miss American Pie
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on July 21, 2020. ___________________ Don't get your hopes up that I'm going to write about the movie because Continue Reading
Independence Forever
by James Sullivan This first appeared in The Havok Journal on July 2, 2021. However, the themes presented in this article are Continue Reading
Proper Law Enforcement Training Requires ‘Refunding the Police’
Police Officers are shuffled through their respective police training academies. Academy training can last anywhere from 6 weeks to 6 months depending Continue Reading
Colorblind: The Banality of Kindness
by Jordan Taylor It seems the overall temperature of social interaction in our country these days is somewhere between overheated and white-hot. Continue Reading
What is the Real Problem with Gun Violence in America?
Gun violence is tragic, and all too familiar now. It has become akin to a political battle drill: a sociopathic individual armed with a gun enters a Continue Reading
Saudi Women and the War on Terror
In the masculine-driven nation of Saudi Arabia, women are subordinate to men and the state, yet, in the eyes of both, they serve an important role Continue Reading