Opportunity to Carry: The Right to Self-Defense by Cora Kane This first appeared in The Havok Journal January 27, 2015. We are all opportunistic Continue Reading
Domestic Policy
The Things I Carried: A Special Forces Officer Reflects
On October 2, 2015, I gave notice to my boss: it’s time to do something different after ten and a half years in the Army. In the spirit of a writer Continue Reading
Gun Talk: Fear or Freedom
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on December 4, 2015, and has been updated. The topic discussed is just as relevant today. Another Continue Reading
A Legacy of Ash: COIN and the Failure of American Foreign Policy
by Joshua Hood This first appeared in The Havok Journal on December 20, 2015. COIN, an examination: Hidden amidst the media scrutiny following the Continue Reading
In Defense of Broccoli
Tomorrow begins my campaign. To those who would sully the name and nature of the bounty of the almighty, retribution awaits for I have been Continue Reading
Refuse Geez: Foreign Refugees vs. Homeless Veterans
This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on November 27, 2015. There's nothing like scrolling through your social media and finding that Continue Reading
Refugees Refused: What We Should Do, and Not Do, in the Current Crisis
Editor's Note: Havok Journal regular Leonard Benton wrote this article in 2015. The topic discussed remains a hot-button issue today. _____ America Continue Reading
A Second Look at the Second Amendment
A Second Look at the Second Amendment This first appeared in The Havok Journal on September 30, 2014. One of the most controversial topics in Continue Reading
RIP, RBG: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is Dead
RIP, RBG: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is Dead by Scott Faith Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, frequently referred to as Continue Reading
The Government and My Waistline
The Government and My Waistline by Scott Faith In Radley Balko’s essay “What You Eat Is Your Business,” Balko argues that what we put into our Continue Reading
The Failed War on Drugs
The Failed War on Drugs by James A. Gagliano It is difficult to write these words. But the War on Drugs has been a colossal failure. Recently Continue Reading
Citizenship As a Practice, Not a Status
Citizenship As a Practice, Not a Status by Matt James As a young man, I was fortunate enough to be involved with youth organizations such as Continue Reading