I understand why we did it. This was my first global pandemic, and I expect it was the first for most of the world as well. We didn't fully understand Continue Reading
Domestic Policy
Opportunity to Carry: The Right to Self-Defense
Although this first appeared in The Havok Journal on January 27, 2015, the main premise remains just as relevant in 2022. _____________ We are all Continue Reading
I Was Fully Vaccinated And I Got COVID Anyway. Stop Blaming The “Unvaxxed”
I was in on the early rounds of vaccination in New York due to the nature of my job. I got the jabs as soon as I could and dutifully followed my 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 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
Careful When Indicting an Entire Group for the Actions of a Few
This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on August 21, 2017. ___ How could they be so stupid? I thought to myself, and emitted an audible Continue Reading
A Green Beret “Red Teams” a Terrorist Attack on America (Part 1)
This is Part 1 of a three-part series by former Special Forces soldier Loren Schofield. ____ As a Special Forces Intelligence Sergeant (18 Fox), it is Continue Reading
Transgenders, Viagra, and Trump: Some Rational Thoughts
(anonymous) This first appeared in The Havok Journal July 28, 2017, but the topics discussed remain apropos today. ___ For all those not living Continue Reading
Muhammed Ali Was No “Draft Dodger”: I Don’t Think You Know What That Word Really Means
In the aftermath of Muhammad Ali’s death and The Havok Journal article about it, the determination about his worth in the veteran community centered Continue Reading
Protecting the Force: Arming the Troops is a Bad Idea
This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on July 22, 2015. Men and women in uniform are constantly under threat of attack, both overseas and Continue Reading
National Security: Americans Can’t Handle the Truth?
This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on July 7, 2015, howver the topics discussed remain apropos today. American citizens do not have an Continue Reading
2nd Rule for the Counterradical
Rule #2: “The people possess far more intelligence than is currently developed.” Even the least educated and inexperienced individual can grasp Continue Reading