An American Diplomat: A "Better" Life by Donna Hernandez Donna Hernandez is a Consular Officer for the U.S. Department of State. This is the story of how she got there. _____ My grandfather moved the Hernández family to California, my father’s first step towards a “better life.” In my father’s “better life” he has been a low-rider, a gang member, a factory worker, a … [Read more...]
Killing Qassem Soleimani Didn’t Escalate Anything
Killing Qassem Soleimani Didn’t Escalate Anything by J.E. McCollough I realize the history of U.S.-Iran relations isn’t something taught in high school. Or college. Or on social media. With Iran, you kinda have to be specifically involved with the topic to really know anything about it. It’s a bit of an obscure focus. I had that focus from 2007 until the end of 2011, … [Read more...]
Unconventional Warfare, Venture Capital Style
Unconventional Warfare, Venture Capital Style by E.M. Burlingame The single greatest threat to American interests in all those places around the globe where we put ourselves in harm’s way is the extensive pool of recruits available to the enemy. And why are so many willing to give their loyalties and to sacrifice their lives on behalf of the enemy? Because these … [Read more...]
Maybe We Should Just Get It Over With: The “Global, Grave, Given and Growing” Threat of North Korea
Maybe We Should Just Get It Over With: The “Global, Grave, Given and Growing” Threat of North Korea by Scott Faith Editor's Note: This article was originally posted in September of 2017, you remember, when it looked like we were going to go to war with North Korea? It's amazing how much difference a few years can make. ...maybe. _____ Media sources across the country are … [Read more...]
Spotlight: A Contrarian View towards Israel
Spotlight: A Contrarian View towards Israel by Kerry Patton If you are an “I Support Israel” type of person, be forewarned—the odds are, you will hate this article. This is not some anti-Semitic article. It has nothing to do with religion or the Jewish faith. It has everything to do with the politics, policies, and practices of an actual nation state--Israel. If you have … [Read more...]
What’s Wrong with Huawei Seeking $1 Billion from Verizon for Patent Infringement?
What’s Wrong with Huawei Seeking $1 Billion from Verizon for Patent Infringement? by Matt Trevathan I disembarked my plane to fill my lungs with the thick, humid air of Guangzhou. Although it was still early morning, the heat was just to the point of “oppressive” as my undershirt began soaking up the sweat to provide some good old southern air conditioning. But I wasn’t in … [Read more...]
Modern Insurgency as a Lingering Effect of the Industrial Revolution
The industrial Revolution, late 1700’s through the early 1800’s, was the incidental, if not intentioned, result of the Treaties of Münster and Osnabrück, 1648, which collectively are known as the Peace of Westphalia. Arising from and concluding the Spanish and Dutch 80 years’ war and the Dutch and Germany portion of the 30 years’ wars, the Peace of Westphalia established the … [Read more...]
“Never Forget”: Rising Up to Call Genocide ‘Genocide’
I’ll never forget standing outside the gates of the Mathhausen concentration camp to tour the prison camp at noontime. The tour guards said, “We’re closing for lunch. You can come back after lunch or if you want to tour Mathhausen right now, we’ll lock you in while we go eat lunch.” On a tight deadline to arrive at our evening destination, we said, “That works for us.” We … [Read more...]
US Policy in the Western Hemisphere: a “Hole of Government” Approach
US Policy in the Western Hemisphere: a Hole of Government Approach by LogCinco Since the 1980s, the Government of the United States of America has been asleep at the switch. Not everyone, of course: there are thousands of dedicated professionals at the Department of State, the FBI, DEA, USAID and the DoD who have dedicated their lives to maintaining and improving … [Read more...]
American Murdered By Knife-Wielding Terrorist In Israel Was Former Army Officer, West Point Grad
Three years ago yesterday, major news outlets reported that American graduate student from Vanderbilt University vacationing in Israel was murdered by a knife-wielding terrorist in the Israeli town of Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv, near the location where US Vice President Joe Biden later met with former Israeli President Shimon Peres. Around 10 others were also injured in a spate … [Read more...]
