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Over the last decade, American news outlets have pulled off a miracle of modern engineering: they turned what was supposed to be a public service into Continue Reading
The Day I Risked My Career to Keep My Honor
My time in uniform has been many years ago now. But some days, some moments, are etched in my memory like stone. No—stone weathers and fades. These Continue Reading
Government Reopens Just in Time to Pretend it Never Really Closed
By Tammy Pondsmith, Senior Correspondent, Article 107 News(We report the facts before they happen so your disappointment never falls behind Continue Reading
Wash, Rinse, Repeat: Nations Divided Through Social Identity
Editor’s note: Citations have been removed to align with The Havok Journal’s formatting. Full references remain listed at the end. There are Continue Reading
The Shutdown Trick That Makes America Look Away
What kind of acceptable system shuts down or becomes inaccessible at the very moment it is most needed?No system built for service does that.Only a Continue Reading
It takes a special person to risk so much for people who care so little.
“It takes a special person to risk so much for people who care so little.” When I was younger, this sentiment rang true. To have been through Continue Reading
Sanctuary Cities Batteries Not Included
By Tammy Pondsmith, Senior Correspondent, Article 107 News (we report the facts before they happen so you can skip the apology tour later) Author's Continue Reading
What It Will Take to Rebuild Confidence in America’s Political System
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash Trust in public institutions sits at a fragile point. Many citizens express doubt about the fairness of elections, Continue Reading
What the Children’s Shelf Knows
I recently finished reading The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. It's a fascinating novel set in a small Pennsylvania town in 1936. Continue Reading
Are We Safer Now?
On September 20, 2001, President George W. Bush delivered a speech to a joint session of Congress in response to the September 11 attacks. In this Continue Reading
How Yard Signs Influence Voters Who Never Read the News
Photo by Michael Carruth on Unsplash Some voters don't follow debates or news cycles. They catch headlines in passing, hear names at work, maybe Continue Reading