Alt-Right and Alt-Left? The Time Has Come for the Alt-Middle by Paul O'Leary originally published in August 2017 _____Alt-Right - An ideological grouping associated with extreme conservative or reactionary viewpoints, characterized by a rejection of mainstream politics and by the use of online media to disseminate deliberately controversial … [Read more...]
Politics Stops in the Face of Personal Loss
I have written a lot about politics over the last 5 years. I also spend a lot of time researching everything I write because I want what I put out there to have substance and provoke thought.Combine that with my experience in the political field and plenty of formal education and it is fair to say that philosophy is an area I know a great deal about. I do not claim to be … [Read more...]
Hate Nazis, Not Free Speech
Hate Nazis, Not Free Speech By Kevin WilsonI have a confession to make: I despise Nazis.I’m not talking about Nazi as defined by Antifa. I’m talking the actual National Socialists, the bastards that shot my grandpappy in the head in the Battle of the Bulge. Throughout the course of history, it’s harder to find a group of people that can more easily be defined as evil, … [Read more...]
Window Into War: Treating (and Meeting) Wounded Syrian Combatants… In Israel
by Charles FaintThis article was first published by the Modern War Institute at West Point and is reposted here with the permission of the original author._____From a safe vantage point in the Golan Heights near Israel’s border with Syria, we were able see columns of smoke rising in the distance and occasionally hear the deep boom of explosions and gunfire. This … [Read more...]
Making Stupid People Rich: Strzok’s Six-Figure “GoFundMe”
"Stop Making Stupid People Famous... And Rich:" Peter Strzok's Six-Figure "GoFundMe" by Scott FaithNow-former FBI agent Peter Strzok is a creepy philanderer, a liar, and an idiot. And now, because of other idiots, he's about to be rich.After getting busted conspiring with fellow FBI agents to help then-candidate Clinton and cause harm to then-candidate Trump, Strzok's … [Read more...]
Russia Hacking Considerations
Russia Hacking Considerations by Matt JamesEditor's Note: This article was written in August 2017. Given what's going on in our country right now, it seems appropriate to publish it again. The media’s craze surrounding possible Russian interference with the U.S. election through hacking isn’t going away anytime soon. Though the hype is primarily … [Read more...]
This Week’s “Under the Radar” Global News
Folks,I remember when System of a Down released, “B.Y.OB.” I remember driving along the Pacific Coast Highway, tanned from a day at the beach and a belly full of surf and turf while Serge Tankian screamed, “And we all live in a fascist nation!” That was 2006. I remember thinking I liked SOAD more for their music than for their astute grasp of political philosophy. On that … [Read more...]
Is the National Debt Stifling Our Economy?
Is the National Debt Stifling Our Economy? by Marty Skovlund, Sr.Editor's Note: Marty Skovlund Jr. founded The Havok Journal. His father, Marty Sr., an Army veteran and all-around great man, was our #1 fan. He even wrote a few articles for us himself, this being one. He passed away a year ago. RIP Marty Senior. Gone too soon. _____ I think people of … [Read more...]
Three Reasons Why Palestinian “Pay for Slay” is Here to Stay
Three Reasons Why Palestinian "Pay for Slay" is Here to Stay by Charles FaintThis article was first published by West Point's Modern War Institute and is re-posted here with the permission of the original author._____ In the Israel/Palestine conflict there are several complex and intractable issues. These include, but are definitely not limited to: the division of … [Read more...]
Israel, Palestine, and the False Hope of “CoExistence”
Israel, Palestine, and the False Hope of "CoExistence" by Mike KelvingtonEditor's Note: Former Army Ranger and longtime Havok Journal writer Mike Kelvington penned this piece for a journal run by the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism in the Interdisciplinary College (IDC) at Herzilya, Israel. We're re-posting an excerpt here, I highly encourage you to read … [Read more...]