After months of flailing about in the political wilderness after a landslide loss in the last presidential election, the Democratic Party in America Continue Reading
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What are “Pro-Mortalists,” and Why are They Blowing Things Up?
Today I learned a new word: pro-mortalist.I came across the term in the same way I heard "incel" for the first time: one of them acted like an asshole Continue Reading
Seven Months, Three Dependents, and One Congressman: A Brief Look Inside the VA’s Frustrating Bureaucracy
by Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Charles Faint A Reluctant Start to a Lengthy Process I retired from the Army in November 2022 after 27 years of Continue Reading
Joe Biden Exits 2024 Presidential Race
In a surprising turn of events, President Joe Biden has officially announced his exit from the 2024 presidential race, leaving the Democratic Party in Continue Reading
Reality of the Job
Every door I knock on is mostly bad news Most cars I stop, I don’t plan on giving a ticket It’s either to tell them to slow down  or tell them their Continue Reading
Democrat Landscape: Are the Democrats “On Time” to Switch to Another Candidate?
As the 2024 presidential election approaches, the Democratic Party faces a pivotal question: is it too late to consider switching their candidate? Continue Reading
“Racist!”: What’s in a Name? Power, Not Equality
by Thomas Locke RACIST!! What images does that term invoke? Goose stepping, seig heiling Nazis? White-hooded figures burning wooden crosses? Continue Reading
“Then They Came for the Jews, and You Did Not Speak Out, Because…”
There's a lot going on in the world these days, both overseas and here in the United States, and a lot of people are getting their eyes opened to a Continue Reading
Hamas Killed Our People, Too. Americans Need to Remember That.
Hamas killed Americans too. In all of the commotion about "Free Palestine" and "I stand for Israel" going on in our country right now, that seems to Continue Reading
Borderline: The Latest by Ranger, Actor and Border Patrol Agent Vincent “Rocco” Vargas
Vincent Vargas has been a friend of The Havok Journal since the very beginning of our site. In addition to serving in combat with the 75th Ranger Continue Reading
The Far-Reaching Effects of Marketing Fear in the Digital Age
Fear is not a choice. In the face of danger, nearly everyone with an ounce of sanity is afraid. This reaction is hardwired into us by millions of Continue Reading
One Red Balloon
by Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub Ninety-nine red balloonsFloating in the summer skyPanic bells, it's red alert!There's something here from Continue Reading