In school, I remember learning about the Spanish-American War. One of the reasons cited for the US going to war against Spain was the alleged sinking Continue Reading
Mainstream Media
Words as Weapons: Misinformation, Disinformation, and Information Warfare
There is no arguing that words have meaning and are the focal point of how we, as humans, communicate with one another. Words express thoughts and Continue Reading
Fear of the Bogeyman
Wikipedia describes a bogeyman as a “mythic creature used by adults to scare children into good behavior.” It’s basically a scare tactic, using a Continue Reading
I’m not Liberal, I’m not Conservative, I am Reasonable
These days in America, if you have an opinion (no matter what that opinion may be), you are quickly labeled and ridiculed. It could be the most Continue Reading
There is a Difference between Behavioral Profiling and Racial Profiling
I took a college course some years back. At that point, I’d been a police officer for about 3 years. The course centered around the issues of Racial Continue Reading
America’s Weimar Republic
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on November 11, 2020, as "Weimar." It is republished here with the author’s Continue Reading
The Propagandizing of American Media Foments Hate
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on October 1, 2021. Just ran across another self-righteous hit piece from someone who's just horrified - Continue Reading
Why So Much Hate for Nazis While Socialists and Communists Get a Pass?
This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on August 22, 2017. Has anything changed today? __________________ Who is the greatest mass murderer Continue Reading
The Historical Context We Pretend Shouldn’t Apply
This article first appeared in The Havok Journal in August 2017. The message of historical context mattering is timeless. ___________ In the wake of Continue Reading
The Societal Pendulum Swings Wildly and We’re Out of Time
by Jesse Short Author's Note: This article was originally written in February of 2018. I never published it and was hoping the system I described Continue Reading
The Cost of Civility: We Need To Talk
This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on July 5, 2018. Is America past the point of restoring civility? ___________________ We need to Continue Reading
You Cannot Stomp the Light into Anyone
You'll never bully anyone into changing. You cannot stomp The Light into anyone. They have to want it. You know the phrase, "be the change you want to Continue Reading