Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher was accused of murder and other war crimes in Iraq. He was acquitted of the most serious charges but was convicted of the lesser offense of conduct unbecoming. […]
Marketing the American Warrior
Sean Patrick Hughes
Sean Patrick Hughes is an author, veteran, non-profit founder (care4us.org) and a special needs father. He’s contributed to multiple media outlets including the Washington Post, Playboy and other online media outlets. A veteran of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and a Bronze Star recipient, Sean graduated of the United States Naval Academy and the University of San Diego Graduate School of Business and separated from the Navy at the rank of Commander. He lives in Southern California with his wife Annette and three boys .
Red Pill Overdose
I was raised in the Catholic Church. I went to Catholic school. Like most young children I believed what I told to believe. Until I didn’t any more. As I grew older […]
The Opportunity of Post-election Pandemic
November 3rdcame and passed. And we didn’t stop talking about Covid. On the contrary, the next wave is here. And we’re all about to be reminded that little has materially changed for the good in terms of our capacity to contain the virus in America.
Coming Home
Expanded from an excerpt of an older post Navigating the half dozen outposts between where I had spent the last six months and the last checkpoint out of theater took me a […]
Event Announcement
Thursday, November 12th at 7PM EST, 4 PST, I’m hosting an intimate discussion on writing political commentary with the Interintellect community. Tickets and information available at the Interintellect HERE From the Event […]
Morning in America
It’s over. Over next few months and years there will be some debate about exactly what ended today. One thing is certain though. Barring government collapse or fantastical revelations of systemic conspiracy, […]
Forward From Here
We are neither wolves nor sheep. We are the great upright making ape. And what has separated us from every living creature on this planet is cooperation at complexity and scale the world has never seen.
The Expanse
Chauvet Cave, in Southern France, has paintings on its stone walls that were painted 32,000 years ago. They were preserved when the cave collapsed and was sealed from the elements 20,000 years […]
It’s Time
I ran my boats out of fuel one night on a long interdiction operation in East Africa. We’d gotten bad gas from one of the local stations and I had a bad […]
Winter is Here
We’re rarely hit with something this dire at this point in the arc of our civic, democratic obligations. It’s an opportunity we can’t miss.