It’s not easy to articulate precisely how America’s decades long wars have impacted Americans. Wars that aren’t won or lost, but instead simply carry on, produce few concise accomplishments to celebrate and […]
The Gods of War
Can We Question Someone’s Service?
We’ve already had a few dust-ups over the claims of service that some veterans running for congress have made. Over 400 have run or are running in this year’s midterms, a significant […]
RIP John McCain. We Have The Watch
In 1995, my Freshman year at Annapolis, Robert Timberg’s book, A Nightengale’s Song, was published. It was a chronicle of the lives of five Annapolis graduates, John Poindexter, Bob McFarland, Oliver North, Jim […]
Vets, Protests and Politics
Two things are certain to happen this fall. The first is the start of the National Football League’s 99th season. The second is the first Trump era mid-term election cycle. We can […]
There Can Be Heroes
I first saw Trevor Hoffman pitch in person during the Spring of 2001. I had just moved to San Diego on orders to a ship set to deploy that summer. Before we […]
The Breakdown of Social Trusting
An American political framework might look like this: One faction advocating that those with agency over others must recognize their responsibility and act in good faith, sustainably so, and make decisions that […]
Thoughts on John Brennan
When one takes the time to unpack pulling former CIA director John Brennan’s security clearance, it’s pretty troubling. Being granted a security clearance, through process, doesn’t give one access to classified information. […]
