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• Aristotle’s Warning About a Life Spent Working: What It Means for Veterans August 3, 2026
  Work, and a Life Diminished There is a quiet but persistent assumption embedded in modern American life: that work is not only necessary, but also inherently virtuous in excess. The more one labors, the more one sacrifices leisure, the more one subordinates personal development to professional output, the more admirable one becomes. This assumption is […]
  Charles Faint
• Extortion 17 and the Truth August 3, 2026
  The untainted truth about what happened to Extortion 17.
  Marty Skovlund, Jr.
• Why Veterans Need to be Allowed to Grieve August 3, 2026
  By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta’s blog, “Life After War” and is republished with the author’s permission. ___________________ The cost of war to the human spirit can be summed up with one word: loss. The loss of sanctity of life, boundaries, safety, control. The loss of relationship – with ourselves, others, loved ones, […]
  Special Guest
• Sometimes the Best Thing to Do is Just Walk Away August 2, 2026
  Summer of 2003. A couple of unexpected downturns and one unmitigated disaster left me poor as a church mouse for about 6 months. Not broke, destitute. As in if it wasn’t for my little sister taking care of the cell phone bill… I probably shouldn’t finish that sentence. It was a very ugly summer. I […]
  Michael Bama Katt
• Living With a Time Bomb August 2, 2026
  I live with a time bomb. He looks like a regular guy. Maybe a little tightly wound: high and tight haircut, rigid posture, authoritative tone. He can’t go anywhere without scoping out the exits and the people who may pose a threat. He relaxes by going to the gym and by lifting weights that are […]
  Wendy Arena