The Havok Journal | Military & Veteran News, Commentary, Culture

• Explaining What a Pied-à-Terre Tax Is, and Why It’s a Bad Idea for New York July 13, 2026
  In April 2026, New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani revived one of the most controversial ideas in modern urban tax policy: the pied-à-terre tax. I’ll admit, I had never heard of that before. But in my defense, it hasn’t been done in New York before. The term pied-à-terre comes […]
  Charles Faint
• I Had to Write About the Fallen July 13, 2026
  By Lt. Col. Les Carroll (Ret.) U.S. Air Force/Air National Guard As an Air Force and Air National Guard public affairs officer, I spent my career telling our stories, the successes of my unit and the men and women who contributed to those accomplishments. Besides the hundreds of newspaper articles, press releases, and media events, […]
  Special Guest
• Vetricide: The Veteran Community’s New Civil War July 13, 2026
  By AWP The veteran community has developed a new kind of civil war. Not over politics. Not over strategy. Not even over the old branch rivalries that once filled smoke pits and team rooms with endless arguments. This war is over credibility. And increasingly, it’s veteran-on-veteran violence in social media for an audience. Call it […]
  Special Guest
• Before You Kill Yourself, Read This July 12, 2026
  by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta’s blog, “Life After War” and is republished with the author’s permission. ________________ You’re thinking about it. Ending your life. Stopping the pain. Doing it because you think it’s best for those around you. You’re tired of your shit being the cause of other people’s pain. Tired of […]
  Special Guest
• Work/Life Balance – STOP: Embracing Work as a Vital Part of Life July 12, 2026
  The concept of “work/life balance” is a misnomer that needs to be retired – TODAY. We must stop segregating work from life as if they are opposing forces in a perpetual tug-of-war. Work is part of life. Instead of striving for an elusive balance, we should focus on integrating work into the broader scope of […]
  JC Glick