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Standing in Silence
I have never seen so much noise in my life. Everywhere you look, people are repeating shallow takes, half-truths, and emotional reactions as if they were wisdom. We are drowning [...]
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- Borrowed Battles and the Hunger for Higher Purpose March 13, 2026People need a mission. They need a reason to get out of bed, a hill to climb, something that demands effort and offers meaning in return. Something that makes them feel brave, part of something special, something important. If we don’t give people a mission—if families, communities, institutions, and leaders fail to provide one—someone else […]Charles Faint
- Warrior’s Guilt March 13, 2026By adolescence, I viewed death as a rapidly approaching inevitability. I viewed my life’s value in its destruction. I sought only an honorable end, one of sacrifice. I had long decided to join the military. I wanted a life on the absolute brink. I wanted to be a Ranger, a SEAL, Special Forces, or a sniper […]Jake Smith
- Combat Vets: On Carrying Violence Over into Civilian Life March 13, 2026By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta’s blog, “Life After War” and is republished with the author’s permission. _______________ You were trained to be violent. That’s obvious to you, but it’s not to civilians. They see veterans who struggle with violence or violent tendencies as someone who has lost control (or never had it) […]Special Guest
- The Day After We Forgot March 12, 2026The skies were empty. It was calm, savagely serene. There was an ominous foreboding in the wind. None of us knew what to do, but we knew nothing would ever be the same when the dust settled. It’s easy to reflect on that day of days. I imagine for those who were born after the […]Stan Lake
- When Strategy Becomes Power March 12, 2026In a previous article, I broke down the National Security Strategy (NSS), which serves as the document that sets the President’s vision for America’s role in the world. The NSS answers the big questions: • What are America’s core interests?• What are the primary threats?• What principles guide our engagement abroad? The National Defense Strategy […]Daniel Dodds
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