Exactly 8 years ago, I learned that my West Point classmate Chris Goeke was killed in action around Kandahar City, Afghanistan. It was a significant event for me in that it personalized war in a new way. At that point, I was becoming extremely cynical about our continued role in […]
It is no surprise that Bernie Sanders is the only Democrat from the 2016 race that is still actively works on the behalf of the people. Just this week he hosted a forum with labor groups and called out Disney for paying its workers such low wages. Guess what happened […]
Exactly 10 years ago, I graduated from college. Pretty much nothing went the way I thought it would over the past decade. As it happens with everyone, I’ve realized how different the real world is, compared to the best case scenario that we present to young people. I was joining […]
I have no idea if people will really look upon this Memorial Day weekend as much more than a celebration of a long weekend. I get it; everyone is already miserable, so they need the time to relax and have a party and get some rest. But in the event […]
This seems really shameful and worth sharing again.
Due to the impossible political discourse in this country, nobody works very hard to understand anyone else. Time after time, we see that people deflect from (or wholly ignore) systemic issues because they are so convinced the other side is wrong. However, very little is done in these interactions to […]
Yesterday marked 8 years since the death of Army 1st Lieutenant Rob Collins. He was a member of my graduating class at West Point. Killed with him was Pfc. William A. Blount, 21, of Petal, Miss. You can view the list of available eulogies here. Be Thou At Peace
For some reason, masses of people across the country are celebrating the current reality that children are protesting for gun control laws. When we’ve gotten to such a point where people need grandiose displays by kids in order to become galvanized to act. Is it a good thing, kids doing […]
People wonder why there is so much police distrust. Those cops let off 20 shots because he was holding a cell phone. Then stood there waiting for backup for 5+ minutes. Then yelled over to the motionless body, asking if he could hear them. Then finally gathered the courage to […]
I am honestly & pleasantly surprised at how much energy the gun control movement has sustained since the school shooting in Florida. I see people in my circles, still posting gun violence statistics and arguments, when I would expect them to be posting food and workout pictures by now. This […]
