Saving the Republic – Term Limits (pt. 1)

Saving the Republic – Term Limits (pt. 1)

Campaign Finance Reform – A Primer All attempts at Campaign Finance Reform in these United States have failed. ALL. Every single one of them. If that sounds like exaggeration, just consider that attempts to limit the influence of money in politics is typically...
On What It Means to Be a Marine on our 244th Birthday

On What It Means to Be a Marine on our 244th Birthday

I slammed on the brakes, sending Scott forward. He didn’t curse. He was reaching for his M4 as he looked up.
“Oh, fuck-”
I just nodded my head. Thirty yards in front of us, we could see the little flags in the ground, red and white, in neat rows, some rows completed, some not. Some entirely white, others a combination of red and white. It was part of the extensive United Nations mine-clearing effort in Afghanistan; I had driven us into an old Russian minefield and we were fully in it.

The Loss of American Social Power – Homelessness

The Loss of American Social Power – Homelessness

I have to confess to being interested in politics, perhaps unhealthily so. I wasn’t always. It wasn’t like I had some childhood fascination with my local senator. In truth, I think I’ve only ever voted in one Presidential election. (I may have voted...