This Memorial Day, you should have a BBQ

In recent years, a series of cringe-worthy posts inevitably surface on social media that lambaste veterans and chastise civilians about the appropriate way to observe Memorial Day. Rather than enjoy a long weekend and some time with our families, we’re now expected to be sad and solemn as we remember our fallen soldiers. For some […]

Op-Ed: Comcast joins tech race to monitor your health. How invasive will it be?

Tired of managing your own health choices? Soon you’ll be able to let Comcast do it for you. If that sounds strange to you, don’t worry, it’s not the first company to offer this type of service and hardware. Apple has been testing health-tracking through its Apple Watch, Google is targeting senior living facilities with […]

Op-Ed: This Washington Post article about encrypted communications did not age well

Looking back at this 2016 article from The Washington Post, one really shouldn’t blame them for their optimism regarding WhatsApp’s “end-to-end encrypted” capabilities. The encryption (e.g. security) behind WhatsApp, owned by Facebook, is actually quite good at its core. But what couldn’t have been so easily predicted by the Post is what I’ll call the […]

‘Murphy’s Law:’ Culture shock crossfire in Iraq

An excerpt from the new book, “Murphy’s Law: My Journey from Ranger and Green Beret to Investigative Journalist“ When we took that platoon into Mosul, it was a clusterfuck. The Iraqis left their breaching equipment on the Humvees because it was too heavy and they didn’t want to carry it, so our senior Charlie, Mike, […]

Op-Ed: Are you prepared for the stress of life? If you’re swamped with debt, probably not

A recent Gallup poll revealed that Americans are among the most stressed people in the world. One of the largest factors? Personal finances related to income. This is true for military families, seemingly successful business owners, students, and masses of ordinary citizens. According to Gallup, “Income…plays a role with worry and stress, with the lowest […]

The Kobayashi Maru: Star Trek’s vital lesson for military leaders

In 1982, the movie “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” hit theaters and sparked new life into its ailing franchise. The 1960s television series was a moderate success, but excitement about Captain Kirk and his crew on the big screen waned a bit following the drawn-out existentialism of “Star Trek: The Motion Picture.” In […]

Reports of suicide instructions being spliced into kids’ YouTube videos are real

While debate rages on about YouTube and other social media platforms censoring content in a way many conservatives claim represents a clear political bias, the video-sharing platform again made headlines this week for content it didn’t censor: namely, explicit instructions on how best to commit suicide being spliced into popular children’s programming. It may sound […]