The Operator’s Guide to Better Leadership
The difference between a team that thrives in misery and one that falls apart in comfort is almost never talent; it is the leader’s courage to listen, adapt, and put their people first.
Military
Morning Brief: Congress Presses Pentagon for Strike Video, US F-18s Enter Venezuelan Airspace, ICE Uses Pepper Spray in Minneapolis Standoff
Congress presses for strike video as US jets enter Venezuela and ICE tensions rise. Here’s your Wednesday morning brief, December 10, 2025.
Evening Brief: Trump Criticizes Europe in Latest Interview, Pentagon Launches GenAI.mil Platform, Study Links Agent Orange to Rare Blood Cancer Risk
Trump slams Europe, Pentagon launches GenAI.mil, Microsoft bets big on India. Here’s what’s making headlines this Tuesday evening.
Slimming the SIG Sauer M7: How Soldier Feedback Reshaped the Army’s New Rifle
The M7 started life as the heavy new kid in the squad, but once soldiers had their say and engineers listened, it grew into a rifle worth carrying.
The Evolving Character of War: From Declarations to Drug Cartels
America’s undeclared war on drugs has killed more of our people than any foreign enemy since World War II, yet it remains a conflict fought in legal and political shadows where no one has to admit we are at war or explain how it ends.
Venezuela’s Crisis Is Not a Moral Puzzle
If the fall of Maduro means one less outpost for Moscow in our hemisphere, I will not pretend to be conflicted about it, because I have seen what his patrons do to men whose only crime was fighting back.
Morning Brief: Defense Bill Adds Military Flight Rules, Lithuania Declares National Emergency, Afghan Immigrants Face Surge in ICE Arrests
Flight rules tighten, Trump defends strike, and regional tensions surge worldwide. Here’s your Tuesday morning brief, December 9, 2025.
Thailand vs. Cambodia: The Border War Fueled by Scams, Politics, and Old Maps
From a beach town built on smoothies and Muay Thai camps, I am watching two neighbors drag a century of bad maps, criminal economies, and political ego back to the edge of a shooting war.
The Bolduc Brief: The Dangers of Hard-Nosed Realism – A Critical Assessment of Secretary of Defense’s Speech
The Trump administration’s self-branded hard-nosed realism is in practice performative isolationism that abandons allies, emboldens authoritarians, and trades American leadership for short-term political theatrics.
The Bolduc Brief: Reevaluating Boat Strike Missions – The Need for Strategic Integrity in Combating Drug Trafficking
Based on a lifetime in uniform, I believe these boat strike missions are illegal, immoral, strategically hollow, and a betrayal of the ethical standards that should govern American military power.
Medal of Honor Monday: Captain Lance P. Sijan’s Final Flight and the Standard He Set for the Rest of Us
He crawled through the jungle on willpower alone, proving that character can outlast bone, muscle, and even the certainty of death.
Evening Brief: Hegseth’s Signal Storm, Benin Coup Try, and Lockheed’s Hypersonic Push
Three quick hits this evening: Lockheed just fired up a new Huntsville hypersonics lab to speed Army strike programs, Benin swatted down a coup attempt when most of the army stayed loyal, and back in D.C. Pete Hegseth is catching shrapnel for allegedly pushing Yemen strike details over Signal like OPSEC is optional.
