Luke Ryan

You hear about the perks of joining the military quite a bit. Not only does it offer the veteran a myriad of benefits, but it gives the individual certain life skills and experiences that are very difficult to attain elsewhere. Discipline, a solid work ethic, and the willingness to do the dirty-work that no one […]

Amazon Studios has recently released the latest trailer for the upcoming “Jack Ryan” series; the first season will be eight episodes long, following the CIA analyst who historically gets caught up in terror plots and volatile, complex geopolitical conflicts. John Krasinski, of “the Office,” “13 Hours,” and most recently, “A Quiet Place,” will star as […]

Over 40,000 people will be involved in the upcoming “Exercise Trident Juncture 2018” this year. The purpose of the event will be to bolster defense efforts against “any threat, from any direction, at any time,” said Navy Adm. James G. Foggo III. The announcement was made in Brussels at the NATO headquarters, and the exercise will span […]

Smallpox. To the veteran or some aid workers, it means a shot and a scar on the upper arm. To some older folks, it is one of many things that was spoken of and discussed in medical circles years ago, but no longer. To the average person it is an ancient ailment that, like many […]

I have fought for what I believed in for a year now. If we win here we will win everywhere. The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for and I hate very much to leave it. And you had a lot of luck, he told himself, to have had such a good […]

Human trafficking thrives within the borders of the United States, though it often goes unnoticed. It can include organized criminal syndicates forming prostitution rings, forcing labor on victims in various industries, or it can be a form of serious abuse within relationships. Every once in a while we see victims come forward and tell their […]

The fighting in Burma/Myanmar continues. The Rohingya are still in danger, as almost 700,000 of them have fled from their homes into refugee camps along the border of Bangladesh. However, now the Burmese military has shifted many of their efforts back to the Kachin, another ethnic minority that resides in the northern parts of the […]

The Burmese/Myanmar government has garnered intense international scrutiny with their handling of the Rohingya people. The conflict, which has been going on for decades and has begotten militant and civilian casualties on both sides, is nothing new. However, after some specific attacks on police checkpoints, the Burmese government decided to accelerate their offensives which escalated […]

The CDC came out with a report recently, citing troubling results in regards to suicide. They said that, between the years of 1999 and 2016, suicides continuously rose in just about every state — “Suicide rates went up more than 30% in half of states since 1999.” They also made a clarification: “More than half […]

Human trafficking is alive and well in the United States. We don’t have the labor camps, child soldiers or prostitution rings that some countries do, but many of these things do exist within our borders and in certain places they even flourish. To think that we have moved beyond such things is a stark denial […]

This article contains spoilers — I highly recommend watching the movie before reading. *Managing Editor’s note: Absolutely recommend, from my own point of view. The legendary filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, who also made “Seven Samurai,” pioneered modern film in his mult-faceted “Rashomon (1950).” The film is primarily known for being the first of its kind: it […]

Religious Islamic leaders met in Afghanistan on Monday, issuing a “fatwa,” condemning the use of suicide attacks. This means that, under the Islamic law, suicide bombings are forbidden. The fatwa actually extended beyond suicide bombings to violent acts, considering them an offense toward Islam. They also plead for peace between the Taliban and the Afghan […]