It was a lot of fun to hit BookCon 2019 on Saturday, June 1, with my co-editor Max Brooks – talking modern strategy, pop culture, and the end of Game of Thrones. Video of the event available here, or by clicking the image above. (Note: Sorry for the darkness of the stage – not sure…
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on May 26, 2019. It can also be found online here, an image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. Now that Oprah’s had her say, let’s listen to Genghis. Recent (and soon-to-be recent) area college grads could…
*Note: Written to join my own “Arsenal of Ideas”…not for any wider publication. As with anything important, now that we’ve stepped into the ring and confronted the trip, we’re shaking up how we think about it. Mike Tyson once said that “everyone’s got a plan until they get punched in the mouth,” and we’re no…
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on May 20, 2019. It can also be found online here, an image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. I saw scores of sharks sprinting this past weekend right here in Colorado Springs, and that’s a good…
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on May 13, 2019. It can also be found online here, an image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. “DONE!” Telegraph operators around the United States spread the word across the continent a little after noon on…
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on May 12, 2019. It can also be found online here, an image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. What drives Mother’s Day spending upwards of $25 billion? Why will so many Americans reflexively reach for wallets…
*Note: Written to join my own “Arsenal of Ideas”…not for any wider publication. Almost precisely three years from now, I want to take my family on a trip around the world for a full calendar year. It’s daunting. Can we afford it? Where will we go? Will the kids appreciate it? Will our extended families…
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on April 29, 2019. It can also be found online here, an image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. I was running. Dawn was still rising, and I was headed east toward downtown Colorado Springs on the…
*Note: This essay was originally published on the Modern War Institute’s Commentary & Analysis site. Even the day after, a Saturday, the online backlash against an Army public affairs officer’s essay spilled over and invaded the birthday party my seven-year-old was attending. The phone pinged, pinged again, and then pinged some more, noises that were…
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on April 19, 2019. It can also be found online here, an image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. I never thought I would write a story about a tank on a mountain, but I just did.…