*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on September 24, 2018. It can also be found online here. I paid more for a book this week than I needed to, and that choice matters a lot to the local economy. Small-business owners live and die on the outcome of such consumer decisions.
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on September 13, 2018. It can also be found online here. The empty chair representing Google at last week’s Congressional testimony in Washington spoke volumes. The nation called, and Google opted out. This might otherwise be excused as an oversight. But it came on the…
*Note: This essay was originally published on the Modern War Institute’s Commentary & Analysis site. It’s not very often that a US commander in Afghanistan sets off a social media firestorm. But recently, Gen. John “Mick” Nicholson in his final press conference as outgoing US commander in Afghanistan, was accused of wearing rose-colored glasses or…
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on July 15, 2018. It can also be found online here. They’re safe. The world sighed relief as the 13 members of the “Wild Boars” soccer team emerged safely from the Tham Luang Cave in northern Thailand. Their safety was secured in large part by…
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on July 9, 2018. It can also be found online here. Roland, our food tour guide on a recent vacation to Montreal, had a great personality to match his great size. Reassured by the reverse of the aphorism to ‘never trust a skinny chef,’ you…
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on July 1, 2018. It can also be found online here. 40. The Big Four–Oh. The midlife milestone. If we compressed a lifetime into a single week, turning 40 would be life’s Wednesday — humanity’s great middle measurement. Since nearly everyone alive at 39 will…
On Monday, June 25, 2018, I had a great time in San Francisco at the Commonwealth Club of California with my friend & co-editor Max Brooks talking about our book Strategy Strikes Back: How Star Wars Explains Modern Military Conflict. Here are the links to the audio podcast and the video from the event.
*Note: This essay was originally published on the Modern War Institute’s Commentary & Analysis site. Editor’s Note: This is the story of a single Marine in the Great War. His name was Private George Eber Duclo. He was from Manitou Springs, Colorado. One of our non-resident fellows, Major (P) ML Cavanaugh, lives in Manitou Springs…
Previously taped and then aired on June 19, 2018, I had a heckuva time talking with Dr. Andrew Hill of the Army War College’s War Room – this wide-ranging and fun conversation can be found here.
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on June 18, 2018. It can also be found online here. It was the way catastrophes really happen and not as you imagine them. The trip had been planned for months. I booked the flight to Montreal this past November. Go ahead, do the math.…