*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on November 11, 2017. It can also be found online here. While Veterans Day typically conjures up images of gray hair, cemeteries, and the flag flying through fall leaves, maybe our minds should make room for a different kind of combat soldier. Because some heroes…
*Note: This essay was published at War on the Rocks on February 11, 2016. It can also be found online here. Something is revealing in Denmark; Hamlet would be proud. In this case, it is the third film from writer/director Tobias Lindholm (English title: A War, Danish: Krigen — Danish with English subtitles). This Academy Award-nominated Best…
*Note: This essay was published at War on the Rocks on October 28, 2015. It can also be found online here. Everybody has problems. If you live in Park City, you’re worried about a fungus that dampens fall aspencolors. If you live on Mars, you’re concerned about growing potatoes with your own poop. And if you live…