Category: Social Commentary
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Let’s get one thing straight: socialism has worked before. Once. In a war camp with spears.
“He trained his fellow-citizens to have neither the wish nor the ability to live for themselves.” —Plutarch, on the Spartan lawgiver Lycurgus Socialism Worked Once—in Sparta. And Y’all Aren’t Man Enough to Be Spartans Sparta was the original communist wet dream—no private wealth, no individual luxury, shared property, mandated equality, state-raised children, and universal military…
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When the Game Gets Rigged: Rozier, Billups, and the FBI’s Big Gambling Busts
From NBA prop bets to Mafia-backed poker schemes, the line between sport and spectacle is blurrier than ever. — Introduction I don’t do much sports betting anymore — I don’t follow the leagues like I used to. The NFL and other major leagues give me WWF vibes now. The stadiums, the hype, the storylines —…
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Speaking extemporaneously
This is something I didn’t write so much as find —the pen just moved, and I followed.Sometimes the mind drags you through chaosjust to remind you what clarity costs.These words came from that place. — Sometimes this dream feels like a nightmareIntrusive like a sledge, like I’m having night terrors,and I just can’t back up…
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When Rhetoric Turns to Bloodshed
Today’s shooting at the ICE facility in Dallas hit me hard. A guy opened fire from a rooftop, killed one detainee, and left two others critically wounded before turning the gun on himself. They found a bullet etched with “ANTI-ICE,” signaling the whole thing was political. This isn’t some isolated stunt. Earlier this year, an…
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When Words Get Violence, Don’t Be Surprised if Violence Begets Violence
“A man was murdered over his ideas. If that doesn’t appall you, we may be too far apart politically to ever reconcile.” I normally post weekly, but the reactions online to the Charlie Kirk shooting demanded more than silence. In my last piece, I addressed those celebrating his death. Today, I want to focus on…
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Violence Is Violence—No Matter the Idea
I’ve seen what real violence looks like. I’ve walked through the streets of Baghdad after Saddam fell, where hatred exploded around every corner. Bodies in alleys. Trunks filled with the dead. Streets littered with people murdered for nothing more than who they were, what they believed, what sect they were born into. Sunni. Shia. Kurd.…
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Tonight I am wondering about the direction of the country I grew up in and fought for.
What are you doing this evening? The Dangers of Political Violence and the Urgency of Cooler Heads The assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University is a chilling reminder of how fragile our civic fabric has become. Political murder is a line no society can cross without unraveling. Today’s tragedy has drawn universal condemnation…
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When A Mask Becomes A Weapon
Thin Line Between Influence and Manipulation: Listening, Psychology, and Intent I’ve been diving into psychology books like The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene and How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. What they reveal about human behavior is powerful—and honestly, a little unsettling. These books agree on something deceptively simple:…
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The Soviets showed us what not to do. We did it bigger.
What We Left Behind We recently pulled out of the country, and after all that time, it feels like we left things not much different from when I was there over 20 years ago. One of my biggest fears won’t come true now, at least — my son won’t fight the same war I fought.…
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Canada’s Self-Defense Problem: The Freedom It Won’t Tolerate
The Canadian Image vs. Reality Canada often positions itself as the progressive antidote to American chaos. In the Trump era especially, it became fashionable for Canadians—and the media at large—to point across the border and say, “We’re not like them.” Open. Inclusive. Peaceful. But beneath the politeness and pride lies a deeply unsettling contradiction: Canada…
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Life after door kicking. 