The Hidden Cost of War
Zaranj is the capitol of Nimroz province, arguably the most isolated province in Afghanistan. The 14th of August, 2012, wasContinue Reading
Category: Analysis
Afghanistan: Repairing the Unrepairable
The news out of Afghanistan is that there will no longer be news out of Afghanistan. In an article publishedContinue Reading
Another Fighting Season Starts in Afghanistan
As the snow melts in the passes of the Hindu Kush, fighting season has gotten off to an unfortunate startContinue Reading
No one left behind
The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, is back on the road to continue pushing his peace plan.Continue Reading
Lori Loughlin and the queens of retro movie nerddom
Author’s note: I said Mia Sara was next. But I bumped Loughlin up on the list just due to timeliness…Continue Reading
The Taliban attack while U.S. talks peace: Kabul pushes back
Earlier this month the Taliban launched what appears to be an insider attack against the 215 Corps of the AfghanContinue Reading
Ignoring the veteran problem a billion dollars at a time
(Introducing FREQ Guest Author, Jesse Gould!) This week, the Trump White House proposed a $87 billion 2020 budget for theContinue Reading
Fahrenheit 451 and why we’re pushing future generations to avoid conflict
Fahrenheit 451 is a classic novel by Ray Bradbury. Many of you have read it in high school at someContinue Reading
Outside the Wire in Blue
I was asked to review another book written by contractors who served in Afghanistan (and Iraq) titled Outside the WireContinue Reading
Catherine Mary Stewart and the queens of retro movie nerddom
Being the Retrologist of the group (I was there, man!), I feel this is really not only my lane… butContinue Reading