The True Story of a Life Resurrected from the Ashes of Poverty, Trauma, and Mental Illness
A powerful, heartbreaking, and redemptive account of a boy who endured a childhood of poverty and abuse in an American Southwest trailer park named Cloud 9.Abandoned by his father at age two, Rick Syl...
18 Juni 201847min
Reagan’s “Peace through Strength” Cold War Strategy
President Reagan’s often mocked strategy of “peace through strength” won the Cold War. Critical to that success were his nuclear deterrent polices. By both modernizing our strategic nuclear deterrence...
15 Juni 20181h 57min
9 Rules of Engagement: A Military Brat’s Guide to Life and Success
Born into a military family, Harris Faulkner revered her father, a decorated career officer who served three tours of duty in Vietnam and raised his children with the values and ideals of the U.S. mil...
14 Juni 201853min
Islamist Ideology and the Radicalization of Children: What Can Be Done?
Islamist terror networks such as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), Boko Haram and al-Shabaab have had consistent success in recruiting local youth. This has helped such groups regenerate t...
14 Juni 20181h 1min
The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America’s Unknown Soldier
Originally constructed in 1921, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is sacred ground at Arlington National Cemetery. When the first Unknown Soldier was laid to rest in Arlington, General John Pershing, Co...
13 Juni 201851min
51 Imperfect Solutions: States and the Making of American Constitutional Law
When we think of constitutional law, we invariably focus on the U.S. Supreme Court and the federal court system. Yet much of our constitutional law is not made at the federal level. In 51 Imperfect So...
12 Juni 20181h 4min
Blockchain: What It Is and How It Will Change Lives
Jonathan Johnson is the President of Medici Ventures, the venture capital subsidiary of online retailer Overstock.com. He played an integral role in getting the retailer known for its furniture stock ...
12 Juni 201857min
Common Sense Farm Subsidy Reforms
The Senate Agriculture Committee has slated the week of June 11th for markup of its farm bill. Despite repeated calls for fundamental subsidy reform it appears that the Senate Agriculture Committee bi...
11 Juni 20181h 10min
