heroes and villains
Heroes and Villains throughout history that have defined their industries and workflow as we know it today. Those we look up to, and those we learn mistakes from.
Blunt Truths and Blind Spots
The future of Army Officership depends on bridging the widening civilian-military divide and overcoming institutional bureaucracy within the Profession of Arms. To tackle these macro-level organizational challenges, individual leaders must practice rigorous self-awareness by amplifying personal strengths like confidence and actively correcting flaws like a lack of empathy and excessive frankness - This article was written by me over four years ago, before my commissioning into the Army. It is interesting to reflect on what my thoughts were back then.
By Sam Shroyer4 months ago in Journal
Trashed
What I was looking for, no¬–let’s be honest, what I needed, was someone I could feel connected to. A person who could look through the façade I present to the world and see the real me. This shouldn’t be so difficult. People tell stories about meeting their special someone at the grocery store, or the bus stop, while working out at the gym, the list is never-ending. It just shouldn’t be that difficult, so why is it for me?
By Mark Gagnon4 months ago in Journal
Azad Kashmir's Public Crisis: Governance Failure, State Response and Serious Political Mistakes
The recent administrative and political crisis emerging between the Azad Kashmir government and the people is not just a regional law and order issue, but it is the culmination of the governance failure and serious political mistake of the security narrative prevalent for the past quarter of a century. To understand the nature of this wave, it is necessary to remove the traditional political lens, because the Awami Action Committee is not a formally registered political party, ideological faction or military network, but rather an informal, popular and democratic alliance established at the level of every district, tehsil, village, street and neighborhood, which has deep roots in local communities. Without exaggeration, if objective facts are examined, approximately 90 percent of the population of the region is supporting the demands of this protest wave in some form or another. This movement does not seek any external agenda or state change, but its demands are purely within the economic and constitutional framework, which include fair relief in electricity tariffs, proper use of the public welfare budget and the end of unnecessary privileges of the elite. But on the contrary, instead of facing this formidable public wave with political prudence, the Azad Kashmir government hastily declared the entire movement a totalitarian state under the Anti-Terrorism Act, labeling a large section of the population as “foreign or Indian-backed agents.” This move is not only politically immature, but it has also paved the way for Pakistan’s long-standing Kashmir stance internationally to suffer irreparable diplomatic damage.
By Malik Sarfraz Hussain Awan4 months ago in Journal
Discernment in a World of Power and Vulnerability
Much of human life is shaped by unequal access to information, experience, and protection. Some people learn early how to navigate deception, strategy, and power. Others are trained—morally and culturally—that obedience, honesty, and kindness are absolute virtues, always and everywhere.
By THE HONED CRONE4 months ago in Journal
Babbling Dixie Part 2
A year and a half later, I had gone back to the scene of, “It never happened.” Driving a different vehicle because the other one never did fall into place. Memories of, never-happened, that somehow never left a mark. God is like that.
By Canuck Scriber Lisa Lachapelle4 months ago in Journal
