Arming for the War We're In

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Shortwave radio: can you hear me now?
Hundred year old shortwave is cool, but today is not like yesterday
Apr 15, 2022 • 
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Shortwave radio: can you hear me now?
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The propaganda of "propaganda"
A word that when used may constitute an act of the word
Dec 13, 2022 • 
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The propaganda of "propaganda"
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It's not new, we're just ignorant
Our modern Maginot Line does little against political warfare
Apr 4, 2024 • 
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It's not new, we're just ignorant
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Our dysfunctional relationship with information warfare starts with leadership
Can we stop focusing only on the symptoms?
Mar 5, 2024 • 
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Our dysfunctional relationship with information warfare starts with leadership
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Musk: "shut [VOA, RFE/RL] down... Europe is free now (not counting stifling bureaucracy)"
Sensible talk when you're friends are Russia, China, and other autocracies
Feb 10 • 
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Musk: "shut [VOA, RFE/RL] down... Europe is free now (not counting stifling bureaucracy)"
There was a legal path to closing USAGM
The way the networks were suddenly shuttered reveals bad faith and an amateurish approach to US foreign policy
Mar 18 • 
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Pardon the silence... it'll be over soon
An introduction of sorts while I finish up my main writing project
Mar 2 • 
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Silencing America’s voice overseas undermines national security
My op-ed at The Hill on what USAGM did in addition to sending electrons abroad
Mar 20 • 
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Silencing America’s voice overseas undermines national security
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No, the Smith-Mundt Act doesn't apply to the Defense Department
The misinformation around the Smith-Mundt Act borders on willful disinformation at this point
Feb 22, 2023 • 
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A future of VOA and its sister networks
Letting the inner thoughts become public
Feb 7 • 
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A future of VOA and its sister networks
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Why do we still have VOA, RFE/RL, and the other broadcasters under USAGM?
That's a good question when you don't understand "telling America's story" means
Dec 5, 2024 • 
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Why do we still have VOA, RFE/RL, and the other broadcasters under USAGM?
Appointing Kari Lake as VOA Director?
Barriers to prevent obvious politicization exist, but they can be overcome
Dec 12, 2024 • 
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