CA
This is purely for documentation that I have a live request to my Congressional Representative that began on January 3, 2022. I am hoping to speak with him about his work (or lack thereof) around veterans and their civil rights after the DC Capitol Police suggested to humor him by
Sojourners
Reading Luke this year brings up some important issues I hope Sojo will consider addressing. Attached is an essay I've written that may be challenging to read but important given the season and the prescribed readings for Advent. I am sharing it with a small number of online
Steve Thorngate
I just realized I have just kept the circle going, of whether I want to stick with the blog piece or explore it further for article ideas. I would like to have something referencing my #12saints12days blog series so a wider audience than my own organic one has some resources
Steve Thorngate
Dear Mr. Isaac, …I am a senior editor at The Century. Steve Thorngate forwarded your blog post to me because we've been doing a little reorganization and I am now handling submissions for the magazine. I've circulated your piece and we've decided not to
Esau McCaulley
A few weeks ago, I sent an email asking if you might consider reading and endorsing my next book, God is a Grunt and More Good News for GIs. As I mentioned, I think military suicide has as much to do with human dignity as it does with mental health,
VEVRAA
DOL VETS CONGRESSIONAL REPORT FINALLY RESEMBLES ITS STATUTORY OBLIGATION I have been hounding a few bureaucrats at the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) in the Labor Department about not reporting VEVRAA complaint investigation data to Congress. I’ve written about that effort here and here, but the TLDR version
Esau McCaulley
Hi Esau, My third book, God is a Grunt and More Good News for GIs, has just been sent in for copyediting at Hachette and I can't be more excited and, honestly, also scared. I am writing to you to ask if you would consider reading a few
“TYFYS” MAY BE PERFORMATIVE ALLYSHIP AT ITS WORST [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2500"] All the flags in the world can’t redeem TYFYS. The sentiment needs to be fundamentally re-thought.  [/caption] Despite the increasing number of articles and blogs decrying the practice,
NYTimes
CONGRESS COULD DO MUCH MORE TO PROTECT AMERICANS WHO HAVE SERVED THEIR COUNTRY, AND NOT JUST FROM FRAUD. *The following was submitted as a Letter to the Editor for the New York Times It was not accepted. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1508"] Illustration
Hater
Ian Alan Olson attacked members of the military on March 15, 2021, after Section 4712 of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act made it a hate crime to target victims “on account of their military service.” Olson was the first GI Hater charged with a hate crime under 18 U.S.
Hater
Cole “Gonzales” Bridges provided guidance to murder U.S. Service Members of the military in January 2021, after Section 4712 of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act made it a hate crime to target victims “on account of their military service.” Bridges was never charged with a hate crime under 18
USCCR
USCCR has one standard for most protected groups, but another for military families [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Members of the USCCR pictured with Gov. Tome Ridge (SSG, USA) taken November 2019, the same month USCCR released their hate crimes report. Â [/caption] As