The Bergdahl Truth: Proceed With Caution When Relying On Testimony of Those...
By Jay Kirell There’s a lot that really bothers me about this Bowe Bergdahl story. It’s icky. It’s slimy. It’s filled with half-truths, rumors and five years of pent-up confusion and anger. It...
View ArticleWhy They Hate: 8 Reasons Bergdahl’s Fellow Soldiers Are Refusing To Stand By Him
By Jay Kirell If you’ve never been in the Army, you might be surprised that Bowe Bergdahl’s harshest critics are those who served with him. Soldiers are supposed to have each other’s backs. They’re...
View ArticleDoes Anybody Care How Bowe Bergdahl Was Able To Walk Away In The First Place?
By Jay Kirell There are a thousand different questions surrounding Bowe Bergdahl. You know the one that sprang to my mind first when I heard the story of him supposedly just up and walking away...
View ArticleFox News: We Report. You Receive Death Threats
By Jay Kirell War is an ugly thing, but not nearly as ugly as politics. A week after appearing with President Obama at the White House to announce the release of their son from five years of...
View ArticleEverybody Gets A War Story
By Jay Kirell People love hearing war stories. It’s why people who go to a war zone come back and tell them. Some people also love telling war stories. Take Brian Williams for example. Or Bill...
View ArticleHail To The Chief
By Jay Kirell The door swings open. Tiny bells jingle. An early-morning commuter, trying to beat the rush on the Long Island Expressway into Manhattan, has stopped in for his usual medium cup of...
View ArticleThe Second Amendment’s Final Years
By Jay Kirell It is coming. The war everyone on the far right has been screaming about. The war over guns. Not today. No, noooooo. We’re not close to ready for that war today. Last week’s fatal...
View ArticleBrussels Sprouts & Cyanide Pills
By Jay Kirell Holy fuck, are you ready America? Yes, you’re ready. You’re freaking out. You’re on edge. You think the world’s about to collapse in a heap like a global Life-Alert commercial....
View ArticleSix Years Ago Today I Chronicled My MEPS Experience So You Didn’t Have To
By Jay Kirell I can’t believe it’s been six years. Six years since I enlisted in the Army. Six years since I first visited a recruiter and began the process that would eventually take me around...
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