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Brent Troyan
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Citizen, National Security Lawyer, Texas Aggie ‘98, Texas JD ‘03, Army LLM ‘18, Indy Fan & Armchair Archaeologist, Father of Archer. (Follows, Links, etc. ≠ endorsement.)
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Our values define who we are, how we act, what decisions we make as a people. Perhaps it’s time to remember what values define us.

So glad @thebulwark.bsky.social published the article I wrote on this subject today, on a day we give thanks.

Enjoy & provide your thoughts.
"Even a cursory reading of the country’s founding documents and great speeches makes clear that America is a political organization with a reliance on our values." How many of us can really say what they are?

New from @markhertling.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/i-helped-t...
I Helped the Army Remember Its Values. I Wish I Could Do the Same for the Country.
The virtues we uphold define who we are as soldiers or civilians, individuals or a nation.
www.thebulwark.com
November 28, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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There’s actually a Holodomor memorial at N. Capitol St. and Massachusetts Ave. NW in Washington, DC
Holodomor Memorial - National Mall and Memorial Parks (U.S. National Park Service)
www.nps.gov
November 29, 2024 at 12:25 AM
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If you want to understand the rise of RFK and other crackpot anti-science types in the 21st century, you have to understand the fusion between conspiracy theorists and New Age flummery, as I wrote in the new edition of The Death of Expertise:
November 25, 2024 at 2:58 AM
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"It is being framed as a review of how the U.S. first got into the war in Afghanistan and how the U.S. ultimately withdrew."

Do not accept this framing.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Trump transition team compiling list of current and former U.S. military officers for possible courts-martial
All of the officers were involved in the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, which independent reviews have blamed on both the Trump and Biden administrations.
www.nbcnews.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:16 AM