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Where Cowards Go to Die

Where Cowards Go to Die

Sledge's award winning memoir masterfully captures the raw humanity, intricate complexity, and brutal barbarity of the “Forever Wars,” and its psychological toll on modern veterans.

2022

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Human Parts

I Was Eddie Munson, and You Hated Me

We love the Stranger Things resident metalhead, just not in real life

7 min readAug 2, 2022

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I Was Eddie Munson, and You Hated Me

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No One Has Addressed WHY Russia Invaded Ukraine (So I’ll Do It)

There are bigger reasons at play than an insane madman flexing power

6 min readMar 1, 2022

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No One Has Addressed WHY Russia Invaded Ukraine (So I’ll Do It)

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Why I Tell My Guy Friends “I Love You”

We often underestimate the significance of our final chance to convey a friend’s true importance

7 min readMar 19, 2024

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Why I Tell My Guy Friends “I Love You”

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The Panopticon

Analog Nostalgia, Digital Frustration

Gen X, Xennials, and elder Millennials are fed up with tech ruling their lives and have initiated a revolt

8 min readFeb 1, 2024

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Group of kids from the 1980s riding bikes with a boombox

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I Hope That It’s Cancer… And Not Something Else

Another veteran influencer has died by suicide, shedding light on the harsh realities of the veteran suicide epidemic.

7 min readJan 23, 2024

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I Hope That It’s Cancer… And Not Something Else

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The Panopticon

In Defense of Marriage

It’s more than statistics. For marriage to work, we must understand the history and how we’ve been driven toward consumer based…

12 min readDec 18, 2023

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In Defense of Marriage

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The Panopticon

Gen Z Has a History Lesson Problem

When history, arts, and the humanities are no longer taught, the wheel of history repeats travesty

7 min readNov 29, 2023

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Gen Z Has a History Lesson Problem

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The Panopticon

Revisiting the Lost Art of Civil Discourse in a Polarized World

The echo chamber problem and the quest for diverse voices in a new Boost publication

5 min readNov 13, 2023

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Revisiting the Lost Art of Civil Discourse in a Polarized World

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Is Being a Military Veteran “Worth It?”

Exploring the good, bad, and ugly of serving in the smallest US minority — the American military

7 min readNov 9, 2023

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Is Being a Military Veteran “Worth It?”

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The Panopticon

The Nexus of Human Collateral and Geopolitics in the Israel-Hamas War

How the West, Iran, civilian casualties, and geopolitics will dictate the outcome of the war

10 min readOct 18, 2023

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The Nexus of Human Collateral and Geopolitics in the Israel-Hamas War

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Benjamin Sledge

Benjamin Sledge

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Multi-award winning author | Combat wounded veteran | Mental health specialist | Occasional geopolitical intel | Graphic designer | https://benjaminsledge.com

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