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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

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Apr 5, 2018

Today’s Problem With Masculinity Isn’t What You Think

A former soldier explains the emotional vacancy of “the fatherless generation”

Today’s Problem With Masculinity Isn’t What You Think

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Human Parts

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Aug 2, 2022

I Was Eddie Munson, and You Hated Me

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

I Was Eddie Munson, and You Hated Me

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Mar 1, 2022

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

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

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The Panopticon

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Mar 28

Same War, Different Country

A combat veteran on Iran, the recycled lies that sell wars, and who always carries the cost

Same War, Different Country

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The Panopticon

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Feb 11

We Used to Be Americans

A funeral dirge for the shared identity we once knew

We Used to Be Americans

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The Panopticon

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Jan 30

Many Western Christians Are Going the Way of the Reich Church

A warning from history that the Church can no longer ignore

Many Western Christians Are Going the Way of the Reich Church

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The Panopticon

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Aug 13, 2025

The Ultra Rich Won’t Survive the Apocalypse

What happens when you train the most dangerous men on earth — then try to own them?

The Ultra Rich Won’t Survive the Apocalypse

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The Panopticon

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Jun 21, 2025

We Just Can’t Seem to Quit the Middle East

Why America’s military machine — and its allies — can’t let the Middle East go

We Just Can’t Seem to Quit the Middle East

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The Panopticon

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Mar 28, 2025

It’s Time to Acknowledge Politicians Should Face Jail Time Like Everyone Else

Signalgate and beyond shows us how the justice system protects the elite — while everyone else pays the price

It’s Time to Acknowledge Politicians Should Face Jail Time Like Everyone Else

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The Panopticon

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Mar 12, 2025

The Geopolitics of WTF

Deciphering the fallout of the Zelensky-Trump meeting fiasco and the future of American foreign policy

The Geopolitics of WTF

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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