Why Do We Resist It? by Donavon L Riley In the culture of sunlight and straight teeth, no one wants to fall. But sooner or later, every man and woman stumbles onto some dark battlefield—sometimes behind their own ribcage. The wound comes. No one escapes it. It slips like a blade into the sinew: betrayal,…
Functionality, Performance, and Real-World Usability This is a very useful bag, and for a very reasonable price. You can call it an Active Shooter Bag, a Go Bag or Emergency Bag but whatever you call it, there are features everyone should like. There have been a lot of tragedies over the decades where people need…
Press Release Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) and Magpul Industries are proud to introduce the RXM™ 9mm pistol. In the competitive 9mm polymer-frame striker-fired pistol market, the RXM sets itself apart. The RXM offers maximum flexibility and customization via a removable stainless steel Fire Control Insert (FCI) set inside an interchangeable Magpul® Enhanced…
Authority That Gives Rather Than Takes by Donavon L Riley Authority, in the modern mind, arrives wrapped in iron. It clangs into view like a sword striking a shield—loud, harsh, and cold. Modern culture has forged a new mythology: in its stories, all authority becomes oppression, a great shackle chaining the spirit of humankind. The…
Stalag Luft III. Imperial War Museum photo. The Great Escape, a 1963 film starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, and Richard Attenborough, is a classic war movie that dramatizes the daring escape of Allied prisoners of war (POWs) from the German POW camp Stalag Luft III during World War II. While the film takes some creative…
The mole hunt team. Jeanne Ruth Vertefeuille (December 23, 1932 – December 29, 2012) was a distinguished CIA officer known for her pivotal role in uncovering the actions of Aldrich Ames, one of the most damaging moles in CIA history. Her career spanned nearly six decades, during which she made significant contributions to counterintelligence and…
Preparatory plaster sculpture of Nero and Seneca by Eduardo Barrón (1904) . A modern bronze copy is now at the Glorieta Llanos del Pretorio in Cordoba. Museo del Prado / CC BY-SA 3.0. Lucius Annaeus Seneca, commonly known as Seneca the Younger, was a Roman philosopher, statesman, and playwright who lived from 4 BC to…
Mann’s impressive military biography includes being a decorated combat veteran; Corpsman; SEAL Special Operations Technician; jungle survival, desert survival, and arctic survival instructor; small arms weapons instructor, foreign weapons instructor, armed and unarmed defense tactics, advanced hand-to-hand combat instructor; and Survival, Evade, Resistance and Escape Instructor; in addition to other credentials. Mann is the author…
Close-quarters battle (CQB) training is one of the most controversial topics in tactical training. It’s a lightning rod for debates, with people emotionally tied to specific techniques and end states often ignoring foundational principles. Many need a clearer understanding of basic tactics, the roles and responsibilities of the rifle team, and how CQB fits into…
A Stone Wall Steadfast in A Winter Windby Donavon L Riley World leaders grapple with the earth as if their schemes could domesticate its untamed rhythms. They carve treaties into the soil, as though words could bind what is boundless. They hammer laws into the heavens, thinking edicts could hold sway over stars. But their…