• Why is Tech Important?

    I got a Commodore 64 computer in 1985 when I was eight years old.

    Typewriter - Why is tech importantly Will Hurd
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  • Invasion of the Roman Empire
    Domestic Policy

    It’s Time for An American Reboot

    Invasion of the Roman Empire
    Jan 3, 2022 By Will Hurd
    Updated: Dec 27, 2023

    What the heck is a Goth? That’s a question that I’m sure was frequently asked in Rome in 476 AD — the year the Western Roman Empire fell after more than half a millenium of being the most powerful empire on the planet.

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  • Tyranny is Never Invincible
    Foreign Policy

    The New Cold War with the Chinese Government

    Tyranny is Never Invincible
    Dec 20, 2021 By Will Hurd
    Updated: Dec 27, 2023

    The Geopolitical Struggle for Global Leadership in Advanced Technology will determine whether the 21st Century Stays the American Century

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  • Rittenhouse Riot - Will Hurd's blog on Culture Wars
    Culture

    Culture Wars Will Prevent Us from Winning a New Cold War

    Rittenhouse Riot - Will Hurd's blog on Culture Wars
    Dec 6, 2021 By Will Hurd
    Updated: Dec 27, 2023

    Kyle Rittenhouse is neither a white supremacist nor a hero — he is a naive kid who should have stayed at home and let the national guard and the Kenosha police protect other people’s property. A jury of his peers finding that his use of his weapon was self-defense was the right decision, but that doesn’t change that for the rest of his life Rittenhouse is going to have to live with the fact that he was responsible for the deaths of two people, even if it was self-defense.

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  • Will hurd with family inside the car on Thanksgiving
    Culture

    How to Have a Joyful Thanksgiving

    Will hurd with family inside the car on Thanksgiving
    Nov 22, 2021 By Will Hurd
    Updated: Dec 27, 2023

    As we approach this Thanksgiving, many people feel that they don’t have that much to be thankful for because of this uniquely challenging time.

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  • General

    For Some, The Fight is Not Over

    Nov 8, 2021 By Will Hurd
    Updated: Dec 27, 2023

    According to the U.S.

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  • JFK NYT US imposes arms blockade on cuba on finding offensive missile sites. Kennedy ready for soviet showdown Cuban Missile Crisis - Will Hurd
    Foreign Policy

    What If The Cuban Missile Crisis Went Hot?

    JFK NYT US imposes arms blockade on cuba on finding offensive missile sites. Kennedy ready for soviet showdown Cuban Missile Crisis - Will Hurd
    Oct 25, 2021 By Will Hurd
    Updated: Dec 27, 2023

    In 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis the world came the closest in human history to a nuclear war.

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  • Facebook logo blurred out
    Technology

    Techlash

    Facebook logo blurred out
    Oct 11, 2021 By Will Hurd
    Updated: Dec 27, 2023

    “We make body image issues worse for one in three teen girls,” was a statement from a 2019 research report produced by Facebook on the impacts of Instagram (which is owned by Facebook) on teen mental health.

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  • Mexican immigrants, adults and kids, are standing next to the metal fence
    Foreign Policy

    Foreign Policy is Not Foreign

    Mexican immigrants, adults and kids, are standing next to the metal fence
    Sep 27, 2021 By Will Hurd
    Updated: Dec 27, 2023

    The Haitian Immigrant Crisis on our Southern border is a reminder that foreign policy is not foreign. This current crisis is a bit different from previous ones originating from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, because in this case you have nationals from one country (the Haitians) attempting to come to the United States from another country (Chile, Columbia, Panama), where they have been living for many years.

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  • Will Hurd - Climate Change, fire in the green forest
    Domestic Policy

    The Politics of Climate Change

    Will Hurd - Climate Change, fire in the green forest
    Sep 15, 2021 By Will Hurd
    Updated: Dec 27, 2023

    The World is getting weirder. Over one million people lost power in Louisiana recently because of its fourth natural disaster in twelve months.

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