I left the courtroom before the judge announced his sentence. I couldn’t watch. It wasn’t technically my...
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Polls vs. Odds: Part III
In two previous articles (here and here) I looked at how the polls for the Democratic nominee for President...
Chapter 22: Why, Indeed
If both individual and organizational greed largely describe the “Why” of Chapter 20, the final reason for...
Chapter 21: Back to Okinawa
I was stoic on the ride to the airport. It had nothing to do with emotional control; it was strictly a...
Chapter 19: Working Behind the Scenes
Executive Order 13139, which implements 10 U.S.C. § 1107, clearly states that the requirements it...
Chapter 18: The Walking Wounded
One year ago today, I was stationed in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. I received my fourth anthrax vaccine. That’s...
Chapter 15 – The Stay
“Well, if they’re going to issue the stay at all, now would be a good time! I mean, if no stay today, by...
Chapter 14 – Secretary Cohen’s “Four Points”
In December of 1997, the anthrax vaccine manufacturer was shut down and could not manufacture anything...
Chapter 11: United States v. Stonewall, July 2000
“Are you ready?’ Justin and I collected our paperwork. I had defended Marines and sailors facing a lot more...
Chapter 9 – The History of the Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA)
The first use of a human anthrax vaccine took place in 1954.[i] The primary purpose for an anthrax vaccine,...