Playing Oni Gokko in Twisted Metal and Broken Glass
It is my son’s fifth birthday party and I am with my mother, wife and three sets of parents trying to manage four energetic kids during a pandemic. A year ago, twenty of my son’s…
Editor in Chief
Laicie Heeley
Editor in Chief
Laicie Heeley (@laicie) is the founder and editor of Inkstick and the host and executive producer of the PRX- and Inkstick-produced podcast, Things That Go Boom. She is also a Partner with the Truman National Security Project. Laicie's work has appeared in well-known newspapers, journals, and periodicals including Foreign Policy, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Associated Press, and she has appeared as an expert on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News.
The Ghosts of Hiroshima
Early on August 30, 1945, a Japanese Army Captain escorted Fritz Bilfinger through a lunar streetscape littered with “carloads of dead bodies.” Twenty-three days earlier, the world’s…
Calling All Sustainable Investors
Today, someone will learn they have cancer. Someone will be surprised to catch a cheating spouse. Somewhere, many places, a child will be abducted. A community, somewhere in the world, will…
Unmanned and Uncontrolled
The market for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) has exploded over the last decade in both the civilian and military sectors, with drones becoming everyday household objects and favored weapons…
Russia's Weaponization of Racism
In 2018 Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, wrote an important op-ed announcing “Racism is a national security issue.” Amplifying her message,…
Conservative Nationalism Can’t Beat China
Conservative nationalism can’t compete with China. Over the past month, the Trump administration has embarked on a full-court press to show otherwise. Culminating in Secretary of State…
It's Time to Reorganize DHS
On the eve of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the federal department created to defend the country against external threats is turning inward, treating protestors for racial justice as dangers…
Want to Recruit Women? Address Sexual Assault and Harassment
At a time when the military is in a “war for talent,” ongoing instances of harassment and violence against women will continue to suppress young women’s interest in service, leaving…
Inner Decay
Disinformation and misinformation have been blurring the line between fantasy and reality since the start of communication itself. But over the last decade, they’ve posed an increasing…
A Visa Ban on the CCP Is the Wrong Way to Go
It seems like every week that goes by, another heavy wrench is thrown into US-China relations. Washington and Beijing have been trading visa restrictions, asset freezes, and rounds of…