The Empire of Unwanted Births

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From the vantage point of someone who has spent enough time in uniform to know what real threats look like, it’s always instructive to watch a much larger state invent imaginary ones. Some governments worry about missiles; the Northern Colossus worries about whether its citizens are having enough state-approved sex. Different risk matrices, same existential drama.

Their latest stroke of national genius is a full-spectrum campaign against the most dangerous … Read the rest

Dead Man Walking: How Diabetes Saved My Life

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Content 16+ A hundred years ago, a diagnosis of diabetes was a death sentence. No insulin, no modern medicine, no way out. A slow, painful demise. By that definition, I am a dead man walking. And yet, here I am—stronger, healthier, more alive than I have ever been. It’s a strange paradox: the very thing that should have stolen my life gave it back to me instead.

Before diabetes, I … Read the rest