Retired Regents' Professor, Political Science, Texas State University, former editor, Armed Forces & Society journal, hiker, Lutheran, and happy grandmother!

Austin, TX
Joined November 2013
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Archbishop for the Military Services, Timothy Broglio, on the proposed livestream execution of Nidal Hasan: "Has the potential moral injury, which the members of the firing squad might experience, been considered?  Will the exposure of a live-stream to the young and impressionable during the 250th anniversary year of our independence be able to be repaired?  The US military generally enjoys a good reputation in the world.  Is there really a value to throwing them in the same boat with terrorists by broadcasting the image of the execution of a man in a wheel chair to the whole world?" milarch.org/archbishop-brogl…
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BREAKING: AMEN! The Catholic Church SLAMS Pete Hegseth’s big public execution announcement as a “barbaric promotion of a culture of death.” The gloves have really come off now… “It is with shock and great sorrow that I have learned of the Department of War’s decision to publicly livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan,” Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in an official statement. Yesterday, our alcoholic Fox News host turned “Secretary of War” proudly revealed that Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter who killed 13 people and injured 32 others in 2009, will be publicly executed. The announcment proved to be red meat for the so-called Christians in the MAGA movement, because apparently they’d rather live in Ancient Rome than in a civilized western democracy. They delight in carnage. “Our God is the God of life. In no way can Hassan’s actions be condoned but this decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered,” Archbishop Coakley continued. “The word of God exhorts us: ‘do not repay anyone evil for evil' (Romans 12:17). The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people.” “I pray for the intercession of Our Lady of Good Counsel that we as a nation may always choose life even in the most trying times and circumstances,” he added. We couldn’t agree more. Hasan, who is confined to a wheelchair due to gunshot injuries incurred during his attack, deserves to spend the rest of his life in a prison cell. Executing him in a public has nothing to do with justice and everything to do with an administration that fetishizes violence, particularly “holy” violence against Muslims, above all else. Hegseth and Trump are pandering to their base and dragging our entire nation into the gutter in the process. You can feel perfectly justified anger and even hatred for Hasan’s murderous actions and still not want to live in an Iron Age culture where people are killed in public by the government. Hegseth is taking a page right out of the ISIS playbook with this one and no doubt hopes that this display of brutality will prompt bloodthirsty young men to enlist in the military or ICE, which is exactly why the caliphate spread its execution videos online. These Christian Nationalists are exactly the same as the radical Islamists that they despise. America is truly circling the drain now. Thankfully, the Catholic Church is using its full weight as a 2000-year-old institution to take a moral stand against this demonic regime. We must all lend our voices to their fight for a juster, kinder, more Christ-like society. Please ❤️ and share to thank Archbishop Coakley for speaking out!
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Our October 2026 Issue is now available online! This Issue includes topics like military professionalism, motivations to serve, and military retention, to name a few. We appreciate every author and reviewer who contributed to this issue! Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/AFS…
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Scholar spotlight: Lindsay Cohn, one of our incredible Editorial Board Members, is a Full Professor at the U.S. Naval War College where she researches military organizations, civil-military relations, and foreign policy/public opinion. Thank you, Lindsay, for your support of the journal and your contributions to the field!
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In our latest AF&S podcast episode, we provide a synopsis of "Light Infantry as Peacekeepers in the Sinai" by David R. Segal, Theodore P. Furukawa, and Jerry C. Lindh. Listen here! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Psychological Capital and Subjective Well-Being Among University Students During Prolonged Armed Conflict: Examining the Civilian Front and Displacement in Israel - Batel Hazan-Liran, Ofra Walter, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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The US national security position is bad and getting worse. This helps to explain why. Thanks to data journalist and friend Mike Stucka for sharing this. The Wheels Are Coming Off othermeans.substack.com/p/th…
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An OUTSTANDING and much needed program!
I look forward to speaking tomorrow afternoon at the kickoff event for @RiceUniversity and their new Center for Science Communication and Public Engagement SCOPE headed by Dr. Scott Solomon. I will be on a panel with Houston’s @SciGuySpace who is one of my favorite science communicators and others events.rice.edu/event/437761…
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This is the interview Trump’s FCC doesn’t want you to see. We’re not just going up against the most corrupt politician in Texas. We’re going up against this entire corrupt system.
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New AF&S podcast out now! We're featuring "Riding the Tiger: Civilian Control and the Military in Democratizing Korea" by Aurel Croissant. Listen on Spotify! open.spotify.com/episode/7FV…
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Replying to @donwinslow
Ann Richards and Dolly Parton, sharing a moment. Two women who were unapologetically themselves: witty, strong, trailblazing, and larger than life.
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New AF&S podcast out! Today, we present "Perceptions of Espoused Versus Enacted Culture Around Sexual Misconduct and Other Offenses Among U.S. Military Service Members" by Jeffrey Lucas, Paul Hanges, Kelly Beavan, Jordan Epistola, Emily Forgo, and Debra Shapiro. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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After nearly 60 years of successful eradication in the United States, the New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) has reemerged in North America, prompting renewed surveillance & containment efforts due to its ability to infest & destroy living tissue in animals and humans.
TOMORROW! The next @UTOneHealth webinar is Thurs. August 27 at noon ET. Dan Grove will present a timely seminar on New World Screwworm, covering its history, modern day outbreaks, and plans for the future. To register, visit: onehealth.tennessee.edu/semi…
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Wow woke up this morning from a nightmare In what appears to be a real life version of the “ Twilight Zone”. The Story? A President of the United States had dumped ALL our Neighbors and Allies and Embraced Our Avowed Enemies Russia and North Korea. Woke up chuckling bc l knew it was a dream Bc nothing like that could ever happen in real life!
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New AF&S podcast out now! We're featuring "Authorship and Affiliation in Armed Forces and Society Volumes 1-25" by Morten Ender (@mortenender). Listen on Spotify! open.spotify.com/episode/0fh…
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Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Book Review: Military Politics: New Perspectives by Crosbie, T. (@crosbie_soc) (Ed.) - Donald S. Travis journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs…
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#MEMPHIS bumped up to #USAs #4! BIGGEST, DEADLIEST, MOST WASTE LITTERED #City! Rated #1 #Dangerous City by #Truckers in #Surveys #Tennessee
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Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Book Review: The New Australian Military Sociology: Antipodean Perspectives by West, B., & Carter C. (Eds.) - John Fowler (@jfowl37) journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs…
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