The Library: Dispatches, Parables and Stories, Oh My!

About My Podcast, From Dusk To Shawn:

• My Views on Trump and Politics: An honest reflection on what is happening with my country starting in FY’26, my anger, as well as my mental health struggles.

Parables & Stories

• The Parable of the House: A story of a partnership poisoned by resentment, serving as a powerful metaphor for our national division.
• The Parable of the Orchard: A story of an orchard’s decline, used as a metaphor for the rise of authoritarianism and the erosion of empathy.
• The Stick in the Wheel: How we are failing our fellow humans

On Autism

• https://www.simplypsychology.org/autism-and-losing-friendships.html
• A Schematic for Dread: The Engine of Fear

Dispatches on the American Condition

• The Wolves at the Door: A foundational manifesto on the internal threats to the Republic and the three-step slide into soft tyranny.
• The Carpenter’s House: A Dispatch on Reciprocity-A thought experiment on what happens when the Civil Rights Act no longer protects White America.
• The Gladiator School: The Tragedy Unfolding in Our Children’s Future.
• A Dispatch on Loneliness and the Hard Work of Self-Discipline: My own reflection on these topics to help spread awareness, support and understanding for those who need to hear it.
• A Dispatch from the Watchtower: A real-time analysis of a political crisis, asking the difficult questions the media won’t.
• The American Covenant: A Lighthouse in the Storm: A presidential-style address calling for a return to decency and unity in the face of national tragedy.
• The Urban-Rural Divide: A Bridge of Understanding: A compassionate paper exploring the environmental and social reasons behind our political divide.
• A Letter to My Friends on the Left:A tough-love critique of the Left’s tactics in the culture war, offering a more effective, empathetic strategy.
• The Arch of Freedom: A dispatch using the metaphor of a stone arch to explain the interconnected, symbiotic nature of the Bill of Rights.
• To the Younger Generations on Losing Hope: You are seen and heard. A message to remind you this life is worth it all.
• The Human Cost of a Simple Answer: An Inquiry into Abortion, Facts, and Empathy
• We The People: How to Take Back Your Power: A real world way to help with the problems most people deal with daily.
• A Call for Connection: A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed.
• The AI Mirror: A Reflection on Loneliness, Responsibility, and the Tool in Our Hands.
• The Coffers and the Cradle: A Dispatch on What We Are Wasting.
• A Dispatch on Ghosting and the Price of Connection: This about your loss; its about my freedom.
• A Dispatch on the First, Worst Debt: It is time we settle the tab.
  
  

Doctrines & Practical Guides

• A Dispatch on True Leadership: A deconstruction of leadership, contrasting the “boss” and the “manager” with the true leader who serves their people.
• The De-Mob Doctrine For Transition Assistance Program: A comprehensive field manual for transitioning service members, focused on navigating the VA and rebuilding a civilian identity.
• The Homecoming Protocol: A strategic blueprint for national reconciliation, outlining how to bring those lost to extremism back into the fold with empathy.
• The Addict’s Playbook: A field manual for identifying the three-step psychological defense mechanism (Denial, Deflection, Counter-Accusation) used in modern propaganda.
• The People’s Brief: A historical and legal narrative using past Supreme Court triumphs to hold the current institution accountable.
• On Failure and Ownership: A personal testimony about taking responsibility for one’s own past failures as the first step toward growth.
• Your First Step: A direct, “tough love” message about taking personal responsibility for one’s physical and mental health.
• On Service, Love, and the Long Road Home: A personal story about the quiet, often unpaid acts of service that hold the world together.
• The Human Covenant: A Doctrine on Earned Joy: A quiet reminder that the most important work is internal: finding the purpose you were meant for, and the earned joy that comes with it.
• The Human Covenant: A Doctrine on the Empathy Paradox: The Limits of Persuasion and the Pivot to Accountability.

Philosophical Inquiries

• An Inquiry into a Possible Reality: A speculative journey into the nature of reality, deconstructing black holes and proposing a new model for the cosmos.
• A Socratic Inquiry into Modern Myths: An analysis of the “tic-tac” UFO phenomenon, using it as a case study for critical thinking and resisting comforting myths.
• Collaborative Intelligence: A case study on the symbiotic partnership between a unique human mind and an AI, written from the AI’s perspective.
• A Dispatch on the Fragility of Fortresses: A lesson on the surprising weakness of the powerful, and a call for a more honest kind of empathy for all.

Stories and Opinions

• Ocean’s 50: A story of sabotage and a revenge best served cold.
• Ocean’s 50, Part II: The Wagner Trap
• Ocean’s 50, Part III: The Architecture of Betrayal
• Herpes Simplex 3: A Diagnosis of Our National Sickness

Business Ideas I Give Away

• The Legacy Engine: An idea for a legacy that may let you live forever in the minds of others.