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Aug 16, 2021

The Final Betrayal: Requiem for Afghanistan

The worst part of my job was not knowing. Now, the worst part is not knowing why.

The Final Betrayal: Requiem for Afghanistan

Peter Hitzeman

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Dec 7, 2020

The State Will Not Save Us from COVID-19

For the last seven decades, the worst news a private citizen could receive is that the US government has declared war on their behalf. The…

The State Will Not Save Us from COVID-19

Peter Hitzeman

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Mar 22, 2020

Pandora Will Have Her Say

As our leaders grasp for solutions to the COVID-19 crisis, what thought is being given to second- and third-order effects?

Pandora Will Have Her Say

Peter Hitzeman

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Aug 5, 2019

The Macabre Dance of Mass Murder

The worst feeling to wash over me in the hours since the mass shooting that rocked my beloved hometown is the numbness of resignation…

The Macabre Dance of Mass Murder

Peter Hitzeman

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Jan 14, 2019

The Rescue of American Bicycle Racing

If “road is dead,” it’s because we are killing it.

The Rescue of American Bicycle Racing

Peter Hitzeman

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Dec 5, 2018

The Moral Imperative of Fitness

Several lifetimes ago, in a smelly storage closet adjacent to the basketball court in a Midwestern high school, a goateed civics teacher…

The Moral Imperative of Fitness

Peter Hitzeman

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Nov 12, 2018

Carrots, Sticks, Drugs, and the Law of Unintended Consequences

The midterm elections are finally behind us, and we can now all enjoy approximately twelve minutes of bliss before the next cycle begins…

Carrots, Sticks, Drugs, and the Law of Unintended Consequences

Peter Hitzeman

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Oct 9, 2018

The Discarded Strategies to Combat Sexual Violence

We must equip women for the world they live in, rather than the one we wish existed.

The Discarded Strategies to Combat Sexual Violence

Peter Hitzeman

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Sep 26, 2018

Stop Rocking My Vote

You may have heard there’s an election coming up. If the pundits are to be believed, this episode of American Politics (the reality show)…

Stop Rocking My Vote

Peter Hitzeman

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Mar 5, 2018

What Are You Going to Do About It?

A lifetime ago, I sat on a couch in my brother’s living room, swirling the last bit of brown liquid around the bottom of a tumbler. We had…

What Are You Going to Do About It?

Peter Hitzeman

Peter Hitzeman

Veteran, writer, athlete, and acute observer of the world. Aspiring author, studious coach, reluctant tech nerd, and dogged pragmatist.

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