Cognitive Warfare: The Fight You’re Already In (Whether You Know It or Not)

NATO didn’t invent cognitive warfare, but they did something important: they named it. And once you name something, you can’t pretend it isn’t there. Their definition isn’t wrapped in science fiction or Hollywood nonsense. It’s blunt. Cognitive warfare is about influencing or disrupting how people think in order to shape what they do. Not just soldiers, not just leaders—everyone. Entire populations. Allies, adversaries, and increasingly, your own backyard.

Mind Games: How They Play Us; Part III

Mind Games: How They Play Us; Part III — You’re Not as Smart as You Think: The Psychology of Being Easily Played (and the Way Out) Here’s where we get honest: The biggest vulnerability in this whole system isn’t the internet. It isn’t Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Congress, or the Russians. It’s your brain. You are …

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The Battle for the Mind Amidst Meaningless Elections

Declassified but still redacted MKULTRA document of government approval of LSD experiments on American citizens without their consent. (Public domain image / Wikimedia Commons)

I’m going to ask you to push yourself beyond all that you are and believe. I’m a staunch political conservative and I believe deeply in God, despite my fatal flaws. Every time I’m asked to look at something from another perspective, I learn to think more deeply about God and country and end up right …

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