How I Predicted the Breaking Bad Ending

by Dan Jeffries | Oct 1, 2013 | Art, Books, Drugs, Uncategorized, Writing, Education, Enlightenment, How-Tos, News, Psychology, Reviews, Satori, TV | 0 comments

Sometimes being a writer can ruin stories for you because you can see endings coming a mile away. Unfortunately, I sometimes forget this is not the case for my friends and I totally killed the Breaking Bad ending for a few folks by predicting every beat. Some people...

Zero Dark Thirty and the American Crossroads

by Dan Jeffries | Jan 9, 2013 | Uncategorized, News, Politics, World Events | 0 comments

I thought about calling this post “Zero Dark Thirty and Why Bin Laden Won,” but after seeing the movie I realized I had more complicated feelings about where America is and where we’re going. I wanted to say Bin Laden won because in many ways Bin Laden was...

In a Free Society There is No Right to Not be Offended

by Dan Jeffries | Oct 25, 2012 | News, Politics, World Events | 0 comments

You’re an asshole. Maybe those aren’t the first words that you expected to read, but that’s your problem. What if I went further and said your religion is dangerous and no better than a cult? Your entire worldview is ridiculous, in fact. Does this offend you? Maybe it...

No Easy Day Offers an Action Packed Account of the Mission that Killed Bin Laden

by Dan Jeffries | Sep 8, 2012 | Books, News, Politics, Reviews | 0 comments

There’s nothing like sex and violence if you want the hit the top of the best seller charts, so it’s no surprise that the violent No Easy Day rocketed to number 1 on Amazon, thrusting aside the sex and bondage extravaganza 50 Shades of Grey. Since...

Why Most Revolutions Fail

by Dan Jeffries | Aug 3, 2012 | News, Politics, Psychology, World Events | 1 comment

As I watch all the hope and promise drain out of the Arab Spring, it got me thinking about why most revolutions fail.  Not long ago the military regime of Egypt passed a series of laws that stripped the incoming president of all power and guaranteed their military...

Chinese Ghost Cities and a Tale of Two Chinas

by Dan Jeffries | May 13, 2012 | Writing, News, Politics | 1 comment

As I get deeper into designing my Chinese Sci-Fi novel, I’ve started reading more and more about the rising dragon.  Americans don’t spend a lot of time paying attention to much beyond their shores, but when they do, they spend a disproportionate amount of...