Every December, the explanation arrives on schedule. Delays are blamed on an “unprecedented” surge in holiday packages, as though Christmas were a rogue variable rather than a fixed feature of the calendar. The language is familiar—seasonal strain, temporary disruption, short-term overload. Reassuring in tone, managerial in posture. The problem is not that these explanations are … Continue reading The Mail Still Runs. The System Does Not.
Author: Jeremy B. Blevins
Jeremy Blevins writes and speaks at the intersection of cybersecurity, technology, and society. An Army veteran, cybersecurity practitioner, and educator, he brings more than two decades of experience in governance, risk, compliance, and technical workforce development.
Boats Against the Current
“There is nothing new under the sun.” These opening words of Ecclesiastes (1:1–11) are not a lament, but a reminder. The crises, uncertainties, and upheavals we experience are echoes of challenges that have come before. Generations rise and fall, societies face turbulence, and yet human life — with its work, care, and attention — endures. … Continue reading Boats Against the Current
The Man in Black Ethos
Johnny Cash once explained why he wore black, and in doing so offered something rarer than fashion advice: a moral posture. The black clothes were not a costume, and they were not a rejection of the world. They were a reminder. A signal that while some move through life comfortably, others are quietly crushed beneath … Continue reading The Man in Black Ethos
My First Published “Article”
Years ago, at the ripe old age of 15, one of the greatest magazines of the era published my astute observation on how to deal with one of the "bad guys" of the 20th century: Why don't we just send Saddam Hussein a skateboard and a halfpipe and let him kill himself? Source: https://www.thrashermagazine.com/imagesV2/Burnout/2013/Magazine_1991/May_1991/TH0591May1991p6-7_800t.jpg
Brother Jonathan And Uncle Sam: Two Faces Of American Identity
Uncle Sam is not your neighbor. He never was. He points, he commands, he recruits. He appears when taxes are due, when wars begin, when authority needs a face. For more than a century, Americans have treated this as natural — as if the republic itself could only be imagined as a stern, aging uncle … Continue reading Brother Jonathan And Uncle Sam: Two Faces Of American Identity
William Blevins and the Cherokee Nation: A Historical Intersection
When settlers pushed into the Tennessee frontier, they weren’t the first to chart the land — the Cherokee had been here for centuries, and their story intersects with the Blevins family in ways both documented and legendary. In tracing the life — or perhaps lives — of William Blevins, father and son, it’s worth stepping … Continue reading William Blevins and the Cherokee Nation: A Historical Intersection
The Curious Case of the King of Mann — A Coda
In 2013, I wrote about David Drew Howe, the Maryland man who briefly stepped into the public eye by asserting a hereditary claim to the medieval title “King of Mann.” At the time, his story was circulating widely enough to merit attention: an American genealogical enthusiast announcing a royal lineage, a minor media stir, and … Continue reading The Curious Case of the King of Mann — A Coda
