2022 Is Gonna Be a Blast! Plus, the National Guard’s Misguided Mission at the Border

Investigations find disorder, lack of purpose, and extreme boredom among soldiers deployed to peaceful border communities.

Welcome to 2022. Before starting on The Border Chronicle’s first post of the year, I was telling myself that I’d start off with something positive and reassuring. But I spent most of my Christmas break in existential crisis about the future of our country.

With midterm elections next November, it’s going to be a nail-biting year. The U.S.-Mexico border, …