My recent op-ed on Food for Peace, a valuable element of American soft power, one that benefits American farmers and mariners as well as poor people around the world: https://www.thewellnews.com/opinions/shipping-farming-and-american-soft-power/

In an op-ed for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, I show why waiving the Jones Act does not help consumers, but does harm maritime security:
https://richmond.com/opinion/column/article_203b6b68-6c11-424c-bf6a-bd79a6db6a36.html

Yesterday, for Bastille Day, I published an article about the U.S. and French navies, and how they can help each other:

The U.S. Should Buy France an Aircraft Carrier

My most recent article analyzing the waiving of the Jones Act. The waiver has not lowered gasoline prices. It has empowered China, enriched oil companies, and undermined national security:
https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2026/06/23/shipping_waiver_subsidizes_beijings_fleet_and_weakens_shipyards_1190365.html

A short story of mine that was recently published: https://www.jokesliteraryreview.com/london-falling-michael-purzycki

One of the national security issues I frequently write about is the Jones Act. It is critical to American maritime security, and waiving it has undermined that security. Here is my most recent article on the Jones Act:
https://www.thewellnews.com/opinions/trumps-shipping-waiver-is-bad-for-national-security/