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Oliver Buchannon
Jeff Connell

Veteran, husband, father. Sharing real takes on politics, history, and education.


Education Fails Dads Too: A Veteran’s Fight for Better Schools

Education Fails Dads Too: A Veteran’s Fight for Better Schools

A Disabled Veteran’s Call to Fix Schools for Kids and Parents

Teaching

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Creativity as a Lifeline: A Veteran’s Journey to Healing and a Call for Change

Creativity as a Lifeline: A Veteran’s Journey to Healing and a Call for Change

Mental Health

+10

How I Use Pinterest to Grow My Etsy Shop (and How You Can Too)

How I Use Pinterest to Grow My Etsy Shop (and How You Can Too)

EU Freezes Ukraine Aid Over Zelensky’s Power Grab: Billions at Risk and America Should Pay Attention

EU Freezes Ukraine Aid Over Zelensky’s Power Grab: Billions at Risk and America Should Pay Attention

American Taxpayer Interest

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Invisible Until Broken: A Veteran’s Reality in a System Built to Feed on the Wounded

Invisible Until Broken: A Veteran’s Reality in a System Built to Feed on the Wounded

VA Review Launched, But What About the Veterans Left Waiting?

VA Review Launched, But What About the Veterans Left Waiting?

5 Mental Health Hacks I Learned from the Military

5 Mental Health Hacks I Learned from the Military

A disabled veteran shares 5 military-inspired mental health hacks to manage PTSD and stress. Veteran Perspectives offers wellness tips grounded in real experience.

Balancing Marriage and Business: How Kari and I Make It Work

Balancing Marriage and Business: How Kari and I Make It Work

A disabled veteran, dad, and former teacher shares how he and his wife, Kari, balance life, love, PTSD, parenting, and an Etsy business. Get real advice from the heart on Veteran Perspectives

Mental Health

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Why Voiceover Work Could Be a Game-Changer for Veterans

Why Voiceover Work Could Be a Game-Changer for Veterans

A disabled veteran shares why voiceover work is ideal for veterans, with tips to start and how it supports mental health. Join Veteran Perspectives on Substack and Beehiiv.

Mental Health

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AI in Education: A Veteran Dad’s Call for Smarter Classrooms

AI in Education: A Veteran Dad’s Call for Smarter Classrooms

A Veteran Dad’s Case for Using AI to Empower Teachers and Personalize Learning

Veteran dad

+5

Teaching Kids Resilience: Lessons from a Veteran Dad

Teaching Kids Resilience: Lessons from a Veteran Dad

Why I’m Teaching My Kids Grit the Hard Way, and Why the System Won’t

#LifeSkillsMatter

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Don’t Let Veterans Pay the Price: Why Repealing the 90/10 Rule Betrays Our Heroes

Don’t Let Veterans Pay the Price: Why Repealing the 90/10 Rule Betrays Our Heroes

Protecting Our GI Bill: Why Veterans Must Fight to Save the 90/10 Rule

Veteran Entrepreneur

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Why Education Needs a Veteran’s Perspective: Fixing a Broken System

Why Education Needs a Veteran’s Perspective: Fixing a Broken System

A disabled veteran and former educator shares why education is failing and offers veteran-inspired solutions for reform.

Mental Health

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Making Money from Home as a Disabled Vet: What’s Working for Me, What’s Not

Making Money from Home as a Disabled Vet: What’s Working for Me, What’s Not

Discover how a disabled veteran earns from home with Etsy, affiliate marketing, and YouTube while managing PTSD. Join my journey on Substack and Beehiiv for real talk and tips.

Mental Health

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What They Don’t Tell You About Life After Service: A Veteran’s Take

What They Don’t Tell You About Life After Service: A Veteran’s Take

Teaching

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5 Military Lessons That Power My Small Business: Veteran Tips for Entrepreneurs

5 Military Lessons That Power My Small Business: Veteran Tips for Entrepreneurs

PTSD

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No, Duolingo CEO, Teachers Aren’t Daycare Workers. Here’s How AI Can Actually Help Education

No, Duolingo CEO, Teachers Aren’t Daycare Workers. Here’s How AI Can Actually Help Education

Duolingo’s CEO called schools “daycare centers” and said AI could replace teachers. As a former educator, I’m calling this out. Discover why teachers are irreplaceable and how AI can support, not supplant, them in classrooms.

Teaching

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From War Wounds to Written Words: How Blogging Helps Me Live with PTSD

From War Wounds to Written Words: How Blogging Helps Me Live with PTSD

PTSD

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Why Online Education Needs to Be an Expectation, Not Just an Option

Why Online Education Needs to Be an Expectation, Not Just an Option

Let’s Fix Education: Part 3: Schools, Leadership, and the Resistance to Change

Let’s Fix Education: Part 3: Schools, Leadership, and the Resistance to Change

Education

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Innovation in Education: It’s Time to Stop the Bullsh*t

Innovation in Education: It’s Time to Stop the Bullsh*t

Part Two: State Departments, School Boards, and Districts — Stuck in the Past and Slowing Down Progress

Part Two: State Departments, School Boards, and Districts — Stuck in the Past and Slowing Down Progress

South Korea: A Ticking Time Bomb – Why It’s the Most Dangerous Place You’re Not Paying Enough Attention To

South Korea: A Ticking Time Bomb – Why It’s the Most Dangerous Place You’re Not Paying Enough Attention To

North Korea

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Toxic Leadership in Education: The Silent Killer of School Culture

Toxic Leadership in Education: The Silent Killer of School Culture

Teaching

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10 Challenges of Fatherhood as a Veteran — And Why I'm Grateful for Every One of Them

10 Challenges of Fatherhood as a Veteran — And Why I'm Grateful for Every One of Them

Veteran

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