Published inI Ain’t Marching AnymoreSome news, and an Appeal for RedressCan’t believe it’s been almost three months since I last posted here. I knew I was depressed, my disability woes distracting from my…Jul 1Jul 1
Aaron Bushnell Opposed All “State-Sanctioned Violence”If you know and read me, you knew I’d write about Aarron Bushnell, and perhaps reference Norman Morrison. Waging Nonviolence agreed …Mar 16Mar 16
Process notes: Sieges then and nowI’m thinking a lot about sieges. Of course you are, Lombardi, you’re writing a novel that takes place during the Hundred Years’ War, an era…Nov 24, 2023Nov 24, 2023
Published inI Ain’t Marching Anymoret“Military resistance is conscience in action”Nov 4, 2023Nov 4, 2023
#ChrisRereads, Day Two: The Case for Cancel CultureI was excited when I first heard of this book by Ernest Owens, an acclaimed Philly writer and leader in PABJ (the Philadelphia Association…Nov 29, 2022Nov 29, 2022
Chris Re-Reads: A new seriesI’m a fast reader, always have been; in third grade I raced a classmate to be the first to finish H.G. Wells’ Journey to the Center of the…Nov 28, 2022Nov 28, 2022
Published inI Ain’t Marching AnymoreThe U.S. Military and White Supremacy: A HistoryI wrote the piece below for ON WATCH, the quarterly magazine of the Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild. When I was asked…Jun 20, 2022Jun 20, 2022
As Russia Invades Ukraine, Let’s Follow Our Best Instincts, Not Our WorstBy Chris LombardiFeb 27, 2022Feb 27, 2022
“Make the treaty, Sir!As anniversaries go, February 2 is an equivocal one for American and Mexican history: That date in 1848 was when the Treaty of Guadalupe…Feb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022
Published inI Ain’t Marching AnymoreConscientious objection is the thing with feathers.One of the very last things I accomplished in 2021 was draft a conclusion to that chapter I’ve been co-authoring for the upcoming Oxford…Jan 3, 2022Jan 3, 2022
