Jesse Humpal

I post about my current articles | Ph.D. | Military Officer

[War on the Rocks @WarOnTheRocks]

Who decides the National Guard’s role: governors or federal memos? https://t.co/D04W2VUJ4F

[War on the Rocks @WarOnTheRocks]

Who decides the National Guard’s role: governors or federal memos? https://t.co/CnzJyPmMEe

[Joe Chapa (@joechapa.bsky.social) @JosephOChapa]

The Audio version of my book, "Humanity by Proxy: Essays at The Intersection of Philosophy and AI" is now LIVE and available on Audible.

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[Jesse Humpal @jessehumpal]

When governors are not comfortable commanding, the federal government is happy to fill in.

[War on the Rocks @WarOnTheRocks]

The Guard’s dual mission is real, but the balance is getting rewritten from the top down. https://t.co/UGEVsboj28

[Foreign Affairs @ForeignAffairs]

The nature of global conflict is changing, and the United States needs to adapt to this new reality, writes @alexhnoyes. To do so, Washington “must close the seam between national security and daily life.”
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[Alex Noyes @alexhnoyes]

My latest rant on the need for governance-first security assistance

[War on the Rocks @WarOnTheRocks]

Who decides the National Guard’s role: governors or federal memos? https://t.co/5v4ur6Z4z4

[Jesse Humpal @jessehumpal]

Governors are their states’ National Guard commanders in chief. My latest lays out practical steps to act like it.

[Jesse Humpal @jessehumpal]

Governors are their states’ National Guard commanders in chief. My latest lays out practical steps to act like it.

[War on the Rocks @WarOnTheRocks]

The Guard’s dual mission is real, but the balance is getting rewritten from the top down. https://t.co/n62KetGzI3

[War on the Rocks @WarOnTheRocks]

The Guard’s dual mission is real, but the balance is getting rewritten from the top down. https://t.co/n62KetGzI3

[Jesse Humpal @jessehumpal]

My latest. Governors are commanders. They should act like it or they will lose the option to later on.

[War on the Rocks @WarOnTheRocks]

Who decides the National Guard’s role: governors or federal memos? https://t.co/VPqUiQkDSQ

[War on the Rocks @WarOnTheRocks]

Who decides the National Guard’s role: governors or federal memos? https://t.co/VPqUiQkDSQ

[Faytuks Network @FaytuksNetwork]

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[Faytuks Network @FaytuksNetwork]

War on the Rocks commentary written by @jessehumpal says an Aug 2025 National Guard Bureau memo told every state to stand up “quick reaction forces” for civil disorder, standardizing timelines, curricula and equipment, before a Supreme Court order blocked a Guard deployment to Chicago. It warns federally defined domestic “readiness” can become a default, narrowing governors’ flexibility to design and lead their guards the way that makes sense for their states, and leaving states to absorb backlash and lawsuits if deployments go wrong.

[Jesse Humpal @jessehumpal]

To maintain sovereignty, and prevent federal overreach, governors must act the the commanders they are. My latest in ⁦@WarOnTheRocks⁩ https://t.co/kiJET7pbgj

[Jesse Humpal @jessehumpal]

Cc: @alexhnoyes @PoliSciatNU @af_academy

[Jesse Humpal @jessehumpal]

To maintain sovereignty, and prevent federal overreach, governors must act the the commanders they are. My latest in ⁦@WarOnTheRocks⁩ https://t.co/kiJET7pbgj

[Nikolas Gvosdev @FPRI_Orbis]

Also connects with the U.S. strategy for the critical supply chain corridors from Africa …

[Nikolas Gvosdev @FPRI_Orbis]

We have an "industrial resilience gap" that needs to be addressed. 2/ https://t.co/NUaKDmmHik

[Nikolas Gvosdev @FPRI_Orbis]

Concerning report from @jessehumpal and @JaharaMatisek over at @FPRI on the decline of the U.S. industrial ecosystem and what that portends for coping with coming challenges. 1/