James Jeffrey
James Jeffrey is a British journalist and writer who splits his time between the US, the UK, and further afield, and writes for various international media. He previously served in Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan with the British Army. He is finishing a book about his army experiences and the challenges of leaving the military and adjusting to a strange new civilian world. Follow him on Twitter: @jrfjeffrey and Instagram: james_rfj.
Posts by James Jeffrey
Beyond the Battlefield
Research in America is parsing the depths of psychological trauma, revealing invisible injuries beyond the traditional diagnosis of PTSD. This has important applications for... Read More
Trans Tolerance Has Some Texas Parents Looking for Alternatives to Public School
Texans aren’t exactly known for their love of big government, although many willingly adhere to a higher form of rule: organized religion. More and... Read More
Changing Times in America’s Execution Capital
A father’s successful struggle to spare the son who killed the rest of the family highlights how Texas, historically America’s top executioner, is moving... Read More
The Making of a Modern Pilgrim
The Camino de Santiago is a pilgrimage like no other, defying conventional wisdom about what constitutes a pilgrim, and about the supposedly unavoidable schism... Read More
The Houston Riot of 1917
The streets of Houston down which rioting black soldiers marched 100 years ago are now inevitably gentrified with lovely looking houses, as residents—almost all... Read More
A Redaction of Heroism
OVER THE last few years the use of drones—unmanned aerial vehicles—has generated much debate and concern in the media and among the public. How... Read More