Mike Maden, Ph.D.

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Historian & Author — field_542d8190101fc

Mike Maden grew up working in the canneries, feed mills and slaughterhouses of California’s San Joaquin Valley. A lifelong fascination with history and warfare ultimately led to a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California at Davis with a focus on conflict and technology in international relations. Like millions of others, he first became a Tom Clancy fan after reading The Hunt for Red October, and began his published fiction career in the same techno-thriller genre, starting with Drone and the sequels, Blue Warrior, Drone Command and Drone Threat. After spending over a decade in Dallas, Maden now lives in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee.

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Author Mike Maden "...knows the ins-and-outs of an action story and can certainly take readers to the edge of their seats when it comes to thrills."...

Featured on: Tuesday, June 12, 2018

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July 10, 2026

Penna Dexter

Judge Hensley’s Win

Eleven years ago, the United States Supreme Court issued the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision that brought same sex marriage to every state. This — despite the fact that 31 states had specifical...

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Kerby Anderson

AI Bubble

Is AI investing in a bubble? That is a question that Wall Street and Main Street are asking. Lots of money will be spent on AI. Analysts at J.P. Morgan estimate that up to $5 trillion will be spent by...

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Kerby Anderson

Great Relearning Again

Three years ago, I wrote a commentary about the “great relearning.” The phrase was coined by novelist Tom Wolfe who was talking about the hippies of Haight-Ashbury. They decided to toss out lessons ab...

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