Scott Douglas Jacobsen
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen is the publisher of In-Sight Publishing (ISBN: 978-1-0692343) and Editor-in-Chief of In-Sight: Interviews (ISSN: 2369-6885). He is a member in good standing of numerous media organizations.
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Mikey Weinstein on Military Purges, Christian Nationalism, and U.S. Defense Integrity
Michael Weinstein has spent more than two decades in a fight he believes is existential—not merely for the U.S. military, but for American democracy itself. A 1977 honours graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and a former Air Force judge advocate, Weinstein later served in legal posts within the Reagan White House, including during the Iran–Contra investigation. In 2005, he founded the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) after concluding that religious coercion—particularly forms of militant Christian nationalism—had taken root inside the armed forces. Since then, MRFF has represented more than 100,000 service members and veterans of every major faith. Although the overwhelming majority of its clients identify as Christian, many seek the foundation's help because they feel marginalized for not conforming to a particular ideological or theological mould.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsenabout 11 hours ago in Interview
Nataliya Plaksiyenko-Butyrska, Ukraine and East Asia: How China, Japan, and North Korea Are Reshaping Global Security Ties
Nataliya Plaksiyenko-Butyrska is an Associated Senior Fellow at the New Europe Center and an expert on East Asia. Nataliya Plaksiyenko-Butyrska is a Ukrainian foreign-policy analyst and East Asia specialist serving as an Associate Senior Fellow at the New Europe Center. Her work focuses on the Asia-Pacific, China’s regional influence, and Ukraine’s relations with Asian partners. She has written more than 100 analytical pieces and contributed to major Ukrainian media outlets. Her background includes studies in journalism, diplomacy, and Korean institutions, informing her policy analysis and public commentary today across Europe and Asia alike.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsena day ago in Education
Anna Dorosh, Supporting War-Affected Children in Ukraine: Grassroots Impact and Public Service
Anna Dorosh is a Ukrainian public-sector professional working in the Cabinet Secretariat of Ukraine, with expertise in European integration and strategic communications. She is a former assistant to the Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine. She is the initiator of an independent charitable project supporting children in difficult life circumstances, especially families affected by war and disability, SvyatKYOU. Dorosh has drawn on earlier experience in project management, stakeholder engagement, communications, and fundraising, including work connected to the Chernivtsi City Council, to build partnerships and expand practical support for vulnerable children in Ukraine.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen2 days ago in Families
Oksana Ivanets on Military Journalism, War Trauma, and Witnessing Russian Crimes in Ukraine
Oksana Ivanets is a Ukrainian military journalist and lieutenant colonel who served in both the State Border Guard Service and the Armed Forces of Ukraine. She has been a special correspondent for ArmyInform. She has reported from the frontline and recently de-occupied areas, especially in the Kharkiv region, documenting war crimes, occupation conditions, returning prisoners, and the experiences of soldiers and civilians under attack. Her work combines military communications, field reporting, and witness-based storytelling. In this interview, she reflects on service, trauma, propaganda, frontline ethics, and the moral burden of recording violence while preserving Ukraine’s war testimony for future history.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen2 days ago in Families
Khrystyna Kurhanska on DoLadu Support Veteran Rehabilitation
Khrystyna Kurhanska is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, aromatherapist, and mental-health advocate based in Kyiv. She is chair of the board and public head of the NGO DoLadu, registered in November 2022 to support the mental health, rehabilitation, and reintegration of Ukrainian defenders, veterans, and the wider public. Public speaker bios state that DoLadu has operated mental-health centres in Kyiv hospitals and served more than 1,650 people, while later public interviews cite assistance to more than 1,800 service members. Kurhanska also founded the aroma-branding agency Ol.factory and Kamana perfume store, combining business, sensory design, psychology, and veteran-focused social recovery work.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen3 days ago in Education
Dr. Stephen Hupp on Scientific Skepticism, Misinformation, and CSICon’s Role in Defending Evidence-Based Thinking
Stephen Hupp, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and Executive Director of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. He also serves as editor of Skeptical Inquirer, a leading publication promoting science and reason. Hupp’s work focuses on evidence-based psychological treatments, critical thinking, and the debunking of pseudoscience. Through research, writing, and public engagement, he advances scientific literacy and advocates for rigorous standards in mental health practice and public discourse.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen4 days ago in Interview
Faye Callaghan: UNFPA Protects Maternity Care in Ukraine Under Russian Attack
Faye Callaghan is a midwife and maternal health specialist working in international humanitarian settings. Public sources identify her with the United Nations Population Fund and describe her as a midwife with a Master’s in Reproductive and Sexual Health Research. She previously served as a Midwifery Mentor for UNFPA in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, and later led UK-Med’s mission to establish a maternal health department in Gaza. In this interview, she discusses UNFPA’s support for maternity and sexual and reproductive health services in wartime Ukraine, especially bunkerized facilities, emergency neonatal care, and the pressures facing staff, mothers, and newborns under attack there.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen6 days ago in Education
Harnik Vazgenovich Karanlgtsyan on Veterans, Trauma, and Reintegration
Harnik Vazgenovich Karanlgtsyan is a Ukrainian veteran leader, civic organizer, and founder of veteran-support initiatives. Publicly listed as founder of the charitable foundation Spadok since 2015 and the civic organization Nebaiduzhi Hromadiany Horenky since 2020, he later created and led the Hostomel Volunteer Formation of the Territorial Community in February 2022 during the defense of Kyiv region. He is identified by Zakhyst+ as a war veteran, founder of the project, chairman of its board, and an adviser on interaction with military personnel and formations. His work now emphasizes veteran dignity, reintegration, public education, and practical community support in wartime Ukraine.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen6 days ago in Interview
Zainab Chaudry on Jerusalem Holy Site Restrictions, Religious Freedom, and International Law
Zainab Chaudry, Pharm.D., is Maryland Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations and serves as a spokesperson on issues involving civil liberties, religious freedom, education, and public policy. Based in Maryland, she has represented CAIR in media, legislative, and community forums and has appeared in recent statewide advocacy efforts, including Muslim Lobby Day initiatives in Annapolis and Maryland advocacy. In 2015, she was appointed to the Maryland State Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and Baltimore media later profiled her as one of the city’s most prominent civil rights leaders.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen7 days ago in Interview
Claus Volko on Symbiont Conversion, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Experimental Proof of Success
Claus D. Volko, M.D. born in October 1983, is the son of a teacher and an engineer. He showed an early interest in computing and began contributing to computer magazines at the age of ten. By twelve, he had become co-editor of an electronic magazine on computer art, where he played a leading role in expanding its readership. Volko later completed degrees in medicine, medical informatics, and computational intelligence before entering the private sector as a software engineer. In parallel with his industry work, he published medical research and pursued ideas intended to address the problem of antimicrobial resistance.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen7 days ago in Education
Maxim Chubik on Approaches to Veteran Trauma Rehabilitation in Ukraine
Maxim Chubik is a Ukrainian military psychologist, psychotherapist, veteran of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and trainer-psychologist with DoLadu Camp, focused on veteran rehabilitation and psychological recovery. He is a specialist in psychodrama, group and individual psychological support, and veteran and family rehabilitation camps. He has also been identified as a veteran and psychologist with the psychological support line for military personnel and their loved ones through the nationwide #VARTOZHYTY initiative. Chubik’s work centers on trauma recovery, communication between veterans and civilians, family reintegration, and practical pathways for sustained psychological support after intensive rehabilitation programs.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen7 days ago in Education
Brandon Feick on Intelligence Testing, AI, Creativity, and the Philosophy of Good
Brandon Feick is an independent high-range I.Q. test writer associated with the Glia Society. He is credited with tests including The Breeze, Random Feickery, The Tempest, and Magnum Opus. He has appeared in interviews discussing intelligence, intuition, language, and creativity. In conversation, Feick presents himself as a speculative, intuitive thinker interested in problem-solving beyond conventional metrics, the limits of language, and the hidden architecture of thought. His reflections combine personal experience, abstract philosophy, and a restless curiosity about the mind, meaning, and human potential in an era of AI change.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen8 days ago in Interview
