5 Life-Changing Ways To Strategic Leadership For The 21st Century We’re witnessing one of the most dramatic trends ever witnessed in the history of the United States—by virtue of the explosion of democracy in our contemporary countries. We join with the world’s top generals to discuss how we should go about turning the tide. James Gordon Taylor is an award-winning combat sports writer, journalist, and political analyst. He is a contributing columnist for Newsweek A proud member of the Academy of Leadership’s Defense Writers Committee and the recipient of the prestigious Gordon Taylor Awards from the International Security Affairs Society, James see here now lives in Denver, Colorado with his wife and two young daughters.