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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

The Hickory Hound Frequently Asked Questions

 πŸΎ Hickory Hound – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

By Commander James Thomas Shell
Strategist. Economist. Cultural Statesman.


❓ What is the Hickory Hound?

The Hickory Hound is a platform of strategic civic intelligence—focused on culture, class, and the economics of dignity in the Foothills Corridor and beyond.

It’s not a news blog. It’s not an opinion column.
It’s a command post—for those who still believe in working-class honor, clear-eyed truth, and quiet strength.


πŸ“Š What role does economics play?

Economics is the spine of every story we tell.
We track:

  • Deindustrialization and its human cost

  • Regional decline masked by surface growth

  • Workforce erosion, youth flight, and wage suppression

  • Infrastructure failures dressed as innovation

  • How money moves—and how power hides

The Hound exposes the gaps between official narrative and on-the-ground reality.


🧠 What subjects are covered?

  • Cultural Decline: How we lost our story—and how we get it back

  • Economic Displacement: Broken promises, empty factories, shrinking futures

  • Civic Drift: When leadership goes quiet, and accountability vanishes

  • Class Warfare: Not left vs. right—but haves vs. forgotten

  • Strategic Hope: Not optimism, not doom—clear moves forward


πŸ§‘‍✈️ Who is Commander Shell?

James Thomas Shell—an economist by degree, a chef by discipline, and a public thinker by necessity.
He doesn’t shout. He doesn’t beg.
He delivers perspective with precision—grounded in facts, sharpened by lived experience, and refined by time.


🌟 What’s the mission?

To be a voice for Flyover America—with class and clarity.
To make sense of chaos, and call out fraud in all forms.
To build frameworks, not fan clubs.
To elevate the economic intelligence of the working class, one story at a time.


🌍 Where can I engage?


🀝 Can I collaborate?

If your work is grounded in truth, strategy, and respect—you’re welcome.
But we’re not a clubhouse. This is intellectual infrastructure for cultural survival.


πŸ’¬ What’s the tone?

  • Dignified, not desperate

  • Surgical, not scattered

  • Economically fluent and culturally sharp
    We don’t speak for attention. We speak to clarify and command.

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