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Maximillian Potter

As seen in: Vanity Fair, Medium, NPR, The Atlantic, Salon, Esquire, Chicago Reader, Columbia Journalism Review, Kirkus Reviews, 5280 Magazine
Covers:  politics, crime, wine, characters
Writer-Editor @protctdemocracy /// Contributing Editor @vanityfair /// Author of NYT & WSJ Best Wine Book, Shadows in the Vineyard amzn.to/2H5ikFW

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Maximillian Potter a journalist, speechwriter, media adviser and author. He has written for magazines including Outside, Details, GQ, and Vanity Fair. His most book, "Shadows in the Vineyard" was selected as a best wine book of 2014 by The New York Times and Wall Street Journal, and one of the best books of the year by The New York Post. He is currently co-writing the memoir of Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper.

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The Assassin in the Vineyard

The Assassin in the Vineyard

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INCIDENT TO SERVICE

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By Maximillian Potter
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In 2018, 21-year-old Dez Del Barba had put his plan for the rest of his life in motion. A senior at Sonoma State University, Dez had set his sights on becoming an officer in the United States Army. Already, he had been accepted into Officer Candidate School and was on his way to completing the necessary prerequisite of basic training. To get a jump on basic, Dez enlisted in the Army National Guard and obtained a leave from Sonoma State for a semester of his senior year.
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“It’s About Truth and Accountability”: The Military Families Fighting the Feres Doctrine

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By Maximillian Potter
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“My son Patrick Vega, died on March 25, 2018, just 10 days into Marine Corps Boot Camp.” So began a note I received from Manny Vega, on July 31, 2021.
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The ‘Feres’ Doctrine: The Fight to End a Systemic Miscarriage of Military Justice

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By Maximillian Potter
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In 2018, 21-year-old Dez Del Barba had put his plan for the rest of his life in motion. A senior at Sonoma State University, Dez had set his sights on becoming an officer in the United States Army. Already, he had been accepted into Officer Candidate School and was on his way to completing the necessary prerequisite of basic training. To get a jump on basic, Dez enlisted in the Army National Guard and obtained a leave from Sonoma State for a semester of his senior year.
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