[September 24, 2026] Announced earlier this week, the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth directed the military to begin “testing generals” for warfighting abilities. Hegseth appears to believe that Flag Officer promotions are not based on their ability to fight and win wars. I agree with him on that issue, but not on the “why.” For a leadership website… Read More »
[September 23, 2026] Some folks will find a bit of humor in the fact that I did learn some things about manhood while growing up in the South. I gained all this knowledge despite my less-than-stellar school performance. I also had a serious lack of focus on those things that bored me (but were nevertheless important), and I… Read More »
[September 22, 2026] It is the human condition that you must have meaning in your life; for it is that very meaning that sustains you. Life is going to be difficult because you are in it for the long term. And, in order to sustain yourself in that life, you must find it in the voluntary adoption of… Read More »
[September 21, 2026] Meira K talks about how Linsey Clancy jurors thought they were doxing the holdout juror, but they’ve turned him into a literal hero; actually, a true national hero. I find the case about Linsey Clancy killing her children to be shocking because so many are defending her; mostly women. We now know who the juror… Read More »
[September 20, 2026] Success. One-time, special events are always difficult to pull off. No one knows what to expect; they may not have heard about it. Because they’re unique, they have no experience to rely on. Fortunately, our Spirit of 1776 Commemoration celebrating America’s 250th Birthday was a success. Success is often measured in total attendance and positive… Read More »
[September 19, 2026] This is a well written and thought out article written by a 26 yr old college student by the name of Alyssa Ahlgren, who’s in grad school for her MBA. What a GREAT perspective… My Generation Is Blind to the Prosperity Around Us! First published in an Alpha News article. I’m sitting in a small… Read More »
[September 18, 2026] With permission from the author, Father James N. Drucker, I am republishing his article on the Ambush at Renegade Woods. This article originally appeared in VFW Magazine, May 2022, pages 44-45. AMBUSH AT RENEGADE WOODS U.S. commanders in April 1970 wanted to clear an area near the Cambodian border that North Vietnamese Army troops used… Read More »
[September 17, 2026] You can choose to live a great story in your life, or a pathetic one; there’s no in between story. And then you might ask yourself, what could grip you or that you could live by to have a meaningful life? That is the central question. You can pursue those things in your life that… Read More »
[September 16, 2026] Lying flat on my back, in the dirt, filthy, sweaty, head spinning, with terrible pain in my left shoulder, I thought, “How the heck did I get here?” This time, I knew the answer. It’s the year 2010: Combat Football. Sometime in the early morning hours, just at sunrise, often still cool, dusty-smelling, and… Read More »
[September 15, 2026] I don’t usually highlight these kinds of things in Liberal cities, but I will this time because it has become so common that people there don’t care anymore. In Seattle, another Lefty city, a man was shot and bleeding to death but could find no one to help him. Hat tip to Matt Van Swol… Read More »