[November 20, 2023] The question that has haunted modern armies since the beginning of the 19th century is what happens when war ends. And Israel is undoubtedly asking that question of themselves. The first and most important question they are asking themselves is whether they should occupy Gaza or pull out. Germany and Japan, at the end of… Read More »
[November 19, 2023] It was a red-letter day. On March 17, 2008, I took command of a Brigade in a U.S.-based unit. Brigade is the level of command that truly separates the best from the very best. The change of command was terrific, with hundreds of soldiers, mentors, family, and friends present. Immediately after I sat down with… Read More »
[November 18, 2023] Are the U.S. Army senior brass finally waking up from their Woke Nightmare? Nope! But we are beginning to see that there might be some adults in the ranks of the political generals of America’s military services. Last week, the Army released a recruiting ad that dumps the diversity, equity, and inclusion DEI narrative so… Read More »
[November 17, 2023] “What’s the Boy Scouts?” I asked after my Dad said he’d signed me up as a brand-new Boy Scout. And the first meeting was that very night. Oh, great!! I started with the lowly rank of Tenderfoot. My brother was too young, so he had to stay home and help our Mom. He cried because… Read More »
[November 16, 2023] Sometime in early 2002, two Soldiers from my Engineer unit said something that shocked me. They said that they wished they had been on one of those planes that Muslim terrorists used to kill nearly 3,000 innocents on 9/11. Several officers and I were sitting around talking about preparing to go to war in Iraq.… Read More »
[November 15, 2023] A common theme of mine is that for propaganda to succeed, it must rely on strong leadership. Predictably, propaganda is associated with war since many of a nation’s strongest leaders are in their military services. Of course, it is not limited to wartime and often makes the most insidious contributions in peace. “In wartime, truth… Read More »
[November 14, 2023] After the Hamas terror attacks on Israel, killing more than 1,400 civilians, I wrote an article that proposed the only way to stop Palestinian violence was to utterly destroy their culture of death (October 17). And yet few thinkers have dared to agree. But I found one of them, John Hinderaker, at PowerLine (November 13). … Read More »
[November 13, 2023] While the World’s attention is focused on Israel and its war with Hamas and, to a lesser extent, on the Russia-Ukraine War, something is happening in North Korea. The Hermit Kingdom is known for odd diplomatic overtures. Lately, however, they have begun shutting down their embassies worldwide. Suspicions are mounting that North Korea is facing… Read More »
[November 12, 2023] The rain was coming down hard. The night was hot. For that reason, I was allowed to sleep in Bigmama’s twin bed on the first floor, next to an open window; only the screen kept out the night air. An old, oscillating fan blew a breeze over me; occasionally, a spit of rain would come… Read More »
[November 11, 2023] I grew up in the city of Philadelphia. We lived on a long narrow street lined with small row homes attached by a party wall. There were 23 homes on each side of the street. We knew everyone on our block and all the surrounding homes on the streets that made up our neighborhood. Our… Read More »