[November 29, 2024] In the 1960s, there was a popular idea circulating in academia that the world’s population growth was rapidly exceeding its environmental and technical limits to support itself. The results would be widespread starvation, affecting mostly children in poor nations, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of southwest Asia. Ideas behind this thinking started in the… Read More »
[September 27, 2024] I’m back with another great book telling the stories that need telling about dustoff pilots in the Vietnam War. The first book was “The Helicopter Whisperers, Vol I” by Phil Marshall, which I reviewed here on Monday (see link). Today, I will highlight COL Doug Moore’s book “A Bullet Through the Helmet” and, yes, the… Read More »
[September 23, 2024] By luck, I just obtained two great books on helicopter rescues during the Vietnam War for review. The first is “The Helicopter Whisperers, Vol I” (2021) by Phil Marshall, and the second is “A Bullet Through the Helmet” (2019) by Douglas E. Moore. When Marshall’s book arrived, my wife said that I might need someone… Read More »
[September 16, 2024] A few days ago, while attending a Veterans’ event locally, the guest speaker (a highly respected U.S. Marine) asked me when I retired, and I told her it was now ten years ago. She was interested in my view of today’s military and whether leadership in our Armed Forces has improved. There were media folks… Read More »
[April 8, 2024] Finally! Springtime is here, and the trees are budding, the flowers are blooming, and the pollen is putting my sinuses in overdrive. Yet, I must say that I do love spring, for it represents hope, and it is hope that allows us to hang onto the future for our families. There is always a need… Read More »
[February 18, 2024] The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has brought out some of the best and worst in each country, with Russia demonstrating how to conduct both traditional warfare and war crimes simultaneously. It’s an unusual act today when so many have predicted the end of attrition warfare made common by Nazi Germany, Imperialist Japan, and… Read More »
[January 25, 2024] It’s been too long since I posted a book review, and I believe it was June of last year, far too long ago. Well, now, it’s winter, and the roads near my house have turned to ice, so, being retired with a flexible schedule, I just don’t drive when the pavement is anything but dry. … Read More »
Nobody owes you
[August 30, 2023] Below is a darn good book worth reading. The core message is that any leader or person who wants a good life should focus on teamwork as their core principle. Whether it is at work, home, church, volunteer organization, or a simple gathering of friends, teamwork makes everyone’s lives better. This book review is one… Read More »
[June 15, 2023] Growing up in the Deep South during segregation, I was largely unaware of the racial divisions separating us as a nation. I went to an all-white public elementary and junior high school in a small town in Northeast Louisiana. The only blacks I saw were those living in poverty on the outskirts of town or… Read More »