[December 22, 2022] Many years ago, while I was struggling with the U.S. Army, an old, grizzled sergeant told me something I would never forget. He told me that being a real man was a serious business and that the Soldiers with me were essential to the world and that each of us had value and if we… Read More »
[December 20, 2022] Russia is on the verge of losing thousands of soldiers in an upcoming and crushing defeat on the battlefield. Before the war, I knew Ukrainian soldiers were good since the U.S. Army had trained with them since 2015. Their technical savvy and innovativeness were noteworthy. Like many, I was happily surprised at the resilience and… Read More »
[December 19, 2022] Chinese and American relations are about to fail. That has been only a matter of time for many years now and only a matter of what issue finally puts a nail in the China-US relation coffin. It could be what the U.S. President says openly, or it could be energy, food, security, trade, genocide, or… Read More »
[December 18, 2022] Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical analyst and author. He also posts to YouTube about once a day and focuses on China and other modern-day issues affecting the world. My article today concerns Zeihan’s thoughts on recent developments in China regarding how its leadership deals with COVID. There is a situation in China with COVID that… Read More »
[December 17, 2022] Two days ago, at a program on a new VA program to reduce military veteran suicides, I was taken aside by Michael Merlino, who runs the Veterans Matter Livestream Broadcast. Mike is one of the good guys, the kind of person you would want in your foxhole during a fight. He told me that YouTube… Read More »
[December 16, 2022] I have a book signing this weekend. A local store, One Nation 1776, located in Historic Smithville Village, will be hosting the event Saturday, 11 am to 4 pm. That’s five hours of signing, but I’m sure I can hang in there. My wife Nancy will be there to help and will be the show’s… Read More »
[December 15, 2022] If you are being required to do things that make you weak and ashamed … then stop, don’t do them. One of the critical messages from Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn and Victor E. Frankl was that things could go terribly out of control when people don’t stop them when they’re mildly out of control. Many of… Read More »
[December 14, 2022] Finding someone in your life who can push you to your limits, someone who you can contend with and help you be a better person, is a true adventure. If you find that person, hold onto them because they will make you more than you ever thought possible. If you can also find someone you… Read More »
[December 12, 2022] Men see women as perfection for the feminine ideal. We read this in the Tom Sawyer story. Tom Sawyer is about 12 years old and still hangs out with his friends like Huck Finn. And at one point, a girl moves across the street; her name is Becky. She comes outside, and Tom Sawyer is… Read More »
[December 11, 2022] Recently, Dr. Jordan Peterson got into hot water with social media commentators throughout the West regarding a plus-sized model on the cover of Sports Illustrated writing “Sorry. Not beautiful. And no amount of authoritarian tolerance is going to change that.” The topic today is not about beauty but about fat people, or more precisely, obese… Read More »