Category Archives: Information

Eating With the Privates

By | February 7, 2021

[February 7, 2021]  I spent my first year in the U.S. Army as a Private (E-1, in military jargon).  A private is the lowest rank, least experienced, most impressionable soldier.  They make up the largest population of soldiers, and we find lots of them on the battlefield.  My peers from the Officer corps put little faith in them. … Read More »

We Studied Propaganda

By | February 1, 2021

[February 1, 2021]  My Junior High School civics teacher had been some kind of counter-intelligence official during WW2.  I remember nothing about him other than his wartime service and the time we studied propaganda.  He told a bunch of wide-eyed kids that someday we would need what he was saying.  He was right. Propaganda is a form of… Read More »

I Can Do It!

By | January 22, 2021

[January 22, 2021]  Many years ago, shortly after the tragic events of 9/11, when Muslim terrorists hijacked three commercial airliners, crashing them, and killing nearly 3,000 Americans, two of my soldiers said something that surprised me.  The events of September 11, 2001, were fresh in our minds when these Soldiers said they wished they were on those airplanes.… Read More »

Who was Moe Berg?

By | January 20, 2021

[January 20, 2021] I’ve been a huge baseball fan, since before I can even remember.  My dad would sit me in front of the radio, as a toddler, to listen to our favorite team play; the New York Yankees.  Growing up, I collected baseball cards and watched every game I could.  And today, I’m still in possession of… Read More »

Twitter: a Lesson in Failed Leadership

By | January 15, 2021

[January 15, 2021]  Leaders around the world are starting to speak out in condemnation of Twitter’s censorship of U.S. President Trump and others they don’t agree with politically.1  This backlash is about Twitter trampling on fundamental democratic freedoms.  The leadership of Twitter has repeatedly stated that their censorship goals are only about safety and are not biased in… Read More »