Category Archives: Information

The Emancipation Proclamation: a Military Strategy?

By | September 22, 2020

[September 22, 2020]  It is difficult to put ourselves into the position of someone who lived during the U.S. Civil War.  American citizens today, nor any time since, have experienced nothing like the level of destruction and loss of life during such a war.  And, like all wars, nothing was straightforward about it.  The Emancipation Proclamation by President… Read More »

Pick of the Litter

By | September 21, 2020

[September 21, 2020]  I admit it, I love dogs.  My life began with my trusty Cocker Spaniel “Rusty,” and we were inseparable.  Dogs have a special connection with humans, a meta-story that tells of great companionships.  But today, I’m talking about another story.  This is about how leaders are chosen.  I’m calling it the pick of the litter… Read More »

What was the Paoli Massacre?

By | September 20, 2020

[September 20, 2020]  Warfare has always been present in our human species.  And despite the terribleness of the battlefield, humans have, in fact, learned some terrible lessons.  And thus, there has been broad agreement on laws of warfare established to prevent atrocities and unnecessary death.  Unfortunately, there still are times when these agreed-upon laws of warfare are violated. … Read More »

Website Crash at theLeaderMaker.com

By | September 17, 2020

[September 17, 2020]  Yesterday, at about 2 pm, my website crashed.  The reason is unknown.  What we do know is that it destroyed two days worth of posts.  I will re-post the articles but reader comments have also disappeared.  My apologies for any inconvenience. One of my readers suggested that the “Internet Secret Police” may not have liked… Read More »

P.T. Barnum, Opera, and Fame

By | September 1, 2020

[September 1, 2020]  Showman, huckster, and circus businessman P.T. Barnum is famous for being part of America’s entertainment industry.  He is a legend now, more than 150 years after his exploits.  Yet, deviating from his traditional methods of entertainment, in 1850, Mr. Barnum brought the greatest opera performer in the world from Europe to the United States.  This… Read More »