Is the Bible Comically Stupid?

By | October 9, 2025

[October 9, 2025] In an interview with Bill Maher and Jordan Peterson, they discuss why the Bible is the most influential and best-selling book of all time. During this conversation between these two intelligent men, Maher questions whether the Bible is comically stupid. “They love the Bible [referring to his relatives] and it’s the greatest book, and they… Read More »

Hamas: Evil in Our Time

By | October 8, 2025

[October 8, 2025] There is no denying that Hamas invaded Israel with the intent to murder, torture, and decapitate Jews in their twisted genocide ambitions. Yet, despite their ongoing evil in our time, Hamas continues to be supported by Western Leftist elites.   Scott Johnson, in a well-written article, quotes William Shirer in the foreword of The Rise and… Read More »

Great Leadership Happens by Being There

By | October 7, 2025

[October 7, 2025]  Ever since the first battle among humans, the best lesson of winning was to have the leader present, front and center.  As a kid, I learned while touring Civil War battlefields that great leadership happens by that leader being there.  At the most famous battles, the most senior Army Generals were on the battlefield, leading… Read More »

Alligator, Mississippi: a Tour

By | October 6, 2025

[October 6, 2025]  Standing alone in the Mississippi Delta are several small towns steeped in poverty. One of them is Alligator, Mississippi. Joe & Nic’s Road Trip is a YouTube channel specializing in road trips, mainly visiting the downtowns and neighborhoods of rural America.  They capture the decline of these small towns, showing the visual decay and the… Read More »

Can Money Make You Happy?

By | October 4, 2025

[October 4, 2025] Can money and possessions truly make you happy? Yes. Keep in mind that money and opportunity are similar, and if you’re wise, having more opportunity can be even better. However, once you have enough money to keep bill collectors at bay, more money doesn’t seem to improve your well-being. Most of us believe that if… Read More »

The Mississippi Reading Miracle

By | October 2, 2025

[October 2, 2025]  As a product myself of the Louisiana educational system in the 1950s and 60s, I can attest to the abysmal rates of reading and arithmetic achievement. Mississippi and Louisiana were competitors in the race to the bottom in national education. However, things have turned around, and we have what is known as the Mississippi Reading… Read More »

RULE 56: Follow the Path of Suffering

By | October 1, 2025

[October 1, 2025]  The journey to fulfillment in life is found through suffering.  Taking on all the responsibility you can means confronting everything that needs to be faced.  Doing so leads to the gradual improvement of your surroundings.  If we accept this as an unavoidable truth, then, facing the world and doing so nobly, there is no upper… Read More »