Top 5 Issues Facing Black Americans

By | January 22, 2025

  [January 22, 2025]  Taleeb Starkes at Prager University has a popular video that addresses the top 5 issues facing black Americans. Spoiler alert: racism doesn’t make the list. Problem Number 5: the Victim Mentality. Nothing holds a person back more than seeing themselves as a victim because a victim is not responsible for their situation. Everything is… Read More »

Donald Trump Returns as Liberator

By | January 21, 2025

[January 21, 2025]  The Washington Free Beacon headline read “Trump Greeted as Liberator in Triumphant Return to White House,” in what I thought was over the top for a headline.  But after giving it some thought, I think their editors are correct; Donald Trump returns as a true American hero and liberator to a nation in economic, social,… Read More »

Thoughts on Hamas Terrorists for Hostages Deal

By | January 20, 2025

[January 20, 2025]  It’s not going to work like the civilized world hoped. At least, the deal is not going to work the way Israel has announced.  Here’s why. Hamas still exists, and their goal to destroy Israel remains front and center. Unless Hamas is completely destroyed, little will change. “The person most needy of a deal is… Read More »

“Tighten-up Your Gear; We Take Beersheba”

By | January 18, 2025

[January 18, 2025]  For the sheer audacity and courage of the ANZAC Light Horsemen who charged over four miles of open terrain into the heavily defended garrison town of Beersheba held by Turkish troops, we salute their gallantry. There are those times when men conducted themselves in a manner that should be remembered for all times. “Tighten up… Read More »

Meet the First Paraplegic Firefighter 

By | January 17, 2025

[January 17, 2025]  Satire is a form of beauty, and one of the very best portrayals of this form is The Babylon Bee. This site publishes satirical articles on various hot-topic issues. Their latest is a short clip purporting to interview the first paraplegic firefighter. “Meet John Larson, a paraplegic firefighter who is breaking barriers, much like the… Read More »

Why the Chinese are Not Welcome 

By | January 16, 2025

[January 16, 2025]  I found an interesting take on why the Chinese people are almost universally not welcome anywhere outside China. ShanShan, in a recent video, attempted to explain the contrast among Asians, with the Chinese being an outlier. ShanShan claims that it was China’s Cultural Revolution that destroyed the humanity of Chinese society. She claims that the… Read More »

The “Surge” is Announced by President Bush

By | January 15, 2025

[January 15, 2025]  U.S. President George Bush announced in a live broadcast on television he was ordering an additional 20,000 troops to Iraq as part of a new military strategy. His announcement came at 9:01 pm EST on January 10, 2007. This change in strategy would be known as the “Surge.”  It would receive severe criticism from many… Read More »

There’s a Little Town: Bonita

By | January 13, 2025

[January 13, 2025]  A short drive north of where I grew up, maybe 15 minutes away, there’s a little town where my grandparents lived. Calling it a small town is giving it perhaps too much credit because there was no traffic light but a reduced speed sign at each end of the lonely main street. Granddaddy and Bigmama… Read More »