Historical War Battles Recreated

[May 25, 2024]  Historical Total War Battles is a YouTube channel providing cinema graphics which depict known battles of the past.  One of the great values of YouTube – despite its censoring views they don’t like – is folks with knowledge and skill can create interesting and educational videos.  This channel’s owner says he “enjoys making Total War… Read More »

Missing Opportunities

[May 24, 2024]  In 1776 General George Washington feared the superior British Navy might blockade New York City, isolating it from communications with other territory of the American Colonies.  Yet when British General William Howe attacked and destroyed the Americans at Gowanus Pass in Brooklyn Heights, he failed to follow-up by storming the Patriot redoubts.  This allowed the… Read More »

Letters to My Granddaughter, No. 73

[May 19, 2024]  We were on the ground, punching each other, yelling, grabbing, cussing, and rolling around in the dirt as we had just argued over something neither of us could remember.  And the reason we fought was not as important as the fact we could fight and still remain friends despite bloody noses and bruises.  Thinking for… Read More »

The New “Woke” U.S. Navy

[May 17, 2024]  The U.S. Navy has always led our Armed Forces in the “woke” ideology that has infected so many respected institutions.  And now the wokeness is in full display at the U.S. Naval College earlier this week.  The world today is increasingly a dangerous place and becoming more so, with the Middle East, Russia’s invasion, and… Read More »

Can You Be Less Afraid of Death?

[May 16, 2024]  A question posed by Dr. Jordan Peterson goes something like this, “Can you be less afraid of death?”  That is a classic question for Dr. Peterson; he does this for our benefit.  Put another way, in my words, “Do we fear death too much?”  Dr. Peterson attempts to answer that question in an interview, and… Read More »