[February 13, 2025] I was one of the few General Officers who publicly denounced the renaming of U.S. military bases. Fort Bragg was named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, and founded during World War I. Presumably, some Confederate General names were used as part of a broader effort to bring the North and South back together. But now,… Read More »
[February 12, 2025] Persistence paid off for a retired guard at Çavuştepe, an ancient Urartian Fortified site in eastern Turkey. Yes, he was a guard at the site to prevent tourists from stealing bits and pieces of priceless artifacts from this archaeological site. Yet, using logic and persistence, he was able to decipher a 3,000-year-old dead language. Mehmet… Read More »
[February 11, 2025] When the world seems to get serious, there is always something fun to watch. President Donald Trump – known for trolling his enemies – said that he is “not interested” in deporting British royal family member Prince Harry and now the world is laughing at Harry. “I don’t want to do that. I’ll leave him… Read More »
[February 10, 2025] Of late, I’ve been listening to lectures by Sarah Paine, Ph.D. and historian, on the 20th century. One in particular talk interested me about Mao Zedong, where she discussed the death toll of his ride to power. In October 1949, Mao proclaimed the victory of the Chinese Communist Party in their great and multilateral civil… Read More »
[February 9, 2025] I get a good laugh out of my Sunday Morning in Pictures series because old friends keep sending me some great content. Now, I will admit that my threshold for humor is kind of low (yeah, I was in the Army), like all my buddies from my old units. Today is a departure from earlier… Read More »
[February 8, 2025] In one of his discussions, Dr. Jordan Peterson explains that humans are not inherently designed for happiness. At first, this concept didn’t resonate with me. Peterson has previously stated that while we shouldn’t specifically aim for happiness, we should be open to it when it arises. “We’re obviously not made for happiness because that’s a… Read More »
[February 7, 2025] Elon Musk and a team of brilliant young insomniacs invaded the offices of USAID in Washington, D.C. and uncovered the biggest American scandal in at least a century. Thanks to heads-in-the-sand politicians, USAID became a funnel of American taxpayer money to slush funds for Leftist NGOs, journalists, propagandists, and other woke causes. It turns out… Read More »
The [February 6, 2025] Tuskegee Pilot Harry Stewart, Jr., dies at the age of 100. I never met Lt. Col. Stewart but I did have the honor of having lunch with several Tuskegee airmen at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey back in the late 1990s. In this article’s thumbnail, you can see Stewart holding up three fingers… Read More »
[February 5, 2025] My New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, admits to harboring an illegal alien in his home and dares Tom Holman, border czar, to arrest him. I can only hope the governor gets his wish. Of course, leave it to a Democrat politician to play crude politics while violent illegals are being sought. “New Jersey Protects Violent… Read More »
[February 4, 2025] I’m back with my Clearing the Spindle posts, and this time, I’ll focus on the wacky world of America. It seems that Progressive-Leftists (it’s hard to classify these folks) are off the sanity rails. Sit back, read, think, and enjoy the irony: Salem, ORE. – Mexican nationalists surrounded a Salem Police officer at a protest… Read More »