[October 2, 2023] I’ve been reading up on the fatherless crisis in America for a few months now. And yes, this is a crisis. Patrick Bet-David, an Iranian-born American, gives us some shocking facts that will surely turn a few heads. I like this guy. He is straightforward in his approach and can simplify some complex phenomena. His… Read More »
[October 1, 2023] I’ve occasionally written about the importance of attending funerals, so I won’t go into why except to note that there is a basic human morality that we are obligated to fulfill. Acknowledging those who have passed as an essential part of our life, family, or community requires your presence. In my book 55 Rules for… Read More »
[September 30, 2023] I was only six years old, living in a poor area of Louisiana where money was scarce, and you were rich if you had a spare dollar. Walking along with my best friend Wilson, we came upon a $5 Dollar bill lying in the street. “Lookie thar, Douglas, thar’s a Lincoln just sittin’ without nobody… Read More »
[September 29, 2023] Few things scared me in my years as a kid. Maybe I was too busy doing kid “stuff,” running around with my friends, working at odd jobs around town, playing ball, fishing, swimming, playing in the woods, and just goofing off, to be scared. I did have a fear of getting beat up by the… Read More »
[September 28, 2023] Surprisingly, one of the secrets to being a successful is sometimes being willing to admit defeat … if the time and conditions are right. The best leaders know there are circumstances when being right is not the most practicable strategy. How can it be, one may ask, that leaders intentionally give up when they are… Read More »
[September 27, 2023] In an earlier post I laid out 10 things to know before joining the Army (see link here). While the post is slanted toward the U.S. Army, it applies with some modification to all men regardless of our lot in life. Today, the list involves things that senior and retired officers told me that they… Read More »
[September 26, 2023] I love pointing out heroes. They make my day every time I hear about them, and on rare occasions, I see them in action. That is the case of pizza guy Dave Portnoy, who took a leftist Washington Post reporter to the cleaners and won. A big story from last week was when Barstool Event… Read More »
[September 25, 2023] The socialist mayor of Chicago has a solution for the food deserts in his city. That’s food deserts, not food desserts. Chicago grocery stores (and other stores) are closing in Chicago because shoplifting has become so pervasive that they can no longer make a profit. Such an outcome was predicted long ago when the previous… Read More »
[September 24, 2023] Fifteen years ago, when I lived in Brooklyn, New York, I was affiliated with one of their colleges near my home. I often talked with counselors who worked with incoming Freshmen to improve their math and reading skills. The college math professors told us that about half the students couldn’t do even High School math. … Read More »
[September 23, 2023] Since before I can even remember growing up, I had a gun, not a toy gun, a real gun. Everyone I knew had at least one gun, usually a shotgun for bird, squirrel, or varmint hunting and maybe a rifle for something bigger. I was anxious to learn how to hit a moving target with… Read More »