[December 23, 2023] Ten years ago, I wrote a short article about the core values of the Salvation Army (USA). I’m a massive fan of this organization, but it is changing, and that makes me hesitate. Founded in 1865 in London by Catherine and William Booth, they sought to bring salvation to the poor, destitute, and hungry. I… Read More »
[October 2, 2022] Unfortunately, the President of the United States is visibly deteriorating mentally before our very eyes. I wrote about Joe Biden’s dementia was not that he has the debilitating disease but how long it will take before he can no longer function. Our problem is that Vice President Kamala Harris has her own problems. She is… Read More »
[May 31, 2022] Article by Charles P. Eberson. Editor’s note: Graphic content. Article reprinted by permission. Friedenberg’s landing on Omaha beach, D-Day June 6, 1944 as quoted from his autobiography, On Being Numerous: World War II As I Saw It, “I stepped off the ramp and sank down into water that was over my head. I’ll never be… Read More »
[May 3, 2021] It is said that hard times create hard men. World War II was a war that characterized hard times, and out of that trauma came Curtis LeMay, a hard man; the youngest and longest-serving general in modern American history. He rose from obscurity, lacking social graces, old-boy connections, or lineage to become America’s most innovative… Read More »
[October 20, 2020] Three years ago, I profiled U.S. Senator Tom Cotton,1 one of my early leader profiles and one that set the stage for those I profiled later. These profiles are about character. I intend to lay out what that leader sees as necessary, their priorities, and what defines them. Today, as part of my leadership blog,… Read More »
[October 18, 2020] Mike Pence is a Christian, a conservative, and a Republican who is currently running with President Donald Trump to be reelected for another four years. I’m profiling VP Pence because the Vice President position is getting more attention this election cycle. Here in my blog, I have a simple goal to stand against political correctness… Read More »
[September 19, 2020] With the U.S. Presidential election less than two months away, the rhetoric between the candidates and political organizations are reaching a crescendo. Hopefully, by discussing candidate Joe Biden, we can move a little away from the hyperbole. Leaders are judged not so much by what they have done than by what they can do. This… Read More »
[August 23, 2020] Here in the United States, we are gearing up for the 2020 Presidential election, which occurs on November 3rd. With that in mind, I will be writing several leadership profiles, and today I begin with past Secretary of State John Kerry. I chose Kerry because his traits reflect the traits of those now running for… Read More »
[July 11, 2020] The Prime Minister of Italy once said that “The truth is that men are tired of liberty.” That PM was Benito Mussolini before he declared himself dictator for life in 1925. Today’s profile is of a man who led his country from prosperity of the 1930s to its near destruction in the early 1940s. It… Read More »
[February 5, 2020] The best leaders are those that don’t necessarily do great things but are those who get other people to do great things. There is no argument that U.S. President Donald Trump has made great strides on improving the U.S. economy, strengthening the military, and improving race relations. These are accomplishments no one could predict four… Read More »