[April 10, 2025] I always had a disgusted view of vultures. They feed off carrion, flesh of the dead, and circle overhead in search for the dead and also the living who are about to die. My Dad told me many stories of the American Civil War, about the battles and the carnage left behind. Many of those… Read More »
[April 9, 2025] There is a common belief that the most intelligent among us are also those who will make the best moral decisions. It should come as no real surprise that this is not always the case. Many decades ago, I had an encounter with a man who desperately wanted to be a Machinegunner in the U.S.… Read More »
[April 7, 2025] It should be obvious to anyone who understands moral courage that Fencer Stephanie Turner possesses that rare attribute. What needs to be made clear is why Stephanie had to stand for fairness in women-only in sports. She took a knee in her refusal to compete against a man in a regional fencing championship. The man, Redmond… Read More »
[March 4, 2025] Loving your enemies is not appreciated in politics. Mark Siljander, a staunch and controversial Conservative, said this in a recent interview with Dr. Jordan Peterson and, at first, took me by surprise until he explained what he meant. Siljander added that this is why Donald Trump is disdained by neoconservatives. During his first term, Trump… Read More »
[March 28, 2025] In this article, I’m trying to put into words some new ideas of mine. Here goes … I never understood the power of the physical objects that people hold onto. But now, I can see it in my old, legacy Captain’s Helmet, the identity I have and the memories that it reminds me of. Like… Read More »
[March 12, 2025] People tell me all the time, “Relax, it’s just a dog.” They tell me to “take it easy” and not to worry myself because my dog is just an dog without a soul or, without us, of little value. But, she’s my dog, Bella Rosa, named by my Italian wife and with me liking the… Read More »
[March 10, 2025] We all get the biting humor of the Babylon Bee, one of my personal favorite tickle-bone funny websites. Sarcasm is this primary weapon, and they use it to great effect. For that reason alone, I greatly appreciate the fact that they can make me laugh at even the most mundane of circumstances. In a recent… Read More »
[March 5, 2025] The economic and social failure of British leaders to prevent the nation’s destruction has been predicted for years. There are many reasons, of course; weak leadership and unwillingness to make difficult decisions on immigration, upholding law and order, cultural problems, excessive taxation, strangling business regulations, and ignoring social instability. At the core of this decline… Read More »
[March 2, 2025] The big news these past couple of days was the unexpected Trump-Zelenskyy blow up at the White House. Everyone believed the purpose of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy being there was to sign a deal promising U.S. access to certain minerals in exchange for America’s support in its war with Russia. But, what is the meaning of… Read More »
[February 28, 2025] The popular Vietnam War series is back for reruns on cable television. Several years ago, when the series came out, I pointed out that the series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick was playing on long-debunked lies about the war. Yet, many still consider it the “ultimate history of the war.” Sadly, Ken Burns lost… Read More »