[September 18, 2025] It’s easy for me to sit back in my easy chair and ask a simple question, one that has gnawed at my mind for many years. Today’s Vietnam Veteran is seeking something. I could not answer what it was. Today, we begin the third day of five, during which a small group of volunteers put… Read More »
[September 17, 2025] A recent Gallup poll in the United States found that almost half say that the government is an “immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens.” While the polling data only goes back to 2003 when the question was first asked, it’s no new revelation. I’ve also written about the decline in the… Read More »
[September 15, 2025] Victory Base Complex It was a huge base, a sprawling compound that housed nearly 15,000 military and civilian personnel. Victory Base Complex was unique. It was an amalgamation of ten bases, each with controlled checkpoints, separate utilities, and living areas. At Victory Base, a large contingent of Special Forces, coalition members, and Iraqi National Guard… Read More »
[September 14, 2025] A few years ago, I wrote one of my better articles that asks about a misunderstood concept. The question, What is respect? And, what is it about respect that we misunderstand? I’m reprinting this article because of what I see as a lack of respect by ordinary citizens in everyday encounters. But the idea… Read More »
[September 12, 2025] Both my wife and I were shocked to our core by the news of the political assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. We did not know Charlie except by his works, as he brought common sense and conservative messages to young people. His death is a great loss to humanity. We will be… Read More »
[September 11, 2025] Twelve years ago, I wrote my first short article on The Twelfth 9/11 Anniversary. What is remarkable is how much has changed during those few years. New York City, where I lived at the time, has gone from a strong pro-American city to one that is hard to see the differences from Amsterdam (12.1% Muslim),… Read More »
[September 9, 2025] It was many years ago, as a young child, that I sat at the feet of my mother, who would tell me tales that grabbed my imagination. Of course, my memory is now foggy due to age, but I still remember one such tale in Aesop’s Fables, The Tortoise and the Hare. Aesop’s Fables are… Read More »
[September 7, 2025] Yesterday, I was listening to the news on the radio while driving. I don’t remember the specific channel or who was talking, but I do remember the news reporter replaying comments from a local U.S. Representative. Our local political representative was, sadly and not surprisingly, being divisive. Senior leaders have an obligation to unite people… Read More »
[September 5, 2025] Scott Johnson of PowerLineBlog has looked back to a time where Winston Churchill warned Britain, and the world, of the inherent evil of Socialism. What follows is a great rendition of Churchill’s strategic thinking and makes me wonder why he was often hated for his ideas. In June 1945, at the opening of the general… Read More »
[September 2, 2025] Never betray your team. The idea of loyalty is as ancient as a human association, although it is often revealed in its opposite (disloyalty, betrayal, ingratitude). The world’s greatest thinkers have studied the notion of human commitments, whether to God or each other, and they regard loyalty as a remarkable virtue worthy of true wonder.… Read More »