[February 18, 2024] The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has brought out some of the best and worst in each country, with Russia demonstrating how to conduct both traditional warfare and war crimes simultaneously. It’s an unusual act today when so many have predicted the end of attrition warfare made common by Nazi Germany, Imperialist Japan, and… Read More »
[February 13, 2024] Alexandr Solzhenitsyn wrote that “the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being.”1 If it were only so easy to find evil people and remove them. Solzhenitsyn’s idea is that this is impossible. But some good news, the rescue of two hostages out of southern Gaza. The daring rescue is… Read More »
Letters to My Granddaughter, Epilogue [November 20, 2024] Here is some good news. That skinny small-town boy from the Deep South – and born on the bayou (like the 1969 CCR song) – turned out okay. I would marry and have two children; the happiest days of my life were their birth and their growing up. Nothing is… Read More »
[February 2, 2024] Released Gaza hostage Mia Regev was kidnapped on October 7th by Hamas terrorists. Yesterday, she told U.N. ambassadors how she was treated in Gaza. At least some politicians are listening to her tale. Mia Regev has great strength of character to stand before the U.N. and tell her story. “They tore off my clothes. They… Read More »
[January 18, 2024] This is a difficult article to write. Why? Well-known Jews in America – some that I know personally – have failed to comment on Hamas’s October 7th massacre of innocent Jews. These are smart, honorable, outspoken Jews who have never held their tongue on controversial social issues. But now, the silence of these Jews is… Read More »
[January 16, 2024] Today, more than ever, peace and unity are so important because we have an enemy who targets our families and relationships and brings division. Adversity comes. Disagreements happen. We have to do whatever we can to stand together. One of the most powerful ways you can strengthen your relationships is by being a peacemaker. “And… Read More »
[January 7, 2024] When I returned from my first combat tour in Iraq, it was common for people to ask me if I had Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or if I was somehow traumatized. Their thinking was pretty typical, being unfamiliar with the terror of combat. The reality is that returning combat troops are better than their former… Read More »
[December 27, 2023] A statue is not so much about the past as about our future. That is the best way to understand why we build statues. This simple observation does not mean statues are not about our past. But it does mean that we build statues to bargain with the future, to help bring about a better… Read More »
[December 18, 2023] I’ve wanted to write another article about abortion for many months, so here it is. There is a man by the name of T. Russell Hunter who has a different take on abortion, and I’ll highlight some of his ideas today. I want to note that Hunter calls himself an abortion abolitionist. His organization is… Read More »
[December 14, 2022] Four fathers sat around the living room. Each had brought their sons to an informal meeting of men of the church, to acquaint their young sons with ethical skills of manhood. Perhaps this was not verbalized clearly, but the dads were nonetheless introducing their boys to the idea that men have a moral obligation to… Read More »