[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 5, 2025] I’ve been curious – all my life – about my desire for a quest for adventure, a quest purposefully sought. But I never understood why, especially why a scared little kid would want to seek such a quest. I would later learn, through the works of Joseph Campbell and Jordan Peterson, that my childish and… 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 »
[April 2, 2025] At Self Reliance Central, a February 15, 2025 article was published that asked a question most of us would like to know the answer to; “why are Islamists angry at the rest of us?” The short answer is Islamists carry a guilt deep inside them that can never be resolved. That is the conclusion of… Read More »
[March 31, 2025] These past few weeks, we’ve been witnessing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz crisscrossing America giving Democrat rallying speeches. I think it’s an odds-on favorite that he is setting himself up to run for president of the United States in 2028. I’ve written several times about Walz when he was Kamala Harris’ VP selection (see here, here,… Read More »
[March 29, 2025] Ten years ago, I had a leadership toolbox series and one of those “tools” was the value of formalized leadership courses. Yes, such courses can be valuable, as I noted at the time, but they might not bring about the desired outcome. I noted that the courses’ objective to “transition their understanding from operational/tactical to… 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 24, 2025] It seems a common perception that the young generation is lazy, disrespectful, misguided, and act like they’re entitled. That view might be something to laugh about but not when it means hiring one of them. So, what are the beliefs of those hiring have about recent college graduates? Yes, we all have an opinion about… Read More »
[March 18, 2025] Another official trailer for the soon-to-be released Snow White movie remake was released this weekend. If you’re planning to see it, you might just be one of the few in the theater. The movie is going to be a tragic disaster. Disney and the Company’s senior leaders are in damage-control mode and for a long… Read More »
[March 17, 2025] Michael Ramirez is a great political cartoonist and a favorite of mine for many years. In his newsletter yesterday (behind a paywall), he depicts the U.S. Department of Education symbolized as a school bus crashing into a tree of failing grades. “The US education system gets failing grades.” — Michael Ramirez Most folks with kids… Read More »