[August 10, 2026] Here are 55 harsh truths about military service. They’re drawn from long-standing combat realities, veteran experience, leadership observations, and the gap between recruiting pitches and actual service. These are the ones that tend to hit hardest once the novelty wears off. Your weapon was made by the lowest bidder. Friendly fire isn’t. No plan survives… Read More »
[August 9, 2026] To inquire about what others are doing is a necessary part of our existence. We first encountered this with our parents, who asked about our day. Doing so was a way of getting us to think and talk, and it works. Learning how to put into coherent words what we are doing is a crucial… Read More »
[August 7, 2026] Welcome the unknown. The unknown is and will always be both a teacher and a source of growth. Confront life’s challenges and uncertainties voluntarily rather than clinging to rigid security. That is the road to being a better person, living your life to its fullest, and getting the most out of your life and those… Read More »
[August 5, 2026] I didn’t give him much notice until he chased me home one day. My Mom had given me the proper warning, “watch out for that mangy dog.” Rabies was real, although looking back, I don’t think he had the disease. I loved dogs then, and I love them more today, perhaps because I’m less busy,… Read More »
[August 4, 2026] It was a bad day. I’d been caught chewing gum by our Drill Sergeant while I was in Advanced Individual Training, U.S. Army at Fort Gordon, GA, sometime in late 1974. My punishment, euphemistically called “reinforcement training” was cleaning the urinals in the men’s barracks … with a toothbrush. I was a Private (E-1), the… Read More »
[August 3, 2026] A recent question being asked that strikes hard at American values is whether NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani should attend the city’s upcoming 9/11 ceremony. The answer is easy. Yes, he should attend, and perhaps not for the more obvious reasons. Relatives of 9/11 victims are rightly “pissed” that he wants to attend, and yet he… Read More »
[August 2, 2026] I found Prof. Jordan Peterson’s advice to be insightful in a snippet of a lecture he gave called “You Betrayed the Grandfather You Were Going to Be.” In his video, he begins with discussing the pattern of attitudes toward women and sex. One of these patterns is characterized by preference for so-called short-term mating opportunities;… Read More »
[July 31, 2026] Inevitably, I get asked this question whenever I go to High Schools to talk about what it is to be a Veteran. Those students pushed me to provide a better answer than “when you turn 18.” So, when do you become an adult?” I’m a student of Prof. Jordan Peterson’s ideas, and he often discusses… Read More »
[July 28, 2026] The state of Minnesota, under the “leadership” of Governor Tim Walz (yes, that same failed VP candidate), plans to issue “transgender dolls to children.” And these kids could be as young as four. This is evil. It is state approved, tax-payer funded child grooming of the worse kind. Credit to John Hinderaker of PowerLineBlog for… Read More »
[July 27, 2026] In America, and likely the rest of the West, a subtle but alarming cultural shift is underway right in front of us. A number of influential voices now claim that a specific list of traits is indicative of ‘racism.’ Jordan Peterson addresses this claim in a recent post on X. What distinguishes Peterson is that,… Read More »