[October 30, 2026] I never planned to think of a dog as a test of character. Then one lived in my house long enough that the test became daily. The weight of the leash is what I want to explain. Most of what people say about dogs is true, but it leaves something out. They are loyal and… Read More »
[October 29, 2026] For many who follow the Catholic Church, we have noticed that the church’s senior leaders make public announcements that are inconsistent with the faith. What we have witnessed raises the question whether the Catholic Church is for sale. Lay Catholic and opinion writer Joseph Fosco has focused much of his writing calling for the consistent… Read More »
[October 28, 2026] How do you describe the elected leader of a nation who is caught in a violent nightmare, and doesn’t know what to do about it, or even to admit there is a problem? France’s president Emmanuel Macron is best seen as France’s “manager” of government affairs. Or, what I initially thought: “pathetically weak.” So, is… Read More »
[October 25, 2026] You have to be strong to be good, because you have to stand your ground when you need to stand your ground. And, you have to be able to say “no” when it’s time to say “no,” and you have to mean it. This all means you have to plan strategically so that when you’re… Read More »
[October 24, 2026] Your clothes are not exactly for you; they’re more for other people. In any social setting, your clothing is a gesture of respect to others. You certainly don’t want to look like someone who would have people run away from, who see you for the first time. The Rule is to dress well. Dress well… Read More »
[October 22, 2026] In our modern society, we hear talk that wives should never “submit to” their husbands; and that those who do are acquiescing to a form of “slavery.” The implication would be that wives are inherently subordinate or inferior to their husbands. That’s a modern, feminist exaggeration, and it misreads both biblical text and history alike.… Read More »
[October 21, 2026] Failure is not the enemy. That statement runs against the grain of how most people actually live. They treat a defeat as a catastrophe to be avoided, or as proof that their entire enterprise was mistaken from the start. The practical consequence is that they keep their aims deliberately vague. If the target is never… Read More »
[October 20, 2026] As noted in earlier articles (links here and here), I’m laying out the major elements, strategies, and inner-workings of the Iraq War as we approached the “Surge.” We were undergoing Base Development for a large increase in troop and equipment strength. The idea is that I will later turn this into a manuscript or book.… Read More »
[October 19, 2026] The first time you make your mother cry, something has shifted in you. It is not just that you feel bad. Feeling bad is easy, and most of the time it changes nothing. What has happened is that you have registered, for the first time, that your actions directly affected someone else; the person who… Read More »
[October 17, 2026] Unpredictable events, good or bad, hit people, organizations, and whole societies harder than anyone planned for. After the fact, someone always calls the outcome destiny. That is hindsight talking. We cannot predict these events. But we can build habits and systems that let us absorb the bad ones and use the good ones. Nassim Nicholas… Read More »