Pro-Hamas Protests Celebrate Massacre

By | October 7, 2024

[October 7, 2024]  Today is a solemn day, a day when we remember the massacre on Israeli soil by Hamas terrorists, and that is the reason why Hamas exists.  We must condemn the heinous events that occurred yet are celebrated by the vast majority of Gazans.  Surprisingly, in the civilized world, pro-Hamas protests are expected to attract our… Read More »

Hurricane Helene: Failure of Presidential Leadership

By | October 6, 2024

[October 6, 2024]  Residents struggling in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on the Southeast Coast of America are being told to “fend for themselves.”  We are now hearing that FEMA does not have enough funds to help.  Numerous residents, especially in rural areas of North Carolina have reported they have not seen anyone from FEMA or the Red… Read More »

Letters to My Granddaughter, No. 96

By | October 4, 2024

[October 4, 2024]  The psychological impact of the Cold War on kids and adults is immeasurable and likely deeper than anyone imagines, for good and bad.  And those kids like me were confused as to exactly what that meant.  As it has been called since the late 1940s, the Cold War was an outgrowth of mistrust, superstition, and… Read More »

Point at the Mulberry and Curse the Locust

By | October 3, 2024

[October 3, 2024]  As one who studies military strategies, the history of warfare, and how people develop successful ways of running a commercial business, I collect stratagems to help better remember ideas.  Today’s stratagem is taken from “The 36 Strategies” and is called Point at the Mulberry and Curse the Locust. Of course, this strategy’s name is a… Read More »

“See You in Hell” Hassan Nasrallah

By | October 2, 2024

[October 2, 2024]  “See you in Hell.”  That was the message from most Middle Eastern countries, emphatic and joyful at the news that the Lebanese group Hezbollah leader was killed last Friday in an Israeli air strike.  These are my sentiments exactly.  Some people need killing, and Hassan Nasrallah was one of them. Let’s be blunt.  Nasrallah was… Read More »

Partisan Politics Influencing Organizations

By | October 1, 2024

[October 1, 2024]  Now that Halloween is coming shortly and with an election coming up, it would be appropriate to take on the frightening topic of politics influencing organizations.  A question often asked is whether leaders allow politics to influence their organization’s mission and values. It’s a question often addressed at the most senior levels in nearly every… Read More »

Moses in the Desert

By | September 30, 2024

[September 30, 2024]  Recall from the Old Testament the story of Moses as he wanders in the desert with his Israelites, who are recently freed from slavery.  The desert is not such a good place to be, and we read that the Israelites were squabbling, and they went to Moses to adjudicate on their behalf.  At this point,… Read More »