Author Archives: Douglas R. Satterfield
[June 18, 2022] The piano is a beautiful, complex, highly artistically useful instrument. Some of the greatest songs of civilization are played on it, pushing our imaginations to new heights as its music touches on something ancestral in the deep recesses of our minds. We are all free to play the piano and create these melodies, but we… Read More »
[June 17, 2022] I have another book signing this weekend. A local store, One Nation 1776, located in Historic Smithville Village, will be hosting the event Saturday and Sunday, Noon to 4 pm. That’s two long days of signing, but I’m sure I can hang in there. My wife Nancy will be there to help and will be… Read More »
[June 17, 2022] There is an axiom in the post-modern philosophy that permeates our Western thought that says those incapable of evil are higher moral persons. Certainly, they claim, more moral than someone capable of evil deeds. I will propose that this is wrong, dangerously wrong, because if you are incapable of doing evil, then you are absolutely… Read More »
[June 16, 2022] Growing up, there was a television panel show called To Tell the Truth.1 My brother and I were always fascinated by it and by those folks on the panel (usually celebrities) to find out who was telling the truth and separate those who lie. While watching, it was fun for us to try and figure… Read More »
[June 15, 2022] The answer to that question is NO. Do we really “not” want creative leaders? Emphatically, the answer always is the same – we do not want creative leaders, and we put mechanisms in place to ensure they do not rise to the top of their profession. The answer really should be YES! Yet, we know… Read More »
[June 14, 2022] Today in America, it’s Flag Day. So, what did I do differently? I made a conscious decision that by getting up early, I could write this article in honor of this special day – and do so without distractions. My wife and dog are still asleep. My neighbors are probably asleep as well. No car… Read More »
[June 13, 2022] Shocked that a foot-soldier Army guy would write good things about a U.S. Marine organization? Don’t despair; I can do it. The Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation provides an educational account for every child who loses a parent serving in the U.S. Marines or any Federal Law Enforcement Agency.1 They’ve been around since 1995 and have… Read More »
[June 12, 2022] “Wrong Speak is Orwellian sounding by design.” So begins this website’s Home page that tackles unpleasant topics like what real racism is like. But the focus is on changing the American cultural narrative that blacks are victims of society to one where they reject this self-defeating attitude. That is how you learn to be truly… Read More »
[June 11, 2022] The morning of 9/11, my unit was making a rucksack march from a field training area of Ft. Bragg, where we had just completed an Air Assault mission. That day was life-changing for us all. And America became a more serious nation. Two decades later, America wants to change the names of military bases because… Read More »
[June 10, 2022] Long before I was introduced to the “business luncheon,” I’d found it professionally productive to eat meals with others. Yet, I took ‘eating meals with others’ for granted and overlooked the many not-so-obvious benefits. Some nihilists would say I do this to enhance my career; they would be wrong. In an earlier article titled Eating… Read More »