Author Archives: Douglas R. Satterfield
[August 15, 2018] If you’re a leader, then you are a Mr. Fix It … or Ms Fix It. Leaders are – and always will be – judged based on the outcome of their efforts. Thus, to be successful they must first identify a problem/issue, take ownership, and then act to fix/repair it. “You can make a million… Read More »
[August 14, 2018] Vidkun Quisling sold out his home country of Norway during WWII to the Nazis. His reward came shortly after the war; he was executed for high treason. Such betrayal is not commonplace and that is a good thing. His betrayal has echoed throughout history and his name, quisling, has since come to mean a person… Read More »
[August 12, 2018] More and more, I see that people aren’t looking for an ideology to help them live by, they are looking for ideas. And that is exactly what Dave Rubin is giving us by providing clarity about free speech, politics, the mass media, religion, and political correctness. His popularity is increasing while he does this. “At… Read More »
[August 11, 2018] Dignity is one of those concepts that has been used to mean so many different things that it has nearly lost it effectiveness in transmitting a clear idea about what us humans want most. Similar to a professional boxer who bobs and weaves, the meaning of ‘dignity’ seems to move around a lot.1 What we… Read More »
[August 9, 2018] In 2002 during his State of the Union address, U.S. President George W. Bush claimed that the country of Iran is part of an “axis of evil” because it sponsors terrorism and seeks to obtain and proliferate weapons of mass destruction. Seen as a threat to peace in the world, Iran is a pariah among… Read More »
[August 9, 2018] The biggest mistake I’ve ever made was failing to listen to my maternal grandmother (we called her “bigmama”). She told the gaggle of her grandkids sitting in a circle one day to never underestimate other people. “Golden rule of life: never underestimate your rivals.” – Sid Waddell, English sports commentator and television personality We were… Read More »
[August 8, 2018] It was a hot summer in 1969 when I was delivering newspapers in Abilene, Texas, a neighbor told me about a massacre in California. Later police determined the murders to be by an unheard of cult and lead by a man named Charles Manson. I remember it clearly, almost like it was yesterday. “From the… Read More »
[August 7, 2018] Last week I was watching a classic Vietnam War movie, Apocalypse Now (1970). A line by one of the characters got my attention. While Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) is traveling upriver to find Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando) when he tells one of the young soldiers looking for guidance on how to scare off the Viet… Read More »
[August 6, 2018] Several years ago I was driving in a small town located in eastern Pennsylvania, south of the city of Scranton when I came upon a terrible automobile accident. I arrived only a couple of minutes after the accident but there were already three men working feverishly to get the occupants out. At the risk of… Read More »
[August 5, 2018] I like explanative ideas that deviate from the norm yet also provide a surprising accounting of relevant socio-political phenomenon. A few months ago in a New York Post article, Ralph Peters wrote in an opinion piece giving his thoughts on why so many countries prefer tyranny over democracy. This is why I’m a fan of… Read More »