Author Archives: Douglas R. Satterfield
[June 24, 2024] Unbelievably bad. That is the observation made by film critics describing the Disney Star Wars spinoff, The Acolyte. My favorite movie critic, The Critical Drinker, gives us both barrels in his takedown. And the takedown is a piece of art in itself. Interested? Go and see the review for yourself. In his latest video, The… Read More »
[June 23, 2024] In June 1900, Chinese nationalists began the siege on Peking’s diplomatic district (later Beijing). They were known as the “Boxers” because they believed in calisthenics and martial arts. Their goal was to drive out all foreign influences in China, and they killed Christian missionaries and diplomats from foreign countries. The Boxer Rebellion was a formal… Read More »
[June 22, 2024] In Toronto, Canada, the Munk Debates, a semi-annual series of debates on major policy issues, concluded on 11 June. The policy question before them was whether anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism. I was expecting the outcome to be in agreement with the proposition, and it was but by only a small margin. You can make up your… Read More »
[June 21, 2024] In my ongoing and new series on advising young men, I get articles fans sent me to read – and thank you all for doing so. And, yes, those articles are helpful as I sort through them and pick out what are among the best. One such article at BlackDoctor.org titled “13 Things My Dad… Read More »
[June 20, 2024] A characteristic of good leadership is honesty (#6 in my series). That is the only way to become and stay a respected, reliable, ready, and resilient leader. When honesty goes out the window, what follows is impending failure. And so it is with the New York Times and other mainstream media outlets as they hide… Read More »
[June 19, 2024] I’ve read about how to date over the years and found those stories witty, helpful, and also intriguing. The common question is, “How do you find the right person for you?” Put another way, “How do you find the love of your life?” Both are similar, but perhaps not the right way to get the… Read More »
[June 18, 2024] In my preoccupation studying totalitarian regimes, their military systems, governmental policies, and ideologies, one of the more fascinating ideas that keep cropping up is their obsession over symbols. This idea of the fear of or attraction to symbols is a particularly strong feature of radical leftist political ideas. The old flag that I’m using as… Read More »
[June 17, 2024] When the Islamic terror organization Hamas waged war on Israel on October 7th last year by purposefully targeting young people at a music festival, my first reaction was that I’d read about such atrocities before. I was immediately drawn to compare the growth of the Nazis in Europe with the rise of Hamas, who now… Read More »
[June 16, 2024] I was reeling in a largemouth bass as hard as my little hands could work the fishing rod. And I was scared of falling out of the boat and into the deep lake water where my weak swimming ability would surely put an end to my life. I’m now a Boomer-Geezer American, raised by combat… Read More »
[June 15, 2024] I’ve often been asked, “Why are you building this World War II memorial?” “Why are you going to all that trouble and spending all that money?” Or some similar questions. I answered that this is how we honor those 16 million who served during WWII and show our respect. The more I’ve thought about it,… Read More »