Author Archives: Sadako Red
[August 31, 2024] NOTE: Ten years ago, I published an article by a new guest blogger who goes by the pen name “Sadako Red.” He has written several articles about the worship of race and sex in our federal government, as they largely ignore competence. I was pleased with his work, and I’m bringing this article back because… Read More »
[August 31, 2023] When I began this leadership blog almost ten years ago, I had a few friends write an occasional column. Sadako Red, a pen name, became more popular because of his wit and penchant for getting into sticky situations and his nimble ability to extract himself from the most uncomfortable and dangerous situations. And no one… Read More »
[May 25, 2023] Duty is the essence of humanness. No words written are more pointed to why modern men and women are so unhappy … unhappy because they fail to realize that not doing one’s “duty” is denying our obligation to act responsibly. For several weeks, I have watched President Biden’s trainwreck of an administration as it continues… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [October 18, 2021] Nothing is more galling than missing an obvious opportunity to do good or to succeed and we all know it. We know it in our bones! We know that to do so means a missed chance that will never show itself again. I was once young and had… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [August 19, 2020] Anytime we step out boldly to make changes, we take a chance that we might fail. But the only way to get better is to try. I’m no politician; don’t want to be now nor ever. The City of Baltimore – you know the one that I can… Read More »
[May 31, 2020] For citizens of American in denial, for those with their heads up their butts, and for folks on the edge of sanity, the City of Minneapolis is “burning” literally and by large-scale rioting, vandalism, arson and looting, murder, and political opportunism not seen since the 1965 LA Watts or 1968 Chicago race riots or the… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [March 15, 2020] Duty is the essence of humanness. No words written are more pointed to the reason modern men and women are so unhappy … unhappy because they fail to realize that not doing one’s “duty” is the denial of our obligation to act righteously. For the past several weeks,… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [November 17, 2019] Just when I was beginning to think I understood people … Last month, I gave a guest lecture on “The motivations of America’s Founding Father Samuel Adams;” not that it matters much, but I’m considered an expert in early-American politics. I gave my speech at Georgetown University here… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [August 10, 2019] I was sitting on the sand of my favorite beach in Ocean City, Maryland (the home of artistic Xpression, the boardwalk, and sundaes in the park) when I overheard several of my sand-buddy neighbors arguing over what to do about “white supremacy.” Now, if you’re going to make… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [January 9, 2019] Years ago Dr. Condoleezza Rice said something I never forgot. She said the “United States of America had made enormous progress in race relations, and it is still the best place on Earth to be a minority.” She is correct, of course, and I couldn’t have said it… Read More »