[April 16, 2023] One essential behavior about people that we really don’t understand and should understand is that we are inherently unappreciative. Fyodor Dostoevsky insightfully wrote that if you set up a utopia so that all people had to do was eat cake and busy themselves with the continuation of the species (Russian humor), after a short bit… Read More »
[April 14, 2023] I’m not a New Yorker, but I did live in NYC for five years (minus a year in Iraq), where I enjoyed the amenities of living in the Big Apple. Fortunately, my wife Nancy is from NYC (Brooklyn) and acted as an experienced tour guide to all the good things it had to offer. But… Read More »
[April 13, 2023] My maternal grandmother, we called her Bigmama, used to say, “Never underestimate other people.” She was right. The beer company Anheuser-Busch is taking a beating over a nationwide boycott of its Bud Light product after rolling out a transgender TikTok influencer to promote its beer. Bud Light attempted to improve its sales among young people… Read More »
[April 12, 2023] In 1776, Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” pamphlet took colonial America by storm and critically argued for declaring independence from England. In 2023, we see common sense women storming onto the scene, convincing us that feminism is destroying both women and men. Earlier this year, I highlighted Jedediah Bila, a video podcaster and a real tiger… Read More »
[April 11, 2023] From the Old Testament of the Bible, we learn of the Israelites who broke away from Egyptian tyranny. The story is legendary and includes such miracles as the parting of the Red Sea and the destruction of the Pharaoh’s chariots and army. I’m very compelled by this story today because there is much more to… Read More »
[April 10, 2023] They called him “Baghdad Bob Kirby.” White House Coordinator for Strategic Comms John Kirby publically announced last week that then-President Trump is to blame for the recent failed U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan (see it here). There is an old U.S. military axiom: once you take command, you are in charge and fully responsible from… Read More »
[April 9, 2023] Today is extraordinary, perhaps more special than we might think and more practical. It is a solemn and preeminent celebration of Jesus Crist’s resurrection. From the Bible, we learn to celebrate this day as the day that Jesus rose from the dead – a day we call Easter – the third day after his Crucifixion. … Read More »
[April 7, 2023] Speech is difficult and complex and hard to master. Dr. Jordan Peterson gives us some ideas that are often unsaid. Here are some of this thoughts I believe are significant. It is definitely the case that there is no more exceptional form of the capacity to be dangerous than to be articulate. Weirdly, young men… Read More »
[April 6, 2023] The message our society gives us is to develop our self-esteem. Feel good about yourself. Be who you are. I’m okay. … I don’t agree! I believe we could be a hell of a lot better than we are. There is nothing more complimentary than telling a young person that they could be more than… Read More »
[April 4, 2023] I came home on April Fool’s Day from five days in the hospital, limping from pain in my stomach (and my back), dizzy from painkillers, but happy to finally be sleeping in my bed and with my lovely wife, and having my dog sitting next to me. Sometimes I might lose sight of what is… Read More »