[September 24, 2026] Announced earlier this week, the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth directed the military to begin “testing generals” for warfighting abilities. Hegseth appears to believe that Flag Officer promotions are not based on their ability to fight and win wars. I agree with him on that issue, but not on the “why.” For a leadership website… Read More »
[September 21, 2026] Meira K talks about how Linsey Clancy jurors thought they were doxing the holdout juror, but they’ve turned him into a literal hero; actually, a true national hero. I find the case about Linsey Clancy killing her children to be shocking because so many are defending her; mostly women. We now know who the juror… Read More »
[September 16, 2026] Lying flat on my back, in the dirt, filthy, sweaty, head spinning, with terrible pain in my left shoulder, I thought, “How the heck did I get here?” This time, I knew the answer. It’s the year 2010: Combat Football. Sometime in the early morning hours, just at sunrise, often still cool, dusty-smelling, and… Read More »
[September 15, 2026] I don’t usually highlight these kinds of things in Liberal cities, but I will this time because it has become so common that people there don’t care anymore. In Seattle, another Lefty city, a man was shot and bleeding to death but could find no one to help him. Hat tip to Matt Van Swol… Read More »
[September 25, 2026] UPDATE: The scheduled release date for my book “Growing Up Free” has been set for October 1st. Please go to Amazon and search on the title or my name to find it. Thanks to all who encouraged me to write the book, and also to my wife for her support. [September 12, 2026] This is… Read More »
[September 10, 2026] Call it what you want, but showing people what right looks like is the proper way to be a good leader. Some call this “mentoring” or “leading by example.” The problem with these later concepts is that they don’t tell the story of what a leader does from the moment he steps into the position.… Read More »
[September 6, 2026] It’s been since late June since I last posted a Sunday Morning in Pictures. My wife says I’m “too serious” again. Fair enough. Then Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, handed the internet a gift. In the middle of a real trade fight with the United States, he told Washington to “stop doing memes, stop… Read More »
[September 3, 2026] In eight days, we will be honoring those who died in the most horrific and unprovoked attack on American soil this century. A year and six months after 911, American troops would be attacking Iraq, while I would be there shortly after the initial invasion. My article today is a throwback to that time in… Read More »
[August 31, 2026] “It keeps you on your game.” My good friend once told me that he loved the fact that a leader’s ignorance must and had to be exposed. His logic was that this was a “forcing function” to weed out those without the capability or aptitude to be a good leader. Bad leaders are everywhere, and… Read More »
[August 30, 2026] Matthew Continetti’s piece “Inoculated Against Tyranny” is worth reading and thinking about. He says the American Revolution did not turn into a slaughterhouse because the men who made it built walls around power and left room for God. That is not a small claim. It is the difference between a country that still stands and… Read More »