[August 15, 2026] As regular readers of my website know, I don’t endorse politicians because most are untrustworthy. Congressman Brandon Gill is an exception. I don’t know him personally, but I’ve seen him work on Capitol Hill, and I like what I see. Regardless of where you live, and only if you’re an American citizen, please contribute to… Read More »
[August 12, 2026] Long ago now, I took a graduate school course in philosophy and was required to read some of Edmund Burke’s writings. He helped give us some of the ideas behind conservative thinking. And, if that wasn’t enough, some of the major causes of the times, he was on the traditional moral side. I found his… Read More »
[August 8, 2026] Over the past few days, after Dr. Anthony Fauci refusal to testify before Congress, there has been a renewed interest in how we look at the real lessons learned from the COVID pandemic. We were all affected, perhaps in ways we might not yet understand. Below are a few of the lessons taken from a… Read More »
[August 6, 2026] A great leader I knew, many years ago, told me that it is not a leader’s job to motivate people. At the time I thought that he was crazy. His comment ran counter to everything I’d been taught in the military. And more than just being taught, we were being evaluated on how motivated our… Read More »
[August 3, 2026] A recent question being asked that strikes hard at American values is whether NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani should attend the city’s upcoming 9/11 ceremony. The answer is easy. Yes, he should attend, and perhaps not for the more obvious reasons. Relatives of 9/11 victims are rightly “pissed” that he wants to attend, and yet he… Read More »
[August 1, 2026] The memoir of John Lewis Barkley was first published in 1930 as No Hard Feelings! (the title chosen by the publisher from an anecdote in the book). Barkley received the Medal of Honor for heroism during World War I, but we know little of him; and that is unfortunate for this hero. In his book,… Read More »
[July 30, 2026] Is Dr. Anthony Fauci a failed leader? Yes! The sheer weight of the raw evidence of our institutions’ failure in the COVID pandemic is clear, and Dr. Anthony Fauci’s fingerprints are all over them. What we all saw during the COVID-19 lockdowns, including aggressive government tactics, the disruption and warping of our institutions, the demonization… Read More »
[July 28, 2026] The state of Minnesota, under the “leadership” of Governor Tim Walz (yes, that same failed VP candidate), plans to issue “transgender dolls to children.” And these kids could be as young as four. This is evil. It is state approved, tax-payer funded child grooming of the worse kind. Credit to John Hinderaker of PowerLineBlog for… Read More »
[July 24, 2026] One of the timeless precepts of war is to always be prepared, especially for the unexpected. This idea is as old as warfare itself, a constant companion throughout human history. Those who fail to plan should plan on failing. America’s military has often started from a position of relative peacetime weakness, which has driven its… Read More »
[July 23, 2026] My view of military officers is that intelligence is the biggest predictor of their success long term. This should come as no surprise, as intelligence predicts success cross-culturally and within nearly any work or social environment. But what I found—through decades of direct observation—was that very high IQ often hindered officers in their early career… Read More »