[November 24, 2025] After ten months in the country, I had hit the pinnacle of my worth to the Coalition Engineer effort. I knew who was who, those who could do the job and those who could not, those Flag Officers that would help in country and out (as a resource), those who were my closest coworker comrades… Read More »
[November 22, 2025] In a recent PowerLineBlog post by John Hinderaker, I became aware of the preventable torture and murder of 10-year old Sara Sharif. In Britain, this case became public because of failures by government agency employees. These employees were stopped from doing their job by their own fear of being called a racist, ultimately leading to… Read More »
[November 21, 2025] In early June 1944, the Commander of the U.S. Third Army, General George S. Patton, delivered what is considered his most famous speech. The Allied invasion of France, code-named Overlord, was about to begin. For those who watched the motion picture “Patton,” you will never forget the opening scene, as actor George C. Scott portrayed… Read More »
[November 18, 2025] Gen Z protests in Mexico have broken out, presumably, in response to government corruption and the drug cartels. I think it’s fair to state that the Federal government of Mexico has always been corrupt to its core; the epitome of failed leadership. The rise of drug cartels have fueled this corruption to a point that… Read More »
[November 16, 2025] We have a moral obligation to study evil and learn how to avoid common mistakes that lead us down the wrong path in life. Watch the Devil. Know his malevolence so that if you are on the wrong path, you can stop, recognize it, turn around, figure out why you took the wrong road, make… Read More »
[November 14, 2025] Occasionally someone comes along at the highest political level that knows what he’s doing and uses those accumulated skills quite effectively. Scott Bessent is the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and probably one of the smartest economic advisors to a U.S. President that America has ever had. For that reason alone, I see him as… Read More »
[November 12, 2025] Being a leader means many things but one thing that is required for those who desire to be successful is to have a good set of social skills. It doesn’t mean that a successful leader is required to have table manners, a pretty smile, or fashionable clothes; although it certainly helps. That is why I… Read More »
[November 10, 2025] In a brutally honest email sent to the “Penn community” declared that the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education is a “dogshit and elitist institution” and that they “hire and admit morons.” As to be expected in damage control, Penn administrators immediately labeled the email as fraudulent. I got a laugh out of it.… Read More »
[November 9, 2025] Leadership is certainly not easy, but no one who has taken such a position does so with the intent to do a bad job of it. Poor leadership – that can be described as being ineffective – is also not something that comes about due to a single error or bad decision but from a… Read More »
[November 8, 2025] Look for generosity and kindness in your friends, especially those who show it across all levels of society. This is a sign of a sincere friend and potential partner. People who are helpful and friendly to those at the lower end of the social hierarchy, such as janitors and servers, and not just kind to… Read More »