[November 15, 2023] A common theme of mine is that for propaganda to succeed, it must rely on strong leadership. Predictably, propaganda is associated with war since many of a nation’s strongest leaders are in their military services. Of course, it is not limited to wartime and often makes the most insidious contributions in peace. “In wartime, truth… Read More »
[November 14, 2023] After the Hamas terror attacks on Israel, killing more than 1,400 civilians, I wrote an article that proposed the only way to stop Palestinian violence was to utterly destroy their culture of death (October 17). And yet few thinkers have dared to agree. But I found one of them, John Hinderaker, at PowerLine (November 13). … Read More »
[November 13, 2023] While the World’s attention is focused on Israel and its war with Hamas and, to a lesser extent, on the Russia-Ukraine War, something is happening in North Korea. The Hermit Kingdom is known for odd diplomatic overtures. Lately, however, they have begun shutting down their embassies worldwide. Suspicions are mounting that North Korea is facing… Read More »
[November 9, 2023] Susan Vass, better known as Ammo Grrrll from her writings on PowerLineBlog serves us a dose of common sense today, the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass). Her topic? It is about being scammed, knowing you are being scammed, and telling people you love being scammed. This is how she begins: “…think… Read More »
[November 6, 2023] An old observation in the U.S. Army says it’s easy to be a leader when things are going well, but bad leaders fail spectacularly when the going gets tough. I think that is the case at Harvard University. In a letter to Harvard’s president, Claudine Gay, Bill Ackman delivers a devastating takedown of her monumental… Read More »
[November 3, 2023] This article may surprise most of you but not those who closely study young people. I was surprised, too. The New York Times reported the results of a poll conducted with students of the College of Arts and Sciences at Georgetown University. They asked who is “the most outstanding personality in the world today?” Hitler… Read More »
[November 2, 2023] In a recent Tablet article by Gil Troy takes note of the silence of feminists across the world regarding the savage attack of Hamas on women (and families) in Israel. Many of these same feminists are proudly consenting to the rape. “They particularly relished targeted women – slaughtering them, raping them, cutting babies out of… Read More »
[November 1, 2023] Since the Hamas terror attacks on Israel almost a month ago, there has been much written about what sparked the massacres. Many in our media are quick to point out that there are always two sides to the story, and they go out of their way to inject Palestinian grievances whenever they can. But there… Read More »
[October 29, 2023] For people who need to find themselves, there is always Waldo Group Therapy – hmmm, just joking. This is a meme, or maybe not if you are one of today’s Gen Z snowflakes. Many of my peers, recently retired from the U.S. military, often fear for the future of America. The reason, they claim, is… Read More »
[October 27, 2023] “You’re average at best.” So begins one of America’s most famous and well-respected image consultants, Kevin Samuels. He shot to popularity for his advice, targeted mainly at black women, but applies across all races and cultures. I first heard of the “godfather,” as he is affectionately known in the dating market, from a young man… Read More »