[March 2, 2023] You want disagreeable people around you, especially if you are responsible for anything. The reason is those who are most disagreeable will tell you what they think and are blunt about it. One of the best predictors in life is the trait of conscientiousness. Those folks value hard work, rules, order, reliability, integrity, and structure,… Read More »
[February 25, 2023] In the Mel Brooks’ movie, Being There (1979), starring Peter Sellers and Shirley MacLaine, a man who has been shuttered his entire life is now free of those constraints. Sellers’ character has never ‘been there,’ and the innocence and lack of perspective shows to make this one of the best movies from that era. For… Read More »
[February 24, 2023] In an unexpected turn, U.S. President Joe Biden visited the capital Kyiv, Ukraine, to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy to reaffirm the U.S-Ukraine relationship and to promise additional aid. Before this meeting, U.S. Vice President Harris declared that Russia has “committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine.” These declarations represent a significant shift in U.S. policy on… Read More »
[February 22, 2023] No sane person would recommend to someone they love to have an abortion. Abortion is wrong. Thus, its extensive use as part of “health care” is a sign of an immature culture that values death over life. Sadly, abortion is not just legal, but it is also vigorously celebrated. To counter this trend, the organization,… Read More »
[February 21, 2023] Here is an indisputable fact; marriage and children will be the best thing in a man’s life. This is true across all cultures and as far back as we can ascertain from ancient writings. From that fact, there is advice we can give to men seeking marriage that will be beneficial for all; the spouse,… Read More »
[February 19, 2023] Today is the anniversary of the first day of the invasion of Iwo Jima during World War 2. Of all the battles, this is one of the most famous and most brutal. But the battle gave the Allies a wake-up call of what was to come as our forces closed on mainland Japan. Four days… Read More »
[February 18, 2023] The takeover of Twitter this past October by Elon Musk and the follow-on investigative reporting of what is known as the “Twitter Files” is one of the most important events of this century. Journalists Matt Taibbi, Bari Weiss, and a small number of others began to peel back the many layers of deep corruption within… Read More »
[February 16, 2023] During my first combat tour in Iraq, I had two photos. One of my children, nicely framed and sitting where I could see them every day. And a second of a motivational poster starring Jane Fonda sitting on a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun surrounded by NVA soldiers. The poster read, “Treason. Yes, it was –… Read More »
[February 15, 2023] All the great men I’ve known had a remarkable capacity for controlled aggression. That aggression was closely contained so they could use it carefully when needed. And in doing so, they gave them dignity, which made others around them respect them. Many suspect those men were tough, experienced, intelligent military men, but that is not… Read More »
[February 14, 2023] Love. Are the origins of Valentine’s Day a story of love? Is it a myth? Is it even true? Followers of St. Valentine understand that we will never know the origins, yet that is not important. What the origins tell us is the recognition of heroism in the classic sense. It’s the story of doing… Read More »