[August 19, 2026] The year I retired from the U.S. Army, I compiled two electronic books (Part 1 and Part 2) on leadership, listing 82 characteristics necessary to be a leader. Those “books” serve as a shorthand for leadership traits. Both are free, and I encourage you to download and use them as you see fit. The last… Read More »
[August 18, 2026] In my new series on leadership, I plan to write to better understand what it is, and, in conjunction with that, I will also discuss its triadic nature: mission, morality, men. One thing often missing in the conversation is its characterological element, and a mistake I’ve made is not giving serious attention to the critical… Read More »
[August 17, 2026] My favorite leader of all time is Hopalong Cassidy. He was a cowboy and a TV fictional character on a show by the same name; that came out in the late 1940s. I liked him because he always got the bad guy without ever sacrificing his morals or getting his friends killed. He was the… Read More »
[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 »