[February 17, 2026] I asked Grok 4.0 what were the advantages of Artificial Intelligence. What you read below is AI generated. We should not, in any way, be surprised at what we might gain with AI. What most observers see is a coming revolution in how people operate in a highly-intelligent world. If we don’t keep up, we… Read More »
[February 16, 2026] In 1994, when Charles Murray and Richard Herrnstein published their book The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life, it immediately prompted widespread criticism. However, few disputed the idea that IQ would follow a bell-shaped distribution. Some who study intelligence now believe the IQ curve is more likely positively skewed. By ‘positively skewed,’… Read More »
[February 15, 2026] Cuba has been falling apart for decades, ever since Fidel Castro’s revolutionaries overthrew dictator Batista. Now, Cuba is only hanging on by its fingernails. With President Trump’s oil embargo, the country’s lifeline has been severed. This is why America prepares for the collapse of Cuba. What is amazing is that Cuba could be run so… Read More »
[February 14, 2026] In America, for the past few years, there has been a quiet movement afoot that will help determine the future of these United States. The movement is in opposition to the emergence of Sharia Law, as practiced in many nations. Ban Sharia Law is a movement gaining fast, in particular in the American South and… Read More »
[February 12, 2026] Most of us grew up with some basic rules that our parents had for us kids. One of them was “Don’t Lie.” There are many reasons for this rule, maybe reasons our parents did not fully understand, but what they did know was that lying has incredibly destructive consequences. And when a lie is perpetuated… Read More »
[February 11, 2026] In one of my earliest articles on this website, I wrote that leaders must have unequivocal clarity in communication. There is no substitute for doing so, not just in leaders, but for all of us. Every officer I have ever known in our military, and that of our allies, did their best to speak clearly… Read More »
[February 10, 2026] A couple of years ago, I picked up the book, Getting the Most Out of Life (1946) from a garage sale. The title intrigued me. I paid 50 cents for it along with a couple of other trinkets. Thinking nothing of it, the book sat on my bookshelf unread. The book is an anthology, and… Read More »
[February 9, 2026] Hindsight is a cruel mistress. The advantage of technology allows us to view the past, both its beauty and horror, in such a way that we can gain at least a small appreciation for those who lived before us. One such video captures a bird’s-eye view of the destruction wrought by that war, a “War… Read More »
[February 7, 2026] “How can I be a better friend?” This was a young Army officer’s comment to a classmate in the Infantry Officer Basic Course back in 1983. There were 200 of us new Second Lieutenants, and we needed every advantage we could get, and a friend was helpful. What I was to learn at Fort Benning… Read More »
[February 6, 2026] Well, here we go. If those of us who thought the UK government couldn’t get any dumber, we were wrong. There is a movement in British circles to force dog owners to get rid of their dogs. Why? The reason will shock even the dog haters of the world. Why is it that the UK… Read More »