Imams Refuse to Perform Funeral Rites

By | June 8, 2017

[June 8, 2017]  United Kingdom Imams have refused to perform funeral rites for the three Muslims who perpetrated the London terror attacks this past weekend.  For those unfamiliar with the Islamic faith, this refusal is unprecedented.  Furthermore, a number of Imams have publically called for other religious leaders to join them. “If you choose the path of terror,… Read More »

Freedom Center: Serving Our Heroes

By | June 7, 2017

[June 7, 2017]  As I traveled about several states over the past four days, I was lucky to come across the Freedom Center in the North Terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.  My wife and I have traveled in nearly every major airport in the continental U.S. and look forward to stopping by to visit USO facilities.  The Freedom… Read More »

When Problem Leaders Migrate

By | June 6, 2017

[June 6, 2017]  When Lieutenant Shawn McFarland began his career as a young officer at Fort Polk, Louisiana, he was a mess; often failed to complete his assignments and tasks given him by his commanding officer.  His commander once wrote in an annual evaluation that McFarland was untrustworthy and unrealizable.  Like McFarland there are a small number in… Read More »

Profile: James Mattis

By | June 3, 2017

[June 3, 2017]  In December last year I profiled U.S. Army General Raymond Odierno.  Senior military Flag Officers in the U.S. are similar in many of their key traits, but also differ significantly in other areas of leadership.  One that differs is James Mattis, retired U.S. Marine four-star general and current Secretary of Defense under U.S. President Donald… Read More »

Teaching Young Leaders to Think (Part 1)

By | June 1, 2017

[June 1, 2017]  Young leaders often find themselves making poor decisions and involved in situations in which they are unprepared.  Often, the root cause is their lack of education on how to think successfully.  Teaching young leaders how to think is one of the ways senior leaders can help them. It took me joining the U.S. Army and… Read More »

What Happens After ISIS?

By | May 31, 2017

[May 31, 2017]  “Get your act together, boy!”  This is how my grandmother would admonish me after I screwed up something important; to get my attention and to put me on the right path to manhood.  And it now looks like the Iraqi military is about to get their act together to destroy the remaining elements of ISIS… Read More »

North Korea: Times Up!

By | May 30, 2017

[May 30, 2017]  Looking back over the last two centuries, the world has learned several important lessons regarding warfare and its close association to politics.  One of the most fundamental is that appeasement doesn’t work and is deeply counterproductive when used.  So it is with North Korea and the record of appeasement of that country going back to… Read More »