[June 27, 2024] Don’t you just love the Babylon Bee. Their satire is, frankly, over the top at times and I love it. Their headline today, BREAKING: Hamas Loses House Seat to Democrats. This is a reference to incumbent Congressman Jamaal Bowman, who lost in the recent primary to Democrat George Latimer. Yes, Bowman did, indeed, lose. But… Read More »
[June 26, 2024] One trait of my Mom that I admired was that she could remain calm while the chaos of us children swirled all around her. She grew up the youngest of five, maybe that’s why she never lost her “Well, I declare!” sense when surprised or her appreciation of her family. That’s the only way I… Read More »
[June 25, 2024] One of the most difficult challenges to a new Army Company Commander is an external evaluation of his leadership abilities. I don’t know if these are conducted anymore, given the horrific stories coming out of our woke military today. A recent opinion piece by the Washington Free Beacon editors strikes to the heart of leadership. … Read More »
[June 24, 2024] Unbelievably bad. That is the observation made by film critics describing the Disney Star Wars spinoff, The Acolyte. My favorite movie critic, The Critical Drinker, gives us both barrels in his takedown. And the takedown is a piece of art in itself. Interested? Go and see the review for yourself. In his latest video, The… Read More »
[June 23, 2024] In June 1900, Chinese nationalists began the siege on Peking’s diplomatic district (later Beijing). They were known as the “Boxers” because they believed in calisthenics and martial arts. Their goal was to drive out all foreign influences in China, and they killed Christian missionaries and diplomats from foreign countries. The Boxer Rebellion was a formal… Read More »
[June 22, 2024] In Toronto, Canada, the Munk Debates, a semi-annual series of debates on major policy issues, concluded on 11 June. The policy question before them was whether anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism. I was expecting the outcome to be in agreement with the proposition, and it was but by only a small margin. You can make up your… Read More »
[June 21, 2024] In my ongoing and new series on advising young men, I get articles fans sent me to read – and thank you all for doing so. And, yes, those articles are helpful as I sort through them and pick out what are among the best. One such article at BlackDoctor.org titled “13 Things My Dad… Read More »
[June 20, 2024] A characteristic of good leadership is honesty (#6 in my series). That is the only way to become and stay a respected, reliable, ready, and resilient leader. When honesty goes out the window, what follows is impending failure. And so it is with the New York Times and other mainstream media outlets as they hide… Read More »
[June 19, 2024] I’ve read about how to date over the years and found those stories witty, helpful, and also intriguing. The common question is, “How do you find the right person for you?” Put another way, “How do you find the love of your life?” Both are similar, but perhaps not the right way to get the… Read More »
[June 18, 2024] In my preoccupation studying totalitarian regimes, their military systems, governmental policies, and ideologies, one of the more fascinating ideas that keep cropping up is their obsession over symbols. This idea of the fear of or attraction to symbols is a particularly strong feature of radical leftist political ideas. The old flag that I’m using as… Read More »