Category Archives: Respect

Confronting Toxic Management: Veronica

By | March 24, 2026

[March 24, 2026]  G Plus Animation YouTube videos are short animated stories featuring Veronika assertively handling rude customers, toxic bosses, unfair policies, and workplace chaos in corporate settings.  These videos attract millions of views because viewers see their own frustrations played out and resolved, providing immediate emotional satisfaction as she is shown confronting toxic management. The character Veronica… Read More »

Building a Personality: Harry Emerson Fosdick

By | March 22, 2026

[March 22, 2026] Occasionally, I come across an old book or article that feels relevant to today’s world. I’ve encountered this man before, and now I want to share some of his ideas. In his influential 1931 article “Building a Personality,” Harry Emerson Fosdick DD challenged the popular idea that personality is something you build and then finish. … Read More »

Cubans Rise Up Against Communism

By | March 16, 2026

[March 16, 2026]  In the streets of Havana and beyond, the chant of “Down with Communism” echoes a long-suppressed yearning for liberty in Cuba. Recent protests have erupted, which is signaling the crumbling of the socialist regime that has gripped the island nation for decades. What began as rallies against all-too-frequent power outages and food shortages has morphed… Read More »

UK Flag Deemed ‘Tool of Hate’

By | March 11, 2026

[March 11, 2026]  Shocking.  That’s exactly what it is.  A leaked draft UK social cohesion strategy has sparked outrage by suggesting national flags like the Union Jack and St. George’s Cross have been turned into “tools of hate” by the far-right. Sky News Australia host Rowan Dean slammed it as an “absolute disgrace,” accusing the Labour government of… Read More »

Why Operation Market Garden Failed

By | March 9, 2026

[March 9, 2026] Lessons from war continue to educate.  Looking back at World War II, we can extract many lessons from how military operations were conducted.  In this article, I’ll discuss what I see as why Operation Marker Garden failed. Operation Market Garden (17–25 September 1944) was the Allies’ bold attempt to shorten WWII by seizing a series… Read More »

Trump’s Way of War

By | March 5, 2026

[March 5, 2026]  In his article “Trump’s Way of War,” Professor Victor Davis Hanson argues that Donald Trump pioneered a “top-down” doctrine of Western warfare, emphasizing decisive outcomes while steering clear of the “forever wars” and nation-building pitfalls that plagued previous U.S. presidents. This piece provides a summary of Hanson’s analysis of Trump’s military approach. Admittedly, I’ve been… Read More »