[April 22, 2025] Most folks familiar with Pope Francis know that he was far more politically active and liberal than his predecessors. And perhaps that’s a positive thing, for it tells us where he stood and the moral good of liberal politics. Yet his passing on Monday morning, shortly after Easter, was unfortunate. I will be praying for… Read More »
[April 19, 1775] Today we commemorate the day the war that started at Concord became the American Revolution. Much has been written of the events leading up to the Revolutionary War and the fighting on the first day, April 19, 1775. The movement of troops that would lead to the beginning of the War, started the night before… Read More »
[April 18, 2025] In a little over a week from today, those of us living in South Jersey will be part of a ceremony to honor a U.S. Marine who was part of the 1st Battalion, 9th Regt “The Walking Dead.” We were asked to read the following Thucydides quote about human nature. “The bravest are surely those… Read More »
[April 17, 2025] Darleen Lev, an ex-feminist, is being interviewed about her thoughts about how feminism has betrayed women in the West. In a recent video, she gives us a brutal takedown of feminism (see video here in its entirety, 1:10:17). “I was so taken by our childless women ruining the world that I plan to incorporate the… Read More »
[April 10, 2025] I always had a disgusted view of vultures. They feed off carrion, flesh of the dead, and circle overhead in search for the dead and also the living who are about to die. My Dad told me many stories of the American Civil War, about the battles and the carnage left behind. Many of those… Read More »
[April 9, 2025] There is a common belief that the most intelligent among us are also those who will make the best moral decisions. It should come as no real surprise that this is not always the case. Many decades ago, I had an encounter with a man who desperately wanted to be a Machinegunner in the U.S.… Read More »
[April 7, 2025] It should be obvious to anyone who understands moral courage that Fencer Stephanie Turner possesses that rare attribute. What needs to be made clear is why Stephanie had to stand for fairness in women-only in sports. She took a knee in her refusal to compete against a man in a regional fencing championship. The man, Redmond… Read More »
[March 4, 2025] Loving your enemies is not appreciated in politics. Mark Siljander, a staunch and controversial Conservative, said this in a recent interview with Dr. Jordan Peterson and, at first, took me by surprise until he explained what he meant. Siljander added that this is why Donald Trump is disdained by neoconservatives. During his first term, Trump… Read More »
[March 28, 2025] In this article, I’m trying to put into words some new ideas of mine. Here goes … I never understood the power of the physical objects that people hold onto. But now, I can see it in my old, legacy Captain’s Helmet, the identity I have and the memories that it reminds me of. Like… Read More »
[March 12, 2025] People tell me all the time, “Relax, it’s just a dog.” They tell me to “take it easy” and not to worry myself because my dog is just an dog without a soul or, without us, of little value. But, she’s my dog, Bella Rosa, named by my Italian wife and with me liking the… Read More »