MSNBC: US Veterans are Greatest Terrorist Threat

By | January 8, 2025

[January 8, 2025]  I couldn’t let this slur upon our U.S. Veterans and military slide by without comment. President-elect Trump made recent comments about the terror threat at the southern border. In response, MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell claimed that US military Veterans pose a greater threat than illegal immigrants. His point is that America should focus on U.S.… Read More »

Testing our Morality: a CEO Murdered

By | December 17, 2024

[December 17, 2024]  The recent cold-blooded murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is testing our morality. Unfortunately, we Americans have largely failed that test when someone can be murdered and it somehow makes us feel vindicated. Many in our nation believe they are morally superior to and better at making moral judgments than ever before. And they believe… Read More »

Boys Will Be Boys

By | December 13, 2024

[December 13, 2024]  Growing up in the pre-computer, pre-smart phone age offered a number of unexpected opportunities and advantages for boys. These were times when your parents expected you to take care of yourself, be self-reliant and possess grit and determination. And that’s where the saying, boys will be boys originated. Boys were essentially pushed out of the… Read More »

President-Elect Trump vs Hamas 

By | December 10, 2024

[December 10. 2024]  The foreign policies of President-Elect Donald Trump are going to be radically different from the Biden Administration. We see this difference most easily regarding the Hamas strategy of holding hostages since October last year. “Everybody is talking about the hostages who are being held so violently, inhumanely, and against the will of the entire World,… Read More »

Judging the Character of Others

By | December 5, 2024

[December 5, 2024]  A crucial skill for any leader to possess is the ability to judge the character of others. Leaders are looking for specific traits that predict successful mission completion or are obstacles to teamwork. Sadly, we often see inexperienced leaders who misjudge character, leading to unforeseen problems. I wrote these words in January 2021 after looking… Read More »