[October 11, 2025] In my first book, “Our Longest Year in Iraq,” I made an effort to show how I developed to a point where I would achieve something important in my life. The discovery was my connection to combat Veterans and how they played an outsized role in my upbringing. ‘The Beginning’ is trying to lay this… Read More »
[October 1, 2025] The journey to fulfillment in life is found through suffering. Taking on all the responsibility you can means confronting everything that needs to be faced. Doing so leads to the gradual improvement of your surroundings. If we accept this as an unavoidable truth, then, facing the world and doing so nobly, there is no upper… Read More »
[September 21, 2025] The question many are asking today is whether America is in a Cold War with itself. The question is a good one because there are signs that this is so. The spark that set it off, like many wars, was the assassination of a political figure. In this case, the assassination of conservative Charlie Kirk… Read More »
[September 20, 2025] This morning, in the early hours as I prepare for the last day of honoring our Vietnam Veterans, I watched a clip of Dr. Jordan Peterson discussing the virtue of being a monster. I thought to myself, how appropriate his comments were, because that is what our heroes from that war created, virtuous men who… Read More »
[September 16, 2025] Since the assassination of Charlie Kirk last week, we are witnessing an unexpected outpouring of hate. Many Americans, I’m sad to say, have exposed themselves as morally depraved as they openly, shamelessly, and vigorously mock the murder. Many are posting words, images, and videos that claim Charlie Kirk was a hater who spread lies and… Read More »
[September 12, 2025] Both my wife and I were shocked to our core by the news of the political assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. We did not know Charlie except by his works, as he brought common sense and conservative messages to young people. His death is a great loss to humanity. We will be… Read More »
[September 10, 2025] In a previous post, I listed the characteristics people like in a leader. What attracts people to a leader is, of course, no secret, but what is it that attracts leaders to other leaders? What leaders like in leaders, on the other hand, can be mysterious because so little is written about it. “Moral courage… Read More »
[September 5, 2025] Scott Johnson of PowerLineBlog has looked back to a time where Winston Churchill warned Britain, and the world, of the inherent evil of Socialism. What follows is a great rendition of Churchill’s strategic thinking and makes me wonder why he was often hated for his ideas. In June 1945, at the opening of the general… Read More »
[September 2, 2025] Never betray your team. The idea of loyalty is as ancient as a human association, although it is often revealed in its opposite (disloyalty, betrayal, ingratitude). The world’s greatest thinkers have studied the notion of human commitments, whether to God or each other, and they regard loyalty as a remarkable virtue worthy of true wonder.… Read More »
[August 18, 2025] I’m disappointed that I missed the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II; Victory over Japan, VJ Day. More fanfare in the media was given to how bad the New York Yankees baseball team is this season, and I failed to pay sufficient attention. Looking at articles written, which I missed, more attention… Read More »