[December 17, 2023] The firetruck went screaming down the street with six or seven young men hanging onto the sides of the truck with one hand, holding their fireman’s helmets in place with the other, as they raced to put out a kitchen fire near my house. I was starstruck at the sight of such a fine display… Read More »
[December 13, 2023] With American colleges embroiled in anti-Semitic activities, supported and encouraged by professors, administrators, and education leaders, are we seeing a slow-motion Kristallnacht? John Hinderaker of PowerLineBlog and others are asking this legitimate question. “L.A. – as Jews were lighting candles last night for Shabbat and the second night of Hanukkah, mobs of antisemites took to… Read More »
[December 5, 2023] Nine year old Holden Amenta is a kid hero. He is a superfan of the Kansas City Chiefs, a professional football team (you might have heard of them) and one that Holden goes all-out to support. The team colors are black and red. Recently a black sports writer accused young Holden of being a racist… Read More »
[December 2, 2023] I wrote an article about fake workplace victimization ten years ago. It was based on my observation of the Department of Army Civilizations (DACs). At the time, I recommended to the military that the best solution for them was to reduce civilian hires by more than 50%, keeping the best qualified and firing the rest. … Read More »
[November 30, 2023] The Exodus story of meaning is a three-part series that attempts to dive into the meaning of one of the greatest stories ever told in the Bible. I will explain how this story can help each of us in a dramatic and positive way. See Part 1 and Part 2. The Israelites are now out… Read More »
[November 18, 2023] Are the U.S. Army senior brass finally waking up from their Woke Nightmare? Nope! But we are beginning to see that there might be some adults in the ranks of the political generals of America’s military services. Last week, the Army released a recruiting ad that dumps the diversity, equity, and inclusion DEI narrative so… Read More »
[November 17, 2023] “What’s the Boy Scouts?” I asked after my Dad said he’d signed me up as a brand-new Boy Scout. And the first meeting was that very night. Oh, great!! I started with the lowly rank of Tenderfoot. My brother was too young, so he had to stay home and help our Mom. He cried because… Read More »
[November 16, 2023] Sometime in early 2002, two Soldiers from my Engineer unit said something that shocked me. They said that they wished they had been on one of those planes that Muslim terrorists used to kill nearly 3,000 innocents on 9/11. Several officers and I were sitting around talking about preparing to go to war in Iraq.… Read More »
[November 10, 2023] I didn’t know it then, but I grew up privileged. Not with money, or status, or owning a big house or car or lots of clothes, but by being in the company of ordinary men, combat veterans from World War II and the Korean War, as well as those who served to protect us at… Read More »
[November 8, 2023] We’ve all seen supervisors who give excuses for employees who are failures in their jobs. Like the alcoholic whose family enables the alcoholic’s drinking behavior, leaders are also enabling failure in other leaders. Whatever the reason or excuse, there is an emerging trend in U.S. institutions where leaders fail to take quick, effective action to… Read More »