[October 20, 2025] An Army Major General (retired) shared an interesting idea: he was encouraging the best high school students to join the U.S. military. The reward system he designed has been in use for several years and has seen some success in recruiting qualified students for the Armed Forces. When he told me about the idea, I… Read More »
[October 14, 2025] Eight peace deals in eight months. I’m sure that’s a world record, untouched by anyone. As I write this post at 9:00 PM Monday, October 13 (Columbus Day), we have seen the return of twenty hostages stolen from Israel over two years ago. Who was responsible for making this peace deal happen? It was President… Read More »
[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 3, 2025] Yesterday, a Muslim attacked people at a local synagogue in Manchester, England. The picture is a bit blurry, but it looks like someone with an explosive belt, a knife, and appears to be “Middle Eastern.” The U.K. Daily Mail references the photo in the header of this article. This is how Sky News reported on… Read More »
[September 11, 2025] Twelve years ago, I wrote my first short article on The Twelfth 9/11 Anniversary. What is remarkable is how much has changed during those few years. New York City, where I lived at the time, has gone from a strong pro-American city to one that is hard to see the differences from Amsterdam (12.1% Muslim),… 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 7, 2025] Yesterday, I was listening to the news on the radio while driving. I don’t remember the specific channel or who was talking, but I do remember the news reporter replaying comments from a local U.S. Representative. Our local political representative was, sadly and not surprisingly, being divisive. Senior leaders have an obligation to unite people… Read More »
[September 3, 2025] Today marks the 12th anniversary of the start of my leadership blog. It’s certainly been a journey and one that I’m satisfied sufficiently to say it was worth the effort. My writing is better, more concise, and direct. And, I learned a heck of a lot. Those are good and a worthy goals. For today,… 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 »
[September 1, 2025] Andy Ngo is a journalist best known for reporting on American antifa in the Portland, Oregon area. In a recent article, he attempts to explain why there are so many trans mass shooters. In an appearance with Newsmax after the Minneapolis trans mass shooting at a Catholic Church, he highlights five such incidents; a phenomenon… Read More »