[June 4, 2022] New York Post opinion writer Miranda Devine gives what I believe is the best analysis of the recent elementary school mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. With an article (see link here) with the same name, she points out that we should not be surprised the Uvalde police stood aside while a crazed gunman was executing… Read More »
[June 2, 2022] During the last U.S. Presidential election campaign, I compiled a list of leadership qualities that define senior leadership. I’m opening them up again because it’s time to re-think what I wrote at the time. I developed these ideas over a long period of my military career. This “list” can compare and contrast politicians and others. … Read More »
[May 31, 2022] Article by Charles P. Eberson. Editor’s note: Graphic content. Article reprinted by permission. Friedenberg’s landing on Omaha beach, D-Day June 6, 1944 as quoted from his autobiography, On Being Numerous: World War II As I Saw It, “I stepped off the ramp and sank down into water that was over my head. I’ll never be… Read More »
[May 27, 2022] My brother and I stood there, looking at the casket of our great-grandfather. This was the first funeral we ever attended. Neither of us wanted to be there. My father made it clear, “You’re going to the funeral, do it for the family.” I couldn’t talk, my brother cried, we were both in shock from… Read More »
[May 10, 2022] When you know your values, and they are a substantial part of your being, decisions, voluntary actions, and speech are more manageable. Values provide us with independence and freedom of action; they anchor us to what is real. We know where we stand, with our feet firmly planted in the predictable world. On the flip… Read More »
[May 9, 2022] Go! Whatever you do, whatever you may think, do something to take ownership for yourself and others who are important to you. My message is that you can operate during times of tragedy, deception, and tyranny, and the good news is that you can flourish and grow. And, that is a good piece of news… Read More »
[May 2, 2022] Stop acting like a child. Grow up and go on an adventure. Take on some responsibility. You are answerable to your own destiny. The mature adult is the one with the innate desire to adopt responsibility for one’s self and others voluntarily. That person is the one interested in the unknown, has the yearning to… Read More »
[March 30, 2022] John Wayne is an iconic idol of manhood. Tough, courageous, self-reliant, and independent; are the hallmarks of true manliness. In the 1975 American western movie “Rooster Cogburn,” John Wayne stars as an aging, one-eyed lawman doing his best to redeem his reputation and earn back his marshal’s badge. Critics do not consider the movie to… Read More »
[March 11, 2022] Alexander the Great once said that “I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.” Of course, he was talking about inspiration. Indeed, it must have been an inspirational speech that day; I only wish I’d been there to… Read More »
[March 8, 2022] I have a granddaughter who lives in Colorado and, like many young children, is a big fan of the Disney movie Frozen (2013). And, like many today, we are struggling to explain the events happening in the Ukraine to our families in such a way that we do not hide the realities of war but… Read More »