[November 7, 2025] Canadian songwriter Leonard Cohen wrote the lyrics to his song “The Captain,” published in 1984. The poem is unsettling and dark. Ultimately, it’s about war, moral ambiguity, and the most difficult choices we must make. In the fourth verse, he begins with, ‘There’s no decent place to stand in a massacre.’ A few weeks ago,… Read More »
[November 6, 2025] Like many boys my age, I wanted to run and hide from the certain butt-whooping I was going to get. I broke a window in my neighbor’s house while throwing a baseball to my good friend Wilson. It was an innocent throw, sailing over Wilson’s head and into the living room window, shattering it. I… Read More »
[November 4, 2025] In Germany during the post World War I era, a number of Nazi propaganda films were produced to blame Jews for the poor condition of the German peoples. The film is roughly an hour long and worth watching (with translation to English) with a link here. The 1940 Nazi film, Der Ewige Jude [The Eternal… Read More »
[November 3, 2025] Since the late 1990s, feminist Dr. Camilla Paglia has been one of the leading critics of feminism. She sees 3 main failures of modern feminism. This assertion that Paglia is critical of “modern” feminism stems from her outright rejection of the victim/oppressor narrative that dominates much of America’s feminist movement. Here are Camilia Paglia’s critique… Read More »
[November 2, 2025] Here I am, minding my own business, checking out with a dozen bagels when a young woman behind me appears with a nose ring. Automatically, I think of her as a whacko, mindless, nasty person. Was I stereotyping her? Yes. The stereotype was correct and her subsequent actions proved it. I was following what is… Read More »
[November 1, 2025] As I write this book review, all sorts of little kids are running throughout the local neighborhoods hunting down the best sources of candy treats and showing off their most outrageous outfits. What a great time of year, especially to those of us who are more comfortable with lower temperatures and less humidity. Speaking of… Read More »
[October 31, 2025] On this Halloween Day (or night), I thought it most appropriate to bring up Dr. Jordan Peterson’s advice on how to live a life that goes well. He says that to increase the “probability that things will unfold for you properly, is to not lie.” Yes! Just stop lying. Halloween is about showing an outer… Read More »
[October 27, 2025] I was intrigued by the view of a North Korean defector who watched an American War movie: Saving Private Ryan. Her perspective on “war movies” and the differences how the Hermit Nation addresses war versus how America views it, was startling, and indicative of how Communists view human existence. Hanaya’s takeaway is that we must learn… Read More »
[October 26, 2025] Yesterday, I received a call from radio host Joe Griffies, who will have on his show today a representative of The Arlington Ladies. These are ladies (and one gentleman) who volunteer at Arlington National Cemetery to be present at every funeral without exception. Volunteerism in America is a strong tradition, and America leads the world… Read More »
[October 23, 2025] Japan has elected a new leader following the failed policies and corruption of its previous Prime Minister. All news outlets reporting on Japan’s election have noted that Sanae Takaichi has adopted much of the conservative philosophy of U.S. President Donald Trump. And in that, they are correct. Additionally, she is being called “Japan’s Iron Lady,”… Read More »