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We’re blessed in Virginia to reside in the larger context of a Constitutional Republic.  Our rights are protected by a representative system whereby the people elect legislators who govern us within the metes and bounds of our constitution.  We’re also fortunate for the courts that guard against encroachments on those Read more

Not long ago, a very bright political commentator, Ben Domenech, made a frank statement.  “Consider the possibility we are led by idiots.”  He has a point.  You can listen to his thoughts here, where he lays out in 2023 the idiocy of the Biden era.  Sadly, in recent years, America has produced Read more

Manhood has been the object of much criticism among certain elements of society in recent years. It began with the rise of the feminist movement 50 years ago and continues among hypersensitive far-left progressives today.  Indeed, these anti-male voices even associate masculinity with white supremacy.  It’s utterly ridiculous, especially when Read more

Today’s Virginia Democrats have taken a page out of the playbook their forbearers used to disenfranchise a huge swath of Virginia’s population. Having foisted a despicable Gerrymandered congressional map on the Commonwealth, Democrats are now set to achieve a 10-to-1 advantage in the overall 11-seat delegation in the House of Representatives. Read more

Lying is not new.  It is rooted in our fallen nature as humans.  It shows up in many forms.  Prevaricating, quibbling, equivocating, paltering, dissembling, or fibbing— it’s all the same.  Only the degree differs.  The end state is untruth.  We have all lied at times.  Often, it involved disguising the Read more

I was 18 years old when Apollo 11 was launched on July 16, 1969, at 9:32 AM, carrying the first humans to land on the moon.  Three days later, the crew, Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, entered lunar orbit.  The Read more

Tomorrow I turn 75. (No applause, please.)  But feel free to buy my books. (See below!)  I’ll autograph it on my birthday for you.  Meanwhile, I’m very fortunate to be at this point.  There were times, including prostate cancer 22 years ago, when I wondered if my time had run Read more

A dear friend recently asked me, “How will the war end in Iran?”  I’m not an oracle, and despite having spent a full career as a soldier, I, like many of you, consume what I read and hear from the news and draw conclusions about what will happen. I suppose the Read more

In the sixteen years I served in the House of Delegates of the Virginia General Assembly, I learned a lot about legislating.  Among those lessons was to never assume you have a mandate that you don’t actually possess.  The hubris that accompanies a partisan victory, putting the entire legislature and Read more

The liberation of Iran is underway.  But just a week into this conflict, we are already hearing the voices of capitulation.  The opponents expostulate as a reflexive response.  They see the US-Israeli (now also Gulf nations) campaign against Iran as unwarranted and unjust.  It’s not.  It’s actually leadership that is Read more