It was as prophetic as it was true when former US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said of then Vice President Joe Biden, “I think he has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades.” Those words have been borne out Read more…
It’s clear to me, as it should be to anyone, that 2024 will be a tumultuous time. To say that we are a divided nation would be—as we used to say in the Army—a BFO, that is, “a blinding flash of the obvious.” But it bears saying—or writing—that turbulence, discord, and Read more…
Many people misdiagnose what is wrong with our government. In particular they tend to personalize what’s wrong with Congress. You hear the charges all the time. She’s a “socialist,” he’s “establishment,” or she’s a “globalist” and he’s a “neocon.” Most of the people who simplemindedly cling to bumper sticker monikers to Read more…
It’s not a new thing for politicians and ideologues to massage language to advance their efforts to achieve power and influence in societies. We see it all the time. Unfortunately, in America today, the twisting of words and their meanings is used extensively to deceive people concerning numerous topics. Consider Read more…
In case you’ve been asleep like Rip Van Winkle, our universities and colleges are failing America. Forget the extravagant costs—they’re obscenely high—and just consider the intellectual nonsense they’re pumping into the heads of naïve students. Higher education is no longer devoted to the pursuit of knowledge. It now delivers indoctrination Read more…
So, what can we expect from 2024? To be sure, it will be dominated by all things political. There are the presidential primaries that likely will be a rematch of the two candidates from 2020 that a majority of American dread. Both are superannuated and have worn thin on many, Read more…
Christmas is a season of gift-giving as we celebrate the birth of Jesus. While Christmas has become very commercialized, it remains a special time of the year. I like to go gift shopping, normally by myself as I stroll through malls and stores. These days I think about small and Read more…
As I sit down to write this week, I am conflicted. That’s the emotion of our age given our divisions. The chasm between individuals, groups, and political parties is as great as we have seen since the American Civil War. Moreover, people are not satisfied simply to disagree. Oh no. That Read more…
After spending much time studying the Middle East, I am—as many of you are—appalled at the October 7 Hamas massacre of innocent Israelis. I won’t recount the unspeakable horrors, many of which are so violent and depraved that they cannot be discussed in any civil forum. Hamas has proven itself to Read more…
The season is changing. Soon we will enter Astronomical winter on the winter solstice on 21 December. At this writing, an outside temperature of 20 degrees suggests that it has already arrived. There’s another season that begins this Sunday in the Christian calendar: Advent. Advent is that time during the Church Read more…