Imagine for a moment an American President actually reporting to us each year on the true nature of our union. Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution requires the President to report to Congress from “time to time” with “information” on the nation and “recommend” to them “such measures as he Read more…
When our founders wove our Republic together 245 years ago and then perfected it further in 1787 with our Constitution, they incorporated some important ideas. One was the notion of a common American identity formed around a grand new concept of self-governance where the people were sovereign, and the leaders were Read more…
For some years now, I have been writing about foreign policy and national security. These are things that have always interested me since my days in high school. As a child my views were influenced by the stories I heard from World War II veterans. They seemed to understand that America’s role in Read more…
Over the past year, America has leaned much about how to respond and how not to respond to a pandemic. I must say some things we’ve witnessed caused me to think how I would have dealt with the situation had I been in charge. To be sure, some of what we have Read more…
If you are a conservative, chances are you loved him. If you are a liberal, you didn’t, and likely found him offensive. The difference in those two opinions is that most people who respected Rush Limbaugh actually listened to what he had to say. His detractors, on the other hand, didn’t. What they Read more…
When I was a battalion commander in the U.S. Army, I was entrusted with administering military justice according to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). It was a very serious responsibility. As part of that responsibility, I acted as a convening authority with the power to refer a case for trial Read more…
Even in combat, you’ll have a few days to attend the necessities of life. Thirty years ago today was one of those times when after a major Shamal—sandstorm—we were all coated in grit and grime. It was “wash day,” but not just any day. I was cleaning some clothes in a Tupperware container Read more…
Thirty years ago today, I was sitting in the middle of the Saudi desert with the 1st Infantry Division Artillery. We were preparing to jump forward from our initial staging area to positions we would occupy to attack Iraqi forces along the border. That would eventually lead to eight days of artillery raids Read more…
In these days of turmoil and political upheaval—to say nothing of political correctness—free speech in the America is under attack not witnessed since our Revolution. Setting aside our political biases momentarily, most people across the political spectrum can find a point of agreement on this proposition. Free speech is fundamental to American Read more…
It was painful to see what we saw. As I watched the violent protests that occurred at our national Capitol on January 6th, 2021, I was ashamed. I was ashamed of how people have been whipped into such outrage that they could even imagine that it was somehow acceptable to storm our Read more…