The political debate in America has become alarmingly toxic between those who seek to change the nation and those who want to preserve it. Now both sides of the political spectrum are working hard to press their particular vision upon...
Read moreThe seasons of history vary based on the significance of events happening then. The Roman Empire grew and sprawled across the Mediterranean in a most impressive manner. At a time when conflict and conquest was the primary means of expansion,...
Read moreNational Security is important. It’s particularly important these days especially in untangling from the war in Ukraine. Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea and their subsequently larger invasion of Ukraine in 2022 sent a clear message to the world. And that...
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It’s depressing how much the nation is divided. To be sure I am on the side of a conservative world view. I vote that way. But it is nonetheless divisive. People in America today seem overly invested in their ideological Read more…
If you turn your television on these days, you shouldn’t be surprised to see political rallies in front of federal buildings with animated and spending-abdicated political gas bags screaming at the top of their voices. Their complaint? Well, that we’re Read more…
Those who despise President Donald Trump are in high dudgeon these days. Indeed, their fitful indignation in the wake of the President’s remarkable political resurrection and his first weeks in office is ironic. Why? Because they elected him. “How,” you Read more…
For the first time on a significant basis, the COVID-19 crisis introduced many Americans to telework. It was not a new concept. But it had an expanded application when the nation was attempting to take measures to abate the spread Read more…
Last week was one of those times that you just could not predict. After a very rewarding career in the US Army from 1973 to 2001, I was given the opportunity to look in on the current state of Army Read more…
I rarely miss doing an update, but this week I am busy beyond words. So, here are some “short takes.” A full report next week!
Just when you become reconciled to the fact that fond memories of the past will remain in the past, you get a reprieve. When I was an active duty soldier, I had the opportunity to take my unit to the Read more…