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I am a conservative. That matches my ideological worldview.  I’m also a Republican, but if that party were no longer the one advocating for conservative values and an approach to good governance, I would find another party. What I know for Read more

As the Administration of President Donald Trump engages Russian President Vladimir Putin, it should now be evident that there will be no tidy solution to end the war in Ukraine. Despite the damage it has rendered to Russia’s reputation and economy—to Read more

Tomorrow on 15 August a very important meeting will take place that could impact the war in Ukraine. There has been much death and dying there since Russia invaded Ukraine in the Winter of 2022.  Now both sides have fallen into Read more

The word “perspective” describes having a mental view about something.  It may also describe a visible scene, the interrelation between subjects and their parts, a point of view, the appearance of objects with respect to their relative distance and position Read more

Recently, one of our children—while engaged in deep thinking—asked an interesting question about growing older that frankly had not occurred to Shelley or me.  As a person grows older, does it seem that the years go by faster or slower?  Read more

If you’ve been alive in the last 10 years, you know that masks have taken on a significant role in society.  It began with the rise of AFTIFA, the far-left violent protestors who came to prominence after President Trump’s first Read more

Storms are in the news. Sadly, the tragedy in Texas that took many lives last week is on the minds of many.  It is heartbreaking.  Storms can be severe, but they pass.  It’s the way of weather and life. In the Read more

Many of us consume the headlines in the news each day.  That’s the goal of newspapers and web content editors.  To draw us in.  To engage us with some outrageous position to entice us to dig deeper.  Sometimes I’m enticed.  Read more

Last week the US struck Iran’s nuclear facilities on the tail end of Israeli action that laid the Islamic Republic’s defenses bare.  The US involvement, although brief, was dramatic.  Satellite imagery revealed much destruction around the three nuclear sites that Read more

As I write this, it appears that the US is on the threshold of war with Iran.  These are serious times and the danger we face is profound. State-sponsors of terror possessing nuclear weapons is simply unacceptable by the free world. Moreover, Read more