Elites and the Establishment Across the Atlantic
The Elites and Establishment in the U.S. and Europe share the same worldview. Politically, they differ only by degrees.
James Atticus Bowden
The New New World Order
The fall of the Soviet Empire was an epochal shift in the order of international relations around our world. A “New” world order was the inevitable outcome.
J D Vance’s Churchillian Speech
Vice President JD Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference, Feb 14, 2025 was like Winston Churchill sounding the alarm about Hitler and the NAZIs then in turn warning about Soviet Communism with his famous Iron Curtain speech.
U.S. Service Academies: Reform or Performance Politics?
Changing the whole institution requires systemic transformation. First, change behavior. Over time, hearts and minds can be changed. Can. Consider the U.S. Service Academies.
Salwon Momika: Murdered or Martyred on 29 Jan 2025?
There’s no free speech in Islam. Above all, there’s no religious free speech in Islam.
Off To the Races
We are less than a week into the Trump 2.0 Administration. The pace is frenetic and wonderful to watch. There are too many actions to account for them all in one Op Ed.
Great Expectations
Much like Dickens’ novel, this Administration will have many twists and turns. Our Great Expectations today will bring mixed results. Life does more than imitate art or literature. Life exceeds novels in its extremes.
From Idiocy to Tragedy
Some ideas are so ludicrous that it’s hard to imagine anyone taking them seriously. But, when people embrace idiocy as “their truth”, the consequences can be very bad.
The One Thing for 2025
If you do one thing in 205, then accomplish this – read the Holy Bible through. Every page, word, jot, and title.
From 2024 to 2025
A retrospective of 2024 looks like a prospective for 2025. Despite the dramatic shift from Biden’s Bolshevik Administration to Trump’s MAGA 2.0, the past is always prologue.
Magdeburg Christmas
This Christmas there’s another Islamist murder in a German Christmas Market. The body count in Magdeburg isn’t as high as Beslan, but the message is the same. Islam is the enemy of Western Civilization. And Western Civilization isn’t ready to fight back and win.
U.S. Army 80 Years Ago and 80 More to Come
The 2024 Army-Navy game didn’t go well for the Army Team. So it goes year to year. However, 80 years ago, 16 Dec 1944, was an unforgettable red-letter event – the Battle of the Bulge began.
Oligarchs for Democracy?
An Oligarchy is “a government by the few.” So, when the transitioning Trump Administration puts together the duo of the richest man on the planet and a young, almost-billionaire to defund the Deep State Elites in government is the irony unseen?
Reflections and Thanksgiving
How much good or ill, real change or insignificant posturing, and how great an inflection point this is in history is to be determined.
Now What? 2.0
As the great philosopher Yogi Berra said, “It’s déjà vu all over again.” We, The People, won a big win. Now what?
Jacksonian Era 2.0 – Maybe
President Trump’s Coalition is coalescing as a Common Sense, Center Right, pragmatic movement purposed to serve the giant middle class of America and anyone in the lower class willing to work up.
America Dodged a Bullet, Again
In 2016 I was elated to be wrong about HRH Hillary I winning by 2 points. Much to my surprise, the working class Yankees saved the Republic. America dodged a bullet in 2016.
Election Eve 2024
This isn’t the most important election of our lives unless Kamala wins and we never have another free and fair election.
Quanah Parker, Hamas, and Hezbollah
Hamas and Hezbollah are the fighting organizations of a late Medieval tribal culture. In the eyes of Western Civilization all these tribes look like barbarians and savages.
My Happy Indigenous Peoples Day 2024
I celebrated Indigenous Peoples Day two days early this year. Had a good time with my Indigenous People group on Saturday.