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James Atticus Bowden

James Atticus Bowden is a co-founder of the Virginia First Foundation. He is a retired U.S. Army Officer and Defense Consultant. His home of record upon entering the United States Military Academy was Arlington, Virginia. He graduated in 1972. Bowden served as an airborne, ranger infantry officer in 5 Divisions. He earned graduate degrees from the JFK School of Government at Harvard University and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University. He taught as an Assistant Professor at USMA and Adjunct Faculty at the College of William and Mary.

The Next English Civil War

July 8, 2025 by James Atticus Bowden

England had three brutal civil wars in the 1600s. The wars and devastation included Scotland and, especially, Ireland. Hard questions were settled in that century. Hard questions await settlement in next English Civil War.

Categories Government, History, U.S. News/Policy, Warfare, World News Tags British Civil War 1 Comment

Zohran Kwame Mamdani: Smiling Snake of Socialism & Islam

July 1, 2025 by James Atticus Bowden

Zohran Mamdani won 43.51% of the votes to become the Democrats’ candidate for mayor in New York City. This self-styled Democratic Socialist is the poster child for the Socialist and Muslim Alliance.

Categories Democrats, Elections, Politics Tags New York City, Zohran Mamdani 1 Comment

No Nukes for You, Iran

June 24, 2025 by James Atticus Bowden

The destruction of Iran’s nuclear facilities means no nukes for Iran – for now. Nothing else is certain – for now. That’s because the enemy always has the option of the next move until they are utterly defeated and surrender.

Categories Defense, Foreign News/Policy, U.S. News/Policy Tags Iran Nukes, Trump Response 1 Comment

The Next 250 Years for the U.S. Army

June 17, 2025 by James Atticus Bowden

The parade for the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday went well. It was a great showcase for the U.S. Army. It’s needed greatly because the Army is last among the Services in self-promotion and politics.

Categories Defense, Military, Trump Administration, Warfare Tags Army Future, U.S. Army 2 Comments

Two Days in June for the U.S. Army

June 10, 2025 by James Atticus Bowden

June 6th, 1944 and June 14th, 1775 are two red letter dates to celebrate the U.S. Army each June. Yet, the Army doesn’t get celebrated enough, because it doesn’t self-promote as much as other Services

Categories History, Military, Society Tags Army Values 1 Comment

The Problem With Harvard

June 3, 2025 by James Atticus Bowden

The problem is the people at Harvard whose worldview is doctrinaire Cultural Marxism. They are handmaidens of Human Secularist Totalitarianism

Categories Education, Government, History Tags Harvard Leftism 1 Comment

Robert Holland’s Memorial Day

May 27, 2025 by James Atticus Bowden

When they “Cry Havoc, and let slip the dogs of war” again on our soil, the inheritance of American patriots – Robert Holland, Jesse Bowden, and other Memorial Day kin like GG-Grandfather Henderson, G-Great Uncle Maley, et al. – will be to fight and win for our freedom, family, and faith. To be left alone.

Categories Warfare Tags civil war, Memorial Day, War 2 Comments

The Big, Beautiful Bill Scam

May 20, 2025 by James Atticus Bowden

The Establishment Republicans, whether they cloak themselves a MAGA or not, are extreme gas-lighting Americans on the Big, Beautiful Bill for Budget Reconciliation. It is Scam. A Con. A Grift.

Categories Government, Politics, Trump Administration Tags Big Beautiful Bill, budget, Budget Scam 2 Comments

Using Language to Change History

May 15, 2025 by James Atticus Bowden

History as a social science is relatively new – less than 200 years old as a unique academic discipline. Concurrently for most of its 200 years one school of thought stands out in its pedantic use of language to promote itself. That branch of history is Marxism.

Categories Culture, Education Tags Language, Liberty, Programing Leave a comment

Another Confederate History Month Passed

May 6, 2025 by James Atticus Bowden

With or without Confederate History months, the South as a regional sub-culture remains. Like every other culture in the history of the world, the South is evolving.

Categories Christianity, Culture, Government, History Tags history, Southern Culture, Southern History 2 Comments

We’re All Aztecs Now

April 29, 2025 by James Atticus Bowden

We’re all Muslims in the West like we’re all Aztecs. Arguing for Muslims is as suicidal as supporting the return of the Aztecs.

Categories Immigration, Trump Administration, U.S. News/Policy Tags Islamic Invasion 1 Comment

Easters Past, Future, and Present

April 22, 2025 by James Atticus Bowden
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Easter 2025 was pleasant as it was lived in the present. But, much of this Easter, I’ve pondered about Easters in the past and those coming in the future. At this short end of life I won’t see many of Easters I imagine in the future.

Categories Culture, Holidays Tags Easter 2 Comments

When Enough Is Enough In Europe

April 15, 2025 by James Atticus Bowden

Last year in Southport England, after another “British” Muslim murdered children there was a flurry of protests with posters proclaiming “Enough Is Enough.” The UK Government moved quickly to arrest people simply protesting the murders as part of the immigrant invasion and Islam’s barbarism

Categories Culture, Government, History, Religion, Society, Warfare Tags Islam, Muslim Violence, Radical Muslims 3 Comments

Tariffs Won’t Fix the Rust Belt or Small Towns

April 8, 2025 by James Atticus Bowden

Trump’s tariffs may be a big shift away from globalization or just a bargaining ploy. Regardless, tariffs isn’t an antidote to devastating changes.

Categories Business, Economy, Foreign News/Policy, Government Tags Tariffs 1 Comment

The Trouble With Tariffs

April 1, 2025 by James Atticus Bowden

Focused, temporary tariffs designed to level the playing field may or may not work as designed. Permanent tariffs kill capital which kills jobs.

Categories Business, Business And Money, Economy, Government, Trump Administration, U.S. News/Policy Tags Tariffs, Trade 2 Comments

Judges Gone Wild

March 25, 2025 by James Atticus Bowden
President Jackson: "The Chief Justice Has Made His Ruling. Now, Let Him Enforce It."

Democrat Federal District Court Judges and one Trump 45 appointee made about 20 nationwide injunctions against the Trump 47 Administration in his first 63 days. They made 64 during his first term.

Categories Constitution, Courts, Trump Administration, U.S. News/Policy Tags Lawfare, Rogue Judges, SCOTUS 1 Comment

From Free Speech to Sharia Sedition

March 18, 2025 by James Atticus Bowden

When does free speech for the terrorist enemy Hamas become sedition? And, when does free speech for Sharia Law in the U.S. become sedition?

Categories Constitution, Foreign News/Policy, Government, Media, Trump Administration, U.S. News/Policy Tags Hamas, riots, Sedition 4 Comments

Killing Christians Today

March 11, 2025 by James Atticus Bowden

Muslims are murdering Christians in Syria and the Congo today. Muslims have killed Christians throughout their bloody history. Mohammed showed them how.

Categories Christianity, Culture, Faith, Foreign News/Policy, History, Religion Tags Christian Persecution, Muslims Leave a comment

Elites and the Establishment Across the Atlantic

March 4, 2025 by James Atticus Bowden

The Elites and Establishment in the U.S. and Europe share the same worldview. Politically, they differ only by degrees.

Categories Foreign News/Policy, Government, Politics, Trump Administration, U.S. News/Policy Tags Elites, Mandarins Leave a comment

The New New World Order

February 25, 2025 by James Atticus Bowden

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.

Categories Government, History, U.S. News/Policy Tags new world order 1 Comment
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