Three Formerly Great Cities…Destroyed by Democrats

LEDE: Liberal politicians and policies are destroying our formerly great cities. And there is no end in sight. “America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland.” Tennessee Williams As my wife and I are approaching retirement age, we sometimes contemplate relocating back to our hometown of New Orleans. …

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Lee’s Lieutenants

Some time ago I finished Volume 2 of Lee’s Lieutenants: A Study in Command by Douglas Freeman. Towards the end, I observed a passage on how General Lee managed to handle the ego of one of his great commanders, JEB Stuart. During the battle of Chancellorsville (May 1863), General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson was mistakenly shot by …

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Police and Professionalism

A urban fable that’s come up recently, is that being a law enforcement officer (LEO) requires less training than a beautician (although inaccurate, I must agree some states put ridiculous requirements on licensing to cut hair). The implication is that police are undertrained, or worse, untrained. To put it mildly, that is inaccurate. Liberals in …

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Men Under Fire

  Capt. Blakely (Portrayed by Warner Anderson): Mr. Greenwald, there can be no more serious charge against an officer than cowardice under fire. Lt. Barney Greenwald (Portrayed by Jose Ferrier): Sir, may I make one thing clear? It is not the defense’s contention that Lieutenant Commander Queeg is a coward. Quite the contrary. The defense …

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