Citizen Writers Fighting Censorship by Helping Americans Understand Issues Affecting the Republic.
[Note: A previous version of this article appeared on Power Line.] Days after Jan. 6, 2021, Army Col. (Ret) Mike Ford, a highly decorated infantry officer and a former colleague of mine, was sitting in church with his wife. The pastor read a prayer that had been sent to congregations in the area by the …
This was just a feel-good story in the sports section of The Philadelphia Inquirer, how a teenaged girl was competing, and having some success, in wrestling competition against boys. Julissa Ortiz became the first girl to win a Public League wrestling title. She’s just getting started. Julissa Ortiz was about 7 years old when her …
If the Reagan “peace through strength” doctrine remains valid in the 21st century, we are surely inviting trouble.
A subtle change; A profound difference. Just a couple years ago, the military mantra was “Mission First, People Always.” Now, the mantra is “People First, Mission Always.“ A small change at the strategic level. Huge implications down in the foxhole. We are the Military. When we do our job, people die. If you put people …
Tales Of The Trail Boss: Conclusion-Green Beans and Ice Cream We were back—alive—with no parts missing, which was no mean accomplishment. Upon our triumphal return we were treated like heroes—which lasted about a day. None of us were ready for the letdown that follows the rush of being thrust into a dangerous, fast moving situation, …
Revisiting the Government Little Lies Theme. When the Script Gets Flipped-Attack the Messenger!
Why I left the Army I loved after 7 years West Point and the Army never had a real draw for me growing up. Frankly, I was more interested in the Coast Guard Academy, having grown up near the ocean, sailing and scuba diving from a young age. But Military Academies held a certain romance. Leaving one’s home …
A new Department of Defense reports that almost 80 percent of American men between the ages of 17 and 24 are unfit for military service. When I saw that, I did a double-take. Eighty percent of American men are not fit for military service. Is that even possible? And then I thought about what has been …
Tales of The Trail Boss: Part 3: The Great Train Robbery When last we met, I regaled you with a story about the epic battle between The Trail Boss and Tallil Tom, an Iraqi turkey with a bad attitude. This time the saga continues with, The Great Train Robbery. In this episode, I’ll introduce another …
The Slavery of Fear and Shame “If some among you fear taking a stand because you are afraid of reprisals from customers, clients, or even government, recognize that you are just feeding the crocodile hoping he’ll eat you last.” ~ President Ronald Reagan Greetings my fellow Americans! While I don’t ascribe to …
Joe Biden’s role in the scientific method is not as a theorist. His specialty is the validation stage of the process.
So two years in, how is the Democratic Party’s embrace of identity politics going for them? Let’s start with the most obvious mistakes: Vice President Kamala Harris, who was chosen because of her multiracial background and her gender, the hapless White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, a black female who has the added benefit of …
The need to worship is an innate quality we all possess and that finds expression in some way or the other, even if worship is not given to the one true God.
The one-world-government folks want to subject the United States to the United Nations, regardless of American law. From The Washington Post: Almost 200 rights groups call on U.N. to intervene over U.S. abortion access The U.S. cannot be a global champion of human rights when its own abortion rights are not protected, one activist group …
Democrats are rebelling against Mother Nature, actually God. They are doing so on all fronts, economic, scientific, political, cultural. It’s an all-out total war.
Political Parody As a Weapon Part LXXVII; The devil is in the details. Last week, in Part LXXVI, there was a diversion from the usual target of Joe Biden and his administration as aim was taken at a certain Lemon law. This week, we will return the focus of song parody to the man who laughs at …
There was a time when Democrats tried to hide their wrongdoing. During the early days of the FBI’s investigation into members of then-candidate Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, for example, agents at least tried to maintain the appearance of propriety. Several years later, when special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation came up empty, no one inside the …
Costly weddings can eat up financial resources that are often needed to tide couples over during tough financial times.
We’ve heard a lot of crazy stories over the years from President Joe Biden. He’s told us about his boyhood battle and ultimate triumph over the neighborhood thug, Corn Pop, the time he was arrested in South Africa in the 1970s when he tried to visit Nelson Mandela in prison, and even about his days …
I have been a fan of the Dilbert cartoon strip since it began syndication in hundreds of American newspapers back in 1989. The strip is a sassy but candid look into the management and machinations inside the walls of corporate America. Its lead character, Dilbert, is a hapless butt of management’s often inane and ill-fated …