Labor Day 2025
When I was sixteen, I didn’t get a car or anything like that. My grandmother gave me my late grandfather’s union card. She bequeathed me the legacy of the working man.
History
We Were Warned in 1994… And We Still Didn’t Learn
Remember 1994? Ebola. Marburg. Deadly hemorrhagic fevers that liquefy organs, ooze blood from every orifice, and generally make a bad day look like a picnic.
California Dreamin’ or California Nightmare?
Like hundreds of thousands of other Californians, I am about to lose representation in the U.S. House of Representatives. That will occur if voters decide this November 4 to accept Gov. Gavin Newsom’s “Election Rigging Response ” scheme.
Mac Daddy: The General Who Never Cut the Apron Strings
Helicopter moms? Bulldozer moms? Please. Douglas MacArthur had the original stealth bomber mom. While most West Point cadets sweated through inspections and hazing with nothing but their wits, MacArthur had his mother, Mary “Pinky” Hardy, living full-time at the Thayer Hotel, overlooking the Academy grounds.
The Holy Grail, the Philosopher’s Stone, and the Keepers of Esoteric Knowledge
The Holy Grail has long been shrouded in mystery, often depicted as the sacred cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper or the vessel that caught his blood at the Crucifixion. However, alternative interpretations suggest the Grail is not a physical object but a symbol of esoteric knowledge—perhaps a guide to saving humanity or the Earth from catastrophe.
Republic or Empire? America at the Crossroads
History teaches us that republics do not last forever. They follow a cycle as old as Babylon and as familiar as Rome: born in virtue, expanded in strength, corrupted by power, and eventually replaced by empire.
By Hoping Trump Fails, Democrats are in Fact Hoping the Country Fails
As history has shown, the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, which ran from 1953 to 1961, marked a pivotal era in American history. As the nation emerged from the darkness of World War II and faced the escalating challenges of the Cold War, Eisenhower’s policies reflected a prudent balance between progressive innovation and traditional values.
The 12 Days of Resilience with COL Nick Rowe: Day 11
Nobody understood how to navigate the endless battle to control what and how we think better than COL James N. “Nick” Rowe, who spent five years as a prisoner of the Viet Cong.
The Ghosts of Gettysburg
Gettysburg is a place of ghosts. That’s what they say. This town is known to historians and ghost hunters as the promised land for paranormal activity. There’s the phantom regiment, sometimes heard marching through the streets. There’s the specter of a little girl at the Tillie Pierce House, often heard playing in the other room, …
The 12 Days of Resilience with COL Nick Rowe: Day 10
Nobody understood how to navigate the endless battle to control what and how we think better than COL James N. “Nick” Rowe, who spent five years as a prisoner of the Viet Cong.
Timed Delivery
It could be argued that presidential speechwriters are just another group of Washington D.C. bureaucrats on the federal payroll. Presidents deliver hundreds of speeches and rely on speechwriters to craft their remarks with strategic input that reflects their voice and policy agenda.
Gettysburg, PA
As our rental car eased into Gettysburg, past the brick-and-plank storefronts selling tourist trinkets, women’s fashion, artisan tacos, funnel cakes, and free CBD samples, my imagination was running amok.
Black Lives Matter, Just Not to Democrat Politicians: Part V, (Eugenics, Planned Parenthood and Margaret Sanger)
Margaret Sanger and eugenics.
The 12 Days of Resilience with COL Nick Rowe: Day 9
Nobody understood how to navigate the endless battle to control what and how we think better than COL James N. “Nick” Rowe, who spent five years as a prisoner of the Viet Cong.
Black Lives Matter, Just Not To Democrat Politicians: (Part IV, Fatherlessness, Poverty and Crime)
Last we met, we discussed how President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty, his “Great Society,” had led to the impoverishment of the Black Family and its ultimate dependence on those programs. At the very end, one aspect we noted, was the deleterious effect those programs had on the institution of marriage—and its concomitant growth of …
The 12 Days of Resilience with COL Nick Rowe: Day 8
Nobody understood how to navigate the endless battle to control what and how we think better than COL James N. “Nick” Rowe, who spent five years as a prisoner of the Viet Cong.
Black Lives Matter, Just Not to Democrat Politicians (Part III, War on Poverty and Welfare State)
(AP Photo) In 1960, 22 percent of black children were in single-parent households. In 1985, 67 were in that condition. By 2015, the number had grown to 77 percent. What happened? Simple. President Lyndon Bains Johnson and his self-styled, “Unconditional War On Poverty.” In 1964, while delivering his annual State of the Union Address to …
The 12 Days of Resilience with COL Nick Rowe: Day 7
Nobody understood how to navigate the endless battle to control what and how we think better than COL James N. “Nick” Rowe, who spent five years as a prisoner of the Viet Cong.
Black Lives Matter, But Not to Democrat Politicians (Part II, Minimum Wage and Union Vote Buying)
At the end of my previous article, I noted that federal legislation and active enforcement of that legislation had put paid to many active and overt forms of Democrat subjugation of minorities. By the 1930s, “subjugation,” meant something slightly different than chattel servitude. Instead of blatantly overt but now infamous policies, such as lunch counter …
The 12 Days of Resilience with COL Nick Rowe: Day 6
Nobody understood how to navigate the endless battle to control what and how we think better than COL James N. “Nick” Rowe, who spent five years as a prisoner of the Viet Cong.