Citizen Writers Fighting Censorship by Helping Americans Understand Issues Affecting the Republic.
I read the classics and mythologies because my grandmother put them in front of me. I would rather have been playing with friends. I ask questions because my grandmother asked me. So, in keeping with the foregoing, what concerns do I see in the country today. Middle ground. Who defines exactly where or what that …
Anyone paying attention to the news knows there is great turmoil throughout the world. It is not just here in the USA. It has accelerated since the 2020 election and now seems to have a life of its own. Why is this happening, especially when it is self-inflicted? Instead of building, we are tearing down. …
How George Tenant became DCI, and Keith Hall Dir NRO: two former Senate Select Committee on Intelligence staff make good. The 4C1000 NRO History From 1962-1990.
Observations and Lamentations; I have been doing more stuff around my home, but still taking time to see what has been happening, around here and there, and what absurdities are piled on top of previous absurdities. Sometimes, you just have to take a break, and go and clear your head, by moving dirt, fixing …
Our crazy Uncle Joe showed up for Thanksgiving dinner this year with a teleprompter and inflation talking points.
Thanksgiving reminds us of many things. It tells us of our history, our struggles, our achievements, our God.
Our insane, self-destructive behavior and our seemingly irreparable discord and acrimony are bringing America to her knees.
Floor 1776; “They don’t know how hard it is to be free.” Yeonmi Park Hi, my name is Truth. I want to tell you a quick story about something amazing that happened to me recently. I was out walking around in Times Square, and the 2022 mid-term elections dominated the billboards. Faces and voices were all …
NRO FIA program struggles amid acquisition nuances and spiraling costs that wipe out a decade worth of promising technology programs from ~2004-2008 to pay the bill.
First 8 articles recap, Sputnik flies, U2 and SR-71 are developed, Corona project is the first space reconnaissance system, Doc’s space-time continuum is disrupted.
Digital imagery and digital signal processing become a “yuge deal,” the Army mans the DITB-DEMONS, and plans the TACIES System, later canceled by Richard Armitage leading to Desert Storm shortfalls.
Detroit, Michigan: Another Tale of Two Cities “Nothing that we do, is done in vain. I believe, with all my soul, that we shall see triumph.” ~ Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Greetings my fellow Americans! Maybe I should’ve written about this before the latest midterm election, perchance it would’ve made a difference. …
Clapper moves out on an Airborne Integration Plan; warfighter support is emphasized early on through tool investment, NIMA struggles to implement the plan.
Looking at who decides what, in our own party, and not just passing it off on election fraud, the Republican Party, which I am still proudly a member of, needs to do the following: recruit leaders, get consistent messaging, be confident, but not presumptuous in predicting outcomes and keep our heads in the same …
With the wrap up of the Federalist Papers last week I will be taking a break from writing for this website. When I started this effort, I remember thinking to myself that this was an extended love letter to my country addressed to my children. I do not believe that I am reflexively patriotic. My …
Critical Thinking and International Relations Theory After the Colonial era, the fall of the Soviet Union, and the First Gulf War, many analysts proclaimed the world was getting safer and humanity was changing for the better. Francis Fukuyama argued this point. Samuel Huntington took a different perspective and argued a clash of civilizations would keep …
Our Founders built a country to be governed by its people with our rights guaranteed by God, not politicians. Attn Obama: It’s called American exceptionalism.
Veterans, It’s Time to Keep Your Oath. America Needs Its Veteran Population to Stand Up Now More Than Ever America is in danger. If the economic devastation and cultural decay over the decades is not enough, their acceleration under the Biden administration should concern all who value liberty. Add to this a dedicated plan to destroy …
NGA Director Lt Gen (USAF, Ret) James R. Clapper is fired by SECDEF Rumsfeld for not toeing the party line, USDI Cambone finesses moving a lot of agency funding over to the DNI/NIP while pressing the case that they should stay under DoD, the Murder of Tina Ricca has a ripple effect in the National Intelligence Community that leads to the discovery of the new NRO building and the firing of leadership
Secretary Rumsfeld’s USDI gambit, Clapper and Hagel face-off on Peloozi and Obama’s Sequestration follies that screw over civil service workers, NRO DIR Sapp is lied to much like former DIR Bruce Carlson, the Tina Ricca murder is a puzzlement to congress and Fairfax County reopens it as a cold case.