Citizen Writers Fighting Censorship by Helping Americans Understand Issues Affecting the Republic.
I love the Fourth of July, but this will be the first Independence Day in my life that will leave me disheartened and sad. In the past, this was a day to celebrate. After all, it was the day this country declared its liberation from the British Empire and embarked on a long and bloody …
The second Continental Congress adopted a Declaration of Independence of July 4th, 1776, a summary of the political thought that had evolved over the centuries regarding the freedoms of man. Thomas Jefferson in his genius added teeth to the Declaration so that the document should stand the test of time. Perhaps this 4th of July, the citizens of …
The British treatment of the colonies over the first few months of the American Revolutionary War, which had treated them as manifestly rebellious and enemies, gave force to arguments for independence.
And His Woke Sidekick, too Part 1
My personal perspective on West Point, obviously, is mine alone. It’s aged over 50 years since graduation and informed by 65 years of reading history as well as over 2 decades working as an Army “Futurist.” I believe West Point should focus on creating the cadre of the “military priesthood” of the U.S. Army. I know such a shift would get mixed results, but 50 years from now Americans would know the Long Gray Line is about winning America’s wars above all else.
Max (Maxim?) Aleksandrovich Boot was born on September 12, 1969 in Moscow, the son of two Russian Jews. They were lucky: they were able to emigrate to the United States in 1976, bringing young Max with them. Mr Boot, whose parents fled a strongly antisemitic regime in the USSR under Leonid Brezhnev, once said, “I …
The West Point Class of 1972 entered at the height of the Vietnam War. We went, expecting to fight in Vietnam, when our generation and America was split in two. The War ended when the author was in winter Ranger School.
One doesn’t have to be a history buff to understand the significance of June 6, the anniversary of the Allied liberation of Europe in 1944. The D-Day landings in Normandy, France, amounted to the largest amphibious assault ever executed in military history. It marked the start of the two-month-long Battle of Normandy and the eventual liberation …
It’s been a week since 19 children and two teachers were slaughtered by a deranged 18-year-old with a rifle in a Uvalde, Texas elementary school. We have had time to process that tragedy, debate the police response (or lack of it), discuss the attack, and of course, politicize it. I am not going to …
Memorial Day. The official start of summer here in these United States. Like retired Army Colonel Buck Surdu, I have mixed emotions on this what should be somber day. You can read his thoughts here: Thoughts on Memorial Day Like everyone else in these United States, I am very glad to see summer arrive and …
Memorial Day is about remembrance. It’s about an appreciation for the lives that were dedicated to our American freedom.
