Bubble Wrap America
A snowstorm highlights how modern society’s comfort and overprotection contrast sharply with the more self‑reliant past.
Character
Cadet in the Red Sash
“R-Day” is the day that each new class reports to become cadets. Kids come from all 50 states and certain allied countries to begin the crucible of Beast Barracks. Looking back, it is not all that much of a crucible compared to life, but it is enough to be transformative to 18-year old kids who have not yet lived life, or to 21-year old prior service sergeants who only think they have lived life up to that point.
Three Principles The Happiest People Learn…At Enormous Cost
Every great civilization, community, and individual life is built upon a foundation of core values. Without clear guiding principles, people drift, compromise, and become vulnerable to deception and stagnation.
Disobedience to Tyranny: A Higher Obedience to God
Throughout history, individuals of faith have faced the moral dilemma of whether to obey earthly authorities or stand firm in their allegiance to a higher, divine command.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Faces Accusations of Military Record Embellishment
The man is a con artist, faking his past and lying about his military experience .
Is This A Struggle Between Good And Evil?
I won’t call this a struggle between good and evil. I mean, it is, but I won’t call it that.
The Decay of Christian Values: Unveiling the Disturbing Interactions at Columbine
While many attribute the surge in violence to mental health issues, there’s a compelling argument that connects the rise in violence to the declining influence of Judeo-Christian values in our society.
The Road Less Travelled
“Two roads diverged in the woods and I took the road less travelled,” by Robert Frost; a poetic version of being a thinker. That has made all the difference.
Heroes Reveal the Character of Their Country
It has often been said that a country’s heroes reveal its character. If that is true, the fact that most Russians admire Vladimir Putin even after his criminal invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent war crimes he has committed in that country is profoundly troubling. Before we shake our heads at the Russians and their …