We’re All Human…Be Patient
Let me introduce here a topic of discussion that should give all of us pause in these highly-charged times of political polarization. Controversial (or should I say, detrimental) actions and recklessly misleading rhetoric by self-serving politicians can drive us out of our minds, kindling within us an extreme sense of rage and outrage, leaving us with zero patience…
“Five Words that Changed America”
That is the title of an opinion piece running today in the New York Times by opinion writer Jamelle Bouie. The author reminds us not only of the universality of the principles posited in the Declaration of Independence, but also how restricted their application was in the general understanding of the American colonists at the time.…
The Longest Day
That’s the title of a great film that tells the story of a great generation–Tom Brokaw called it the Greatest Generation. Produced by the legendary Darryl F. Zanuck, the film is full of great actors and many lesser known ones, but it tells the story of D-Day, 6 June 1944, from both the Allied and…
Honor the Fallen … and remember why
I haven’t posted in a few months. Health issues, especially my worsening eyesight, have sidelined me–and frankly, the relentless domestic political discord and chaotic foreign policy have left me mentally exhausted. I have said my piece in previous posts, and I don’t know that I have anything more to add. But on this day, this…
Chaos, Cringe, and Stay Tuned
Remove an illegitimate ruler, a ruthless dictator, from power in a neighboring sovereign country. No easy task, but it was carried out with extraordinary skill and professionalism by United States military personnel–a surgical extraction–without the loss of a single American life, and with minimal damage to citizens of the target country, Venezuela. The action has…
Remember Pearl Harbor
They are nearly gone, the brave men and women of our armed forces who endured that terrible attack on our naval installation at Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday the 7th of December 1941. A few survivors still attend the annual memorial ceremony on the exposed bridge of the sunken battleship Arizona, but…
Veterans Day 2025
A smart, snappy salute to all who served in our Armed Forces. Today belongs to you. You have earned the respect and gratitude of all of your countrymen. And you have my personal and unreserved respect. I am glad to have been counted among you although I can honestly say that my own service during…
George Washington’s Warnings
President George Washington warned in his 1796 Farewell Address about dangers that lay ahead for the US – warnings that seem startlingly contemporary and relevant 229 years later. I have republished below the article by Robert A. Strong, which first appeared in THE CONVERSATION, September 8, 2025 8:00am EDT. (Please note: There are live links…
Voodoo Medicine
I’m making a very brief post today. I simply want to bring to your attention the attached essay by Dannagal Young published in the Opinion section of today’s edition of the New York Times. The writer recounts her personal experience as someone who out of desperation tried everything to cure the pernicious brain cancer that…
Operation Overlord-Epilogue
For those who have previously read and commented on my D-Day posts, I offer my somber greeting on this annual memorial to the patriotic men and women of the “Greatest Generation”, those who served across the world in our armed forces as well as the civilians at home who stepped up to manufacture the war…
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