If you have followed this blog for any length of time, you know that I am not a fan of Donald Julius Trump. Never have been and never will be as far as I can tell. Despite my conservative leanings… Continue Reading
“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” Those were the famed words of Winston Churchill who famously opposed the appeasement of Adolph Hitler in the 1930’s. Remarkably, both Liberal and Conservative Americans would… Continue Reading
Perhaps one of the greatest casualties of a polarized society is the allowance and appreciation for shades of grey. Tyranny of the mob requires black and white thinking and when the mob doesn’t get what it wants, well, the pitchforks… Continue Reading
Let me be very clear from the start of this article. I support science, because science has a rare objectivity that is very much needed these days. COVID-19 is perhaps the best example of that. COVID-19 is a virus and… Continue Reading
I am of the belief that to protect one’s family, there may come a day that you would have to put a gun to your own Grannie’s head. That day is not today. If you have been hoarding toilet paper… Continue Reading
I’m going to go out on a limb here and state that I am uniquely qualified to write this article to my fellow countrymen about my fellow countrymen. Yes, ladies, I’m including you as well but I’ve neither the time… Continue Reading
Over the past 243 years, the United States of America has asked a hell of a lot of the young men and women who wear the uniform. It does not matter whether that was asking a Marine to kick in… Continue Reading
On the morning of June 6th, 1944, Theodore Roosevelt stormed ashore Utah Beach in route to a Medal of Honor and an eternal place in military history. Lest you think I’ve gotten my history confused, it was indeed Theodore Roosevelt… Continue Reading
Today is the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that took place on September 11th, 2001. It is a sobering event for all its realities and having witnessed it while serving in the United States Marine Corps, I knew exactly… Continue Reading
Perhaps as a way of blowing off the steam and stress of 2003 Iraq, in 2004 I set out to teach English in China. Specifically, I taught English at Nantou Middle School in Shenzhen, China, which rests just across the… Continue Reading