Feb 3, 2021The Media Learned Control From The RussiansEverything is not about politics. We all had lives, and still do, that turn not on whether Republicans and Democrats are wrangling for center stage, but whether we have food on the table, whether we can pay the rent or mortgage, whether our children are safe, and an almost endless…Russian3 min readRussian3 min read
Feb 3, 2021Joe Biden is My President. So Where is He?Today, just as I was contemplating what became the title of this post, I came upon a video clip on CNN of President Biden. For a moment, I was encouraged to see him. After all, he has been pretty much missing in action, so to speak, since the inauguration. With…President4 min readPresident4 min read
Jan 31, 2021The Left Thinks We Have Forgotten Who We AreThe Left frequently uses four tactics at which it is has become quite adept. The first is changing the name, not the substance, of troublesome programs or organizations. So, for example, global warming became climate change. The second is saying one thing and doing another. Democrats say they support racial…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Jan 14, 2021History As ProphesyA good historian can be an unintended prophet. Edwin Black is a renowned, perhaps the preeminent, historian of The Holocaust. His book, IBM and The Holocaust chronicles the well obscured but indisputable collaboration between U.S. based IBM Corporation and Adolph Hitler in the attempted extermination of the Jews. …Atlas Shrugged4 min readAtlas Shrugged4 min read
Dec 30, 2020Albert Einstein’s Solution for 2020 and the Most Important Resolution for 2021The man who gave us the Theory of Relativity also told us how to solve the economic crisis, the pandemic, and the 2020 post-election fallout. So why aren’t we listening? Einstein is often quoted as having said some version of the following: “Problems cannot be solved by the same level…Einstein3 min readEinstein3 min read
Dec 10, 2020Shouldism and SlaveryThere is no political solution to what we are experiencing. There is a solution but its not political. I am going to tell you what it is. Yes, in one limited sense, we have an election related, constitutional problem that needs attention. …Individualism5 min readIndividualism5 min read
Oct 16, 2020IfMost of us are struggling with how to get through this unprecedented time. I have a favorite poem. It was written in 1895 by Rudyard Kipling and titled “if.” …Rudyard Kipling4 min readRudyard Kipling4 min read
May 15, 2020Codes of HonorThere are codes of honor even among thieves. As strange as this thought is, such things exist. For example, among criminals who do not “rat” on each other. While we can debate use of the word “honor” to describe such behavior, we cannot deny that it occurs. Recent events surrounding…Flynn4 min readFlynn4 min read
May 12, 2020Presidents Trump and Obama: Appearances Can Be DeceivingPresident Trump’s propensity for less than cogent and sometimes crass speech is often contrasted with the grace and style exhibited by former President Obama. I am reminded of a true story from WWII. In early 1940, a student at a well-respected Jewish learning academy (“a yeshiva”), in what was soon…Trump3 min readTrump3 min read
Apr 19, 2020Vitamins vs. Ventilators and VaccinesI have a friend who is a former family medicine practitioner. I respect her because I have had the opportunity to know her in a variety of settings. She is smart, ethical, self-reflecting and honest. It’s no wonder that we have been communicating about COVID-19. …Covid-194 min readCovid-194 min read
