by Butch Mazzuca | Jun 25, 2025 | Recent Commentaries
I love listening to the talking heads pontificate about what’s occurring in the Middle East especially those claiming that Iran’s hostility toward the U.S. began not in 1979, but in 1953, when Washington backed the removal of then Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Jun 23, 2025 | American Life, Recent Commentaries
The United States has been involved in two major military operations during the last four years, “Operation Allies Refuge” that took place in September of 2021, when President Joe Biden withdrew from Afghanistan, and Operation Midnight Hammer, executed just two days... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Jun 16, 2025 | American Life, Recent Commentaries
Once of the greatest smoke & mirrors acts of 21st century politics was the creation of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, commonly known as the Simpson-Bowles Commission. President Barack Obama created the commission in 2010 with the... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Jun 9, 2025 | Recent Commentaries
George Santayana once wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” which means failing to learn from historical events—especially mistakes—makes it likely they will recur. On June 10, 1940, Benito Mussolini’s Italy, a nation that allied... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Jun 2, 2025 | American Life, Recent Commentaries
In 1964, John Stormer, a right-wing political hack, wrote a controversial book titled None Dare Call It Treason. The book became a bestseller and is considered a defining work of American anti-communist literature from that era and a cultural artifact of its time. ... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | May 26, 2025 | American Life, Recent Commentaries
Today marks the unofficial kickoff of the summer season. Warmer weather, the opening of pools around the country, the beginning of summer travel and a day that’s marked by outdoor activities and of course the summer-themed retail events. But there’s a far more... Read More
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