If you're going to judge Donald Trump, judge him by what he does—not what he says. His blunt rhetoric and use of social media are tools of negotiation, not diplomacy. So far, his policies align closely with his campaign promises. No one paying attention should be...

Vis-a-vis the tragedy in Texas over the weekend and all the back and forth over the Big Beautiful Bill I thought it time for a change of pace and decided to write about something I’ve always found fascinating - making movies.  Have you ever found yourself watching a...

The 1985 Genplan Moskvy (General Plan of Moscow), often referred to as the Moscow Master Plan, was the former Soviet Union’s comprehensive urban plan for Moscow encompassing every public service from childcare to food outlets, to transportation to housing.  I’m not...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

Judd Garrett recently penned an incisive discrimination piece that really resonated with me, and I wanted to share my takeaway.  Most of us are products of our time and assume the prevailing morality.  But times change and morality becomes more fluid in certain...