I wrote a prediction of what would happen in Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine about a month ago, soon after the Ukrainian’s extremely successful counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region. What I Expect in the War in Ukraine – Missives to the Abyss (latterdaydad.com) In that post I stated that I expected that Ukraine would not […]
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has lasted now over seven months. What many imagined to be a quick overwhelming by Russia of the Ukraine military has turned into a brutal slugfest, with Ukraine now appearing to have the upper hand in the fighting on the ground. Many notable apologists for Russia in the West, among […]
One of the reasons I think studying history is so important is I strongly believe that studying history helps to predict the future course of events. Historical events do follow certain patterns. Of course no two situations are exactly identical just as no two people are, even twins. But well written and insightful historical accounts […]
I wrote a missive a couple years ago about how the Soviet Union in the 1930’s were masters of exploiting America’s racial divides to hide their own misdeeds. In particular I wrote about how the Soviet Union financed the legal team that defended the Scottsboro boys by funneling money through the Communist Party USA at […]
The issue of whether or not abortion should be legal in the United States has become once again a very contentious issue in the United State with the United States Supreme Court overturning of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that made a woman’s right to chose to have an abortion a Constitutionally […]
The depth of Russia’s expansionist attitudes manifest by Vladimir Putin’s ordered invasion of Ukraine in February of this year has for many, including myself, come as a shock. In listening to the rhetoric coming out of Moscow and studying more in depth and thinking about more deeply the history of Russian chauvinism over the last […]
I picked up my 16 year old son from swim practice and on the drive home he mentioned the death of a Youtuber he used to watch, Technoblade. Technoblade’s real identity is largely unknown other than his first name was Alex, but as Technoblade the Youtuber Alex connected with and touched millions. A Youtuber is […]
Many Americans are at least somewhat familiar with the story of Anne Frank, perhaps the best known victim of the Nazi German Holocaust against European Jews. Anne was born in Germany in 1929. A year after Adolph Hitler rose to power in 1933 her family fled to the Netherlands to escape Nazi persecution of German […]
Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an argument against the United States supporting Ukraine financially and militarily has circulated that I would loosely describe as “America First.” This argument typically has two complementary assertions, (1) that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine does not pose a danger to the vital interests of the United States […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, that began on February 24, 2022, has digressed after one hundred plus days into a trench war slugfest reminiscent of the battles on the Western Front during World War I. Putin’s quick hit strategy to knock out the Ukrainian government in Kyiv and install a Pro-Russian puppet regime […]