I was born in January of 1965. At the time my Dad was the command pilot of a nuclear armed B-52 Bomber stationed at Loring Air Force Base in the northern tip of Maine. The Cuban Missile Crisis had ended a little over two years before. The Gulf of Tomkin Resolution allowing President Johnson broad […]
About 20 years ago I bought a new circular saw. I don’t remember all my options but I defeinietly could buy a Makita saw made in Japan, a Bosch saw made in Germany, and a number of brands made in the United States. I went back this year to my local big box retailer and […]
From the moment that the Chinese Communist Party took power in 1949 to today, the track of the country has followed closely with that of the Soviet Union. From the famines during War Communism and in the Ukraine in the Soviet Union to the famines in China during the Great Leap Forward. From the purges […]
We often either unnecessarily rip apart famous people like jealous little wannabes or like obedient, simple-minded sycophants lavish undue praise on them. Although no one is a perfect example, Lebron James is one of those famous people who receives both extremes. Lebron is, in my opinion, someone who has his faults and failings, but he […]
History has a way of repeating itself. Not in all the details certainly, but common themes recur over and over. Western journalists reporting from Marxist dictatorships being blind to their gatekeepers crimes is certainly nothing new. Someone should create a prize named after Walter Duranty of The New York Times. Certainly would be a lot […]
For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? Matthew 16:26 Why do so many multinational corporations seem so eager and willing to do business with the Chinese Communist Party ruling China? Is it […]
How did we get to where we are with Covid-19? Like many people throughout the world my professional and family life has been thrown into chaos and uncertainty by Covid-19, the virus that has rapidly infected peoples all over the globe in the last 3-4 months. I don’t believe that anyone has a clear understanding […]
Been wondering for a while whether the death statistics for Covid-19 where people who died of Covid-19 or with Covid-19. I think the distinction is extremely important, especially in light of the fact those who have died are primarily elderly and/or those with serious medical conditions. This article helps to answer the question, although like […]