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If you are the parent of an active-duty Marine, the last person you want to see out of the blue on your door step is a Marine officer in dress uniform. He is generally there with... — Updated 9/23/2023

William J. Burns is the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. From 2005 to 2008 Burns was the ambassador to Russia. In February 2008, Burns sent a memo that that was... — Updated 9/16/2023

Well, the first Republican presidential debate was held on Aug. 23, and we celebrated Labor Day last Monday, so I guess the 2024 presidential campaign has well and truly started. I... — Updated 9/9/2023

If you google ‘NATO Mission,” you will find that: “NATO’s essential and enduring purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of all its members by political and... — Updated 9/2/2023

Two widely different stories that caught my attention recently. I had planned to do a piece on the Marion, Kan., newspaper kerfuffle, but the publisher of this newspaper beat me to... — Updated 8/26/2023

I recently watched a three-hour Joe Rogan podcast where he interviewed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his views on COVID, why he wanted to run for president and a variety of other... — Updated 8/19/2023

For the presidential election held in 2016, Donald Trump formally announced his candidacy on June 16, 2015. This suggests that if you are a serious candidate for the 2024 election,... — Updated 8/12/2023

Madison-Avenue types will tell you it is better to look good than to feel good. In politics that dictum is expressed as, “the optics are everything.” This iron rule for... — Updated 8/5/2023

During the past two years, five Marine recruits have died during boot camp at Parris Island, S.C. These deaths were caused by a variety of reasons and some of them remain under... — Updated 7/29/2023

I’ve written before about the curse of linguistic professionals. These are the folks who spin janitors into maintenance engineers; personnel administrators into human resource... — Updated 7/22/2023

Depending on what news outlet you follow, there are either 16 of 17 organizations or agencies that gather intelligence of the United States. These organizations are broken down... — Updated 7/15/2023

In his recent paper titled, “The Darkness Ahead: Where The Ukraine War Is Headed,” Professor John J. Mearsheimer writes: “Western leaders frequently portray the Ukraine war... — Updated 7/8/2023

Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently returned from a trip to Beijing, where he met with senior officials of the government including Chinese President Xi Jinping. His return... — Updated 7/1/2023

We have the potential of involving the United States in a boots-on-ground conflict in Ukraine with the possible result leading to WWIII and Armageddon. There are three scenarios in... — Updated 6/24/2023

If you watched Saturday morning cartoons with the kids, back when cartoons were innovative, funny and thought-provoking, you are familiar with Sherman, Mr. Peabody and the way-back... — Updated 6/17/2023

I once had a discussion with a friend about the U.S. flag and how it should be displayed. The issue he raised was how did I feel about groups who displayed the flag upside down. I... — Updated 6/10/2023

Many people watch network or cable television exclusively for information on what is happening locally, state wide, nationally and internationally. Many other people obtain their... — Updated 6/3/2023

Memorial Day is Monday, and we will once again honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their service to this country during a time of war. Alas, I fear that we are on... — Updated 5/27/2023

Two recent stories in The Washington Post about the Ukraine debacle have left me flabbergasted. The first is an item sourced to classified U.S. intelligence documents that maintain... — Updated 5/20/2023

There are three things we know for sure about the Nord Stream disaster that occurred last September. The first is that it was an act of sabotage. This information was provided by... — Updated 5/13/2023

Last week I wrote about the latest chapter in the Hunter Biden laptop saga. When the laptop story was initially broken in 2020, it contained embarrassing as well as damaging and... — Updated 5/6/2023

Antony Blinken has been linked to the story about the 51 former CIA officials who signed a letter in October 2020 declaring that the Hunter Biden laptop showed all the signs of a Ru... — Updated 4/29/2023

Last year, I penned an editorial that argued the war in Ukraine consisted of three wars. These were the economic war, the actual battlefield actions and the propaganda war. The econ... — Updated 4/22/2023

Periodically, while perusing my local newspaper, I discover some latest piece of news or what purports to be news that fascinates, startles, or amazes me. Below are two examples of... — Updated 4/15/2023

China brokered a truce between Saudi Arabia and Iran in March. Tensions had been high between Iran and Saudi Arabia since the kingdom broke off ties with Iran in 2016. This deal... — Updated 4/8/2023