August 31, 2018

Today is the anniversary of the most critical decision of the Vietnam War

On 31 August, 1963, the most important meeting for Americans regarding the Vietnam War took place to debate U.S. policy and the possibility of a coup against the Diem regime. During 1962 and 1963, the communist networks increased their covert...

October 25, 2016

Why patriotism is the heart of America

There has been an 11-percent drop in TV viewers of NFL games.  Thirty-two percent of Americans think this is a direct result of protest inspired by 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick over the shooting deaths of blacks by police. On 23 October...

July 14, 2016

Hillary Clinton and the erosion of legitimacy

On 12 July 2016, Attorney General Loretta Lynch refused to explain the legal reasoning behind the decision not to hold Hillary Clinton responsible for her mishandling of classified...

July 10, 2016

Solving the crisis is within us

In  the first week of July 2016 two black men were killed by white policemen in Louisiana and Minnesota, five white policemen were killed by a black man in Dallas, and protests under the banner of "Black Lives Matter" we...

December 21, 2013

There is a Better Way

The criticism by John Boehner and Paul Ryan of conservative groups who opposed their bipartisan budget deal should cause all Americans who want smaller government, more freedom, less control, and lower taxes to seek a better way. All of those involve...

October 31, 2013

The Hegelian Dialectic: the True Culprit

Most people have never heard of the Hegelian Dialectic, the esoteric concept that currently shapes most policy decisions. Even those who closely follow the debates within the political elite have no idea that they are resolved according to the Hegeli...

May 28, 2013

Obama Does Not Understand Warfare

Obama's talk at National Defense University on 23 May 2013 reflected a failure to understand warfare. He stated, "This war, like all wars, must end," and then discussed the legal and human rights issues regarding drone strikes and detention at Guanta...

December 16, 2012

School Shootings and Sacred Authority

The tragic shooting at the grade school in Newton, Conn. will result in calls for gun control, tighter security, guards in schools, new laws that some think might have prevented the shooting, more money for mental health programs, post-traumatic stre...

December 12, 2012

Caesarism in the USA

There are ample reasons to question what can be learned from the past. All history is oversimplification -- some is guesswork, some is prejudice, and all of it is a riddle. Also, as Will and Ariel Durant have noted, "our conclusions from the past to ...

November 7, 2012

Change in America

The election on 6 November 2012 confirmed a change in the United States that has been taking place for over fifty years as a result of the progressive movement, i.e., post-modern thought. This change is because our political elite--of both parties--h...

October 27, 2012

PC in the Military Establishment

On 25 October 2012 Defense Secretary Panetta said that he and top military commanders "felt very strongly" that deploying American forces to defend against the attack  in Benghazi, Libya was too risky because what was happening on ...

October 4, 2012

What is Economic Patriotism?

On 29 September 2012 President Obama presented an economic argument that he calls "economic patriotism." At the debate on 3 October he said his "new economic patriotism" plan will create a million manufacturing jobs, cut oil imports and hire thousand...

September 30, 2012

America Needs a Traditional Conservative

Obama is clearly not a conservative. As a campaigner Romney is primarily an economic conservative. Yet in his heart he is probably a traditional conservative, and this is what America needs for the next four years. The hallmark of a traditional c...

July 8, 2012

Supreme Court Decisions Not Sacred

The Supreme Court's decisions at the end of June 2012, regarding health care and stolen valor, illustrate what happens when Secular Authority and Sacred Authority are not kept separate, equal, and mutually supporting each other -- as our Founders int...