Climate Worries

 The earth has been warming over the past half century – perhaps far longer.  I don’t know if it’s part of a normal cycle, how long it will continue, and whether or not human activity  contributes significantly to the problem. If human activity is a big part of the problem, it will do no good […]

Turmoil!

Tulsi Gabbard has made startling allegations against former President Obama and other high-ranking members of his administration. She accuses them of fabricating the Russian collusion hoax in order to deny Donald Trump the fruits of his electoral victory in 2016. As a result of their machinations, the nation suffered the Mueller investigation, a Presidential impeachment, […]

INFERNO FIVE

THE WORLD IN FLAMES 1940-1945 With the fall of France in June 1940, Britain stood alone against Germany and Italy.  The British army was in a state of total disarray.  It was never very large, and it had lost almost all its equipment during the evacuation from Dunkirk.  The imminent threat of invasion loomed over […]

INFERNO FOUR

French Soldiers on Parade, 1939 Germany attacked Poland on September 1, 1939, and, true to their treaty obligations, Britain and France declared war on Germany.  However, neither nation did much to help their Polish ally.  With the Germany army heavily engaged in Poland, the French could have launched an attack from the east.  Instead, the […]

A Brilliant Move

Yesterday Trump made a major move in his attempt to end the Russian Ukrainian War. Frustrated by Putin’s actions and recalcitrance, Trump announced that the United States would be supplying major assistance to the Ukraine in the form of modern offensive and defensive weapons. This can be done quickly by having NATO nation provide weapons […]

Turmoil in the DOJ

I’m disturbed to see conflict among the leaders of the DOJ. It appears certain that Pan Bondi, AG, and Dan Bongino, assistant chief of the FBI, had a major confrontation about the Epstein matter. I have no knowledge of the details, but I’m convinced that Bondi used very poor judgement in the way she released […]

INFERNO THREE

WINNING THE WAR, LOSING THE PEACE 1914-1939 After the Battle of the Marne ended on September 9, 1914, the Allied and German armies attempted to outflank each other. Failing this, they entrenched and faced off over a no-man’s land. The trenches stretched from the Swiss alps to the English Channel. From time to time each […]

INFERNO TWO

THE SCHLIEFFEN PLAN 1914 On the afternoon of August 3, 1914, two days after declaring war on Russia, Germany declared war on France and began implementing a long-held strategy conceived by the former chief of staff of the German army, Alfred von Schlieffen.  The objective was to achieve the total defeat of France in six […]

Who Knows?

Trump triumphed. The Big Beautiful Bill has become law. Now what? Trump and his team say that the legislation will propel us on our way to unparalled prosperity. There will be a rebirth of American industry accompanied by plenteous jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities. They describe it as America’s golden age. Democrat nay-sayers predict the opposite. […]

INFERNO ONE

1850-1914 EUROPE STARTS ON THE PATH TOWARD DESTRUCTION Europe had been totally transformed by the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars.  Following the final defeat of Napoleon in 1815, the continent entered an era during which armed conflicts were usually of limited scope and conducted by small, often professional armies. Total national involvement was rare. […]