Some time ago I published a series of articles about the series of wars, beginning with the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, that dealt a near death blow to Western civilization. Europe has never fully recovered, and all us in the West continue to experience its unfortunate aftereffects. Over the next few weeks I intend to […]
The big, beautiful bill is now being voted on in the Senate. If approved, it will then be sent back to the House. If the House accepts the Senate’s changes, it may be on the President’s desk for signature by July 4. If not, it will go to a House-Senate conference committee and may be […]
This afternoonI began to thinking about life, death, infinity, and all those mysterious things that remain beyond our understanding. Here I sit on this relatively small, wobbling planet spinning around a minor star on the edge of one of a billion galaxies, each composed of billions of stars. These thoughts make me feel very small. […]
In my last post I wrote that by striking Iranian nuclear sites Trump had engaged in a bold gambit. He was trying to shock Iran into agreeing to peace terms without protracting the air war or putting American troops on the ground. At this moment, the gambit appears to have worked. Iran and Israel have […]
On Saturday, June 21, 2025, shortly before 7 p.m. New York time, American fighters, bombers, and missiles struck Iranian nuclear facilities. The intent was to end Iran’s nuclear threat, and the attack appears to have been highly successful in achieving that aim. Trump urges Iran not to respond by attacking American assets and personnel, and […]
President Trump has said that within the next two weeks he will decide whether to end the Iranian nuclear threat by negotiating or by bombing. It’s obvious that he would prefer to negotiate, but any negotiated settlement must end with the total elimination of Iran’s nuclear program. Thus far, Iran has defiantly refused to indicate […]
Three stories dominate today’s news. One is the conflict between Israel and Iran. Second is the planned “No Kings” demonstations in various American cities and the probably unrelated murderous attacks against two Minnesota state legislators. Third is the scheduled Washington parade to celebrate our army’s 250th anniversary. Israel hit Iran with a targeted and apparently […]
Over the centuries people have searched for purpose in life. How was the universe created? Who or what is the source of our existence? Is there a God? All of us have difficulties when we try to conceptualize God. How can we envision Him? How can we come to know Him? There are many logical […]
The American news media likes to speak of itself as “Guardians of truth” and say that they “Speak truth to power.” Unfortunately, over the past thirty-five years most main-stream journalists and reporters seem to have succumbed to new age, non traditional philosophies, and under this malign influence they became twisters of truth. How else can […]
Many years ago cartoonist Al Capp created a fictional detective named Fearless Fosdick, a caricature of the famous comic strip hero Dick Tracy. As portrayed, Fosdick was an absolute idiot. When Fosdick learned that a can of poisoned baked beans had been released on the market he shot anyone he saw eating beans to save […]
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