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Charles Bradley My son once said, “Dad, I think you were once a bit of a hippy!” I told him that if you grew up in the Sixties, it was unavoidable. LBJ’s war resulted in 52,000 dead young American men in Vietnam. Whether we can admit it to ourselves or not, the United States is again in the … Read more
Whoever Shakespeare is or was remains a historical conundrum! I was not a Shakespeare fan when required to read him in High School. However, what has become clear to me is that his understanding of human nature and the literary expression of it is unparalleled. The most recent example is Macbeth. Having murdered his former … Read more
I wonder if former FBI director James Comey’s wife’s first name is Eve? In the Bible story, Eve, after being persuaded by the serpent to eat the forbidden apple from the Tree of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden, persuades Adam to eat the apple as well. Because of their transgression, God expells … Read more
According to some historians, the Smoot-Howley tariffs caused the Great Depression. Since then, mention of the word “ Tariff” has brought to mind the “SCREAM,” a famous work of art by Edward Munch. The painting reveals a figure on a bridge, holding his head with an expression of anguish and isolation! The Mainstream Media’s (MSM) … Read more
His entire lifetime, Trump has been aware of the history of tariffs. As the consummate entrepreneur, Donald Trump discussed and warned the public about the rape of America by the elite globalists as these demons removed the manufacturing base of America across the oceans of the world to secure “cheap labor”—actually the cheapest labor—and reduce … Read more
H.G. Wells was a prolific author. Some of his stories were science fiction, which I read as a teenager. My recollection is that his most disturbing story is “The Island of Doctor Moreau”! In Robinson Crusoe fashion, Edward Prendick finds himself isolated on an island in the middle of “NOWHERE”. Dr. Moreau’s gift uses vivisection … Read more
Common Sense is the Foundation of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. The phrase “Common Sense” never appeared in either document. Nevertheless, it is undeniable that our Founding Fathers understood the essence of “Common Sense”. Their gift is a society that has evolved to recognize that all human beings are … Read more
Have you ever heard of the “Chicken Little Syndrome”? An acorn fell on Chicken Little’s head. Thinking the sky was falling, Chicken Little warned Henny Penny and Turkey Lurkey of the impending disaster. They headed off to warn the King until a wise old owl disabuses them of their imagined fear. I couldn’t help recalling … Read more
One of the latest attacks against President Trump is his Executive Order to close the Department of Education. He wants to return educational standards to parents and each state. Daily, we hear how poorly students are doing, even though the United States spends more per student than any other nation. Two recent stories concern students … Read more
The unparalleled electoral, political, and executive power successes of Donald Trump in eliminating the criminal bureaucracy control of Washington, D.C. has revealed a dark and alarming secret of the American governmental system: Judicial Tyranny – disrespect for the U.S. Constitution and the Rule of Law. Despite the unequivocal language of Section 1, Article II of … Read more
Herbert Hoover forged the program that fed a starving Europe after World War I. Many believe that success is what brought him to his ill-fated presidency. After WW II, FDR’s advisors strongly advised him not to bring Hoover into his administration to solve the starvation going on in Europe. FDR’s position was Hoover was dead … Read more
Let’s be honest with ourselves! Suppose any of us were among the wealthiest people in the world. Would our first prerogative be to endanger our life to save a country in which 40% of 350 million citizens suffer from a derangement syndrome that mainstream media coddles, agitates, and promotes? This pernicious hatred of President Trump … Read more
The Department of Governmental Efficiency (D.O.G.E.) reminds me of an old song titled “Who Let the Dogs Out”. The miracle of Google allowed me to review the lyrics! While President Trump and Elon probably would not approve of the lyrics, ironically, the title foreshadows the amazing accomplishments that D.O.G.E. has brought to the USA. The … Read more
On January 20, 2025, the American electorate terminated the Soros-Obama-Biden Presidential catastrophe with the Inauguration of Donald John Trump as the 47th President of the United States. Ironically, this historic event, which will echo down the halls of American and world history, was met with disdain and disgust by the radical left. Nevertheless, President Trump immediately commenced … Read more
JFK famously wrote a college thesis: “ WHY ENGLAND SLEPT.” The thesis discussed the failure of the English government and people to recognize the mortal danger of Hitler’s Nazism. That book became a best-seller. Nearly a decade later, Nikita Khrushchev banged his shoe on the U.N. Podium in NYC and screamed, “ We Will Bury … Read more
With the remarkable political success of DJT winning his third Presidential election and preparing to serve his second non-consecutive term, only the second person in America to accomplish that, everyone has forgotten another remarkable presidential comeback: The Richard ” Never Say Die” Nixon (RMN) story. RMN and JFK entered the US Senate in 1948 and, … Read more
George Soros and his fellow looney-tune billionaire shysters have turned our courts into a Purgatory where the most courageous among us are sent to suffer. Any competent lawyer would stand on his head to keep his clients out of the courtroom! Soros and his looney-tune billionaires, through nefarious means, created a court system where the … Read more
Does anyone recall President Dwight David Eisenhower’s (Ike’s) “Open Skies” proposal at the 1955 Geneva Conference? Ike suggested that the USA and Russia “exchange complete blueprints of their military bases and establishments, from beginning to end, from one end of our countries to the other.” Both countries would reveal all military installations and allow verification … Read more
As a sophomore spending a college year abroad (1967 – 1968), a friend and I thumbed around Europe during our free time and eventually visited Berlin. The Berlin Wall separated East and West Berlin at the time. However, Westerners were allowed to visit East Berlin with “day passes “ issued by the German Democratic Republic, … Read more
Is “The Enemy Within” a figment of the imagination or a constant controversial constitutional issue in American politics? Robert F. Kennedy launched the presidential career of JFK with Senate hearings on Jimmy Hoffa’s labor racketeering and memorialized those hearings in a book entitled “The Enemy Within,” published in 1960. Prior to RFK’s book, Senator Joseph McCarthy … Read more