America is Drowning All relationships depend on trust. The decision to participate, to contribute, to commit typically come down to trust. Right now our country is bereft of trust. We are drowning in a sea - not of mistrust - but outright DIS-trust. Polls show we don't trust any of our news sources or our politicians, our government, most of our corporations and universities, many of our religious leaders and too many of our doctors. And we also don't trust the polls that

You have to win it History proves unequivocally, when facing enemies sworn to your destruction holding diametrically opposed values and ideologies, it is never possible to negotiate or buy a binding truce, let alone long term peace. Only winning, total destruction of one's enemy, can assure peace. That is a fact. Think Japan, Germany. War of Choice, Trump's War All day long liberals spout these aphorisms intended to signify that this is NOT a war Americans "want". Let's be

Not the One in South Bend If nothing else, the Iran mission puts a fine point on the urgency to shield America from enemy missiles. It also reaffirms the strategic necessity of Greenland access over which these missiles would likely fly. Imagine if some Woke PM in Denmark decides to pull a UK or Spain and give us the cold shoulder in a time of need. Ronald Reagan had it right 40 years ago. Call it Strategic Defense Initiative, Star Wars, Golden Dome, Iron Shield. Doesn't

Let's Try to Break It Down. .. Morally Justified? Important to National Security? I say yes. Among several reasons, there is one predominant one. You Don't Get to Kill Americans. Yes, Khamenei and his IRGC thugs massacred at least 30,000 civilians in their latest attempt to put down protests. Some say the actual number exceeds 100,000. Men, women, students, even children were slaughtered in the streets. Their own people. Yes, the regime has been the world's greatest spo

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Surprised? I think not. For quite some time we've been on this bandwagon. For years now, American parents have been marinating in a single, soothing cultural message: If you are gentler , more collaborative, less authoritative, your children will feel closer to you. You too can be a friend (instead of a parent). So-called "parenting" experts have warned repeatedly that structure risks rupture , that firm rules damage attachment, and that saying “no” too decisively can fract

SOTU Review - For The Dems Who Stayed Home And the Justices, although its commonplace for Supreme Court Justices to avoid the partisan theatrical. This week's SOTU: Was typically Trump long. Had a bunch of magical moments evoking pride in America. Had many no shows. Classy. Saw pettiness, insults and downright disrespect flying in all directions - signs of the times. Enumerated an extraordinarily list of things accomplished in a single year. Did nothing to heal but we all kno

(Written this for two reasons.  First, I feel the urge.  Second…well, there is no second.) By work is meant the investment of one’s time, energy, intellect and skill to produce an outcome - presumably of value that can be traded.  In most cases for pecuniary income usable as a means of personal and family support, desires and self-esteem.  In other words - a life’s work. As I threaten 80 and death becomes no longer a rumor, I reflect on the subject of work more often.  I have

Foreign Policy Speech of Our Time? At the annual Munich Security Conference, an affair best-known for platitudes and navel-gazing, Secretary of State Rubio diagnosed the roots of Europe’s decline and provided a clear vision for how America and its European allies can unite to preserve the most important alliance in human history. It could not have come at a better time. Formed in the shadow of the Iron Curtain, the NATO alliance has underpinned American, European, and even g

Sorry, No Opinion ...on the Bugs Bunny show because I couldn't understand it. Lots of crotch grabbing which is always good for your 8 year old staying up for his first SB. Pretty clear it wasn't the President's cup of tea. Of course, Gavin, AOC, Kamala and every other Lib on earth thought it was the cat's meow. Not, however, the five million who watched TPUSA's show instead. But honestly couldn't have been that well received. Just saw Bugsy scrubbed 50 million Instagram

Guess Who Said This "There are those in the immigrants’ rights community who have argued, passionately, that we should simply provide those who are here illegally with legal status or at least ignore the laws on the books and put an end to deportation until we have better laws.   Often this argument is framed in moral terms: Why should we punish people who are just trying to earn a living? I recognize the sense of compassion that drives this argument, but I believe such an in

Check This Out The Council on Criminal Justice, a non partisan, independent think tank, just released some eye-opening stats. Murders in the US dropped by 20% in 2025 from 2024. Spurred by drops of 30% in Chicago, 20% in NYC, 31% in Baltimore, 26% in Atlanta, 33% in Oakland, 31% in our Nations capital. Motor Vehicle theft - is down 25% Robberies - down 18% Violent crime arrests - up 100% Gang disruptions - up 210% Illegal Border Crossings - down 99% Overdose deaths - down 21%

Why Trump's Fixation On the surface seems a little bizarre, b ut it 's not because he wants to tee off the Danes. Or because he never met a piece of real estate he didn't covet. It's because Greenland is gateway to the Arctic. It overlooks the route Russia and China's nuclear submarines, bombers and missiles would take to nuke our sorry behinds. China has already made forays into the Arctic for minerals and other footholds. Russia is always lurking. But geography isn’t t

Under the leadership of the ATW, which mercifully ended on January 20, 2025 ... our nation performed as follows: Inflation hit a 40 year high. The monthly mortgage payment on a median price home more than doubled. The inflation-adjusted value of the average American’s weekly paycheck fell 4%. Native-born Americans were losing jobs while net job growth went to foreign-born workers. The cost of servicing the national debt exploded 117%. Bureaucratic government jobs exploded by

Venezuela - Let's Break It Down As well chronicled CME is a strong supporter of President Trump and the actions/accomplishments of his Administration thus far. Trump has a mission and it's no secret. Do everything in his power (and, hopefully, within the law) to make things better for America and its citizens. No holds barred. No worrying about pushback or carping from the opposition. His latest action, invading Venezuela and capturing its President, is the latest - he di

(Only subject today) That Freight Train You See Coming Full Speed is - the AI Express Everywhere you turn today, everything you read or watch on TV, AI is there. Just plowed through Thinking With Machines: The Brave New World of AI by Professor Vasant Dhar , Ph.D., Professor at New York University's Stern School of Business and the Center for Data Science and one of world’s foremost AI pioneers. Filled with technical (at least to me which ain't saying much) explanati

No Happy Holidays for Me. 110 Francis Albert's birthday was December 12. Would have been 110. Hard to believe its been 27 years since he passed. The man with the perfect pitch. So many of Christmas' greatest songs came from Ole Blueyes. Dems Going Nuts over Trump's Efforts ...to stop drugs from flowing into the US and killing thousands. Calling his actions to enforce sanctions and interdict drug running boats from Maduro "unconstitutional". Don't they know we have the i

Before I leave, a few thoughts. Can't Go to Target In a recent interview Elon Musk was asked about venturing out to public places. He admitted he's scaled way back. Says after Charlie Kirk's assassination, he just doesn't feel safe. Said, "one mistake and you're dead." The guy who gave us the electric car, affordable space missions, brought stranded astronauts home, internet to third world countries and devasted areas - with much more to come - is now afraid of getting wha

Don't look now. Donald might just make good on another promise. Dozens of Mexico’s most dangerous prisoners, cuffed hand and foot, boarded army jets under heavy guard this year. This rogues’ gallery of cartel leaders was responsible for smuggling tons of heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine to insatiable U.S. buyers. The men were rousted from prisons, where money and corruption provided them with weapons, cocaine, booze, women and phones to run their lucrative un

Twist on Drug Prices One constantly reads of exorbitant prices for life saving drugs. Ours here in the US seem to be higher than everywhere else. Go across the border - north or south - and prices drop precipitously. This might be one reason why. In 2020 the highly flawed NAFTA was replaced by the USMCA, which Trump pushed hard for. This agreement among the US, Mexico and Canada helped mightily to level the playfield for US businesses and farmers. In order to get it passe