It’s the Fourth of July. Time for another celebration of America’s truly iconic holiday celebrating the Declaration of Independence. But it should also be a day to remember the very first Fourth, a full 247 years ago — which decidedly…
One of the most revealing signs of dementia is the complete loss of one’s memory. This condition disrupts one’s knowledge of the past and understanding of one’s self and the world, bringing about a terrible identity crisis. The loss of…
Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida, newest Republican candidate for president, and Iraq War veteran (as a Navy JAG), said a poignant thing in a recent speech in Iowa that is worth recalling this Memorial Day weekend. Addressing the mounting attacks…
“[T]he soldier above all other people prays for peace,” said Gen. Douglas MacArthur, “for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.” Peace came to American soldiers in the European theater of World War II on…
Just about everyone these days believes that the political Right is in disarray. It does not know what it is for or against. It is both rejecting every old principle and clinging to any solution that might give it power…
Eighty miles west of Austin, Texas begins. Twisting country roads lined with exploding colors of bluebonnets and Indian paintbrush wildflowers, and passing by pastures filled with content longhorns lazily grazing, wind up and out of the bustling capital city. It’s…
Each year for Women’s History Month, which has taken place in March since 1987, the National Women’s History Alliance designates a theme. “Celebrating Women Who Tell Stories” is the theme for 2023. Storytelling is a fine trait for anyone to…
Though his image still is widely recognizable, and his name adorns cities, counties, towns, and streets across the country, today’s students assuredly know more about Taylor Swift or Justin Bieber than the victorious commander of the American Revolution and the…
In a column for The American Spectator last week, Mary Grabar asked, “Why does Black History Month ignore the author of ‘the most talked about column in Negro America?’” That label for the late, great George Schuyler was given by…
Friday a skilled and courageous Navy flier was recognized for his valiant actions more than 70 years ago. The delay was unconscionable, but the award richly deserved. On November 18, 1952, flying his F9F-5 Panther off the carrier Oriskany, 27-year-old…