Thursday Thoughts
Is there any hope for Ukraine? Years ago, when I was a young man starting down life’s bumpy road, I had a difficult decision to make. Should I take the right-hand fork, or the left? So, I went to my...
View ArticleThe Picture Of Evil
It’s a beautiful day here in the Berkshire mountains. A trifle cold — 27 degrees Fahrenheit this morning — but not a cloud in the sky. It’s the second day of Spring. I’m watching a red squirrel doing...
View ArticleThe Saga Continues In You Know Where
Seated in a stately room on two sides of a large table covered with a starched, white tablecloth, looking for all the world like a couple of teams discussing a private equity acquisition, Ukrainian and...
View ArticleThe Long Recent History Of Russian Brutality
Hungarian-born Imre Nagy had been a committed communist since shortly after the Russian revolution of 1917. From 1933 to 1941, he served the Soviet NKVD secret police as an informer. During that...
View ArticleTo Recapture Its Greatness, America Must Look To Its Past
At the close of World War II, the United States had become by far the dominant world power. How could it not be? Europe had been beaten to a pulp, the same for Russia. Japan had been bombed nearly back...
View ArticleImportant Items You Might Have Missed This Week
Let’s ban some books! During the summer of my 15th year, my father walked into our very Roman Catholic home to find me reading a paperback book on the couch in our living room. “What are you reading,...
View ArticleHow Easy It Is
“A large swath of humanity just seems highly suggestible and follows the lead of people they’ve come to admire. That sometimes turns out fine, and sometimes not.” From yesterday’s Letters from the...
View ArticleHow To Rebuild Ukraine And Who Pays For It?
What’s past is prologue. William Shakespeare – The Tempest In 1870, Germany defeated France in a Battle of Annihilation at Sedan, which led to its ultimate victory in the Franco Prussian War and the...
View ArticleOnce Again History Rhymes
“History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.” – Mark Twain In 1870, Germany ended the Franco-Prussian War by decisively defeating the French army in a Battle of Annihilation at Sedan....
View ArticleUkraine: One Year In And It’s 1915 All Over Again
This morning, politicians, diplomats, generals, and just plain folks all over Europe and America are asking the same questions: Where do we go from here and how do we get there? One year ago today,...
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