Monday, April 2, 2018

Toys 'R' Us and the Gracchi Brothers

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As a child, I felt that Toys 'R' Us was only a few steps away from heaven. The massive toy store, with every conceivable kind of toy...
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Thursday, March 15, 2018

The Warnings of Cyrus the Great and Cato the Elder

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When Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Empire and one of the great conquerors of world history, was at the height of his power, a grou...
Sunday, October 1, 2017

Pizza and the Fate of the Republic

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I moved into the home I currently occupy in Manor, Texas, right after my wife and I returned from our honeymoon. It's in a small place, ...
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Sunday, September 3, 2017

The Presidency and the Nuclear Genies of Death

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On July 27, according to this article in the Associated Press , Admiral Scott Swift, the current commander of the United States Pacific Flee...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Samuel Adams, Martha Washington, and the Philadelphia Ball

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The American Revolution was an event that called forth great sacrifice from the American people. Thousands of men left their chosen professi...
Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Seeing the Declaration of Independence as a Mission Statement

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It is Independence Day, our great national holiday. The Fourth of July is supposed to be the day we set aside every year to celebrate the fo...
Sunday, June 25, 2017

Is William Tecumseh Sherman Overrated as a General?

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Since publishing my novel Shattered Nation in 2013, I have received lots of feedback from readers. Aside from a small number of angry peopl...
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