Trump’s appearance at the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral symbolized the return of American leadership being respected by world leaders. (READ MORE: Trump and the Advent of Pax Americana) In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott…
Above all, even in the political realm, our relationship with God gives us perspective. That’s no small thing. Our perspective is the way we see the world. Things we don’t associate with religion depend on that perspective. This has played…
Gathering for three days last week from Thursday to Saturday was the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference. Led by Lowman Henry, chairman and CEO of the Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research foundation based in the state capital of Harrisburg, and David…
The world is starved for virtuous, courageous leaders and problem solvers. For those perplexed by the current state of politics, Groucho Marx had the answer. Groucho said, “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it…
Sir Arthur Salter was a shipping agent who served briefly in Churchill’s last wartime cabinet. He was elected as an independent to Parliament in Labour’s landslide victory that stunned the world by turning Churchill out of office immediately on his…
Unlikely Heroes: Franklin Roosevelt, His Four Lieutenants, and the World They Made By Derek Leebaert St. Martin’s Press/476 pages/$35 Derek Leebaert writes interesting and provocative books. In The Fifty-Year Wound, he assessed the triumphs but also the costs of America’s…
Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy Henry Kissinger (Penguin, 528 pages, $36) Leadership is a somewhat vague concept. But like Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s quip about obscenity, we know it when we see it. Henry Kissinger, now in his…
While President Joe Biden vacationed, Kabul fell to the Taliban. Now, the Taliban will control more of Afghanistan on September 11, 2021 than they did on September 11, 2001 — and attacks and violence on the ground are increasing rapidly. It is clear…
The headline over at Fox News was this: Milley, Army chief displayed ‘pattern of behavior’ defying authority: former senior military official E. Casey Wardynski alleges ‘stunning’ instances of Milley, Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville exceeding authority The story…
