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…
Malachi gave voice to a supreme imperative — we humans, being prone to stray, must continuously readjust and return so we can stay our course. Pride and hubris would have us double down until we meet our nemesis and wreck…
America was developed by people with an incredible work ethic and a strong moral foundation. We became the greatest country in the world thanks to men and women of vision, morality, generosity, and high aspirations. But the recent COVID-19 disaster has accentuated…
The China Virus 19 is not what should scare Americans. The terrifying thought is: What if, G-d forbid, Joe Biden now were president? This is a moment in history that calls for a uniquely strong and singularly focused president who…
It is now impossible for us to watch a movie like Darkest Hour, or to contemplate the colossal historic presence of Winston Churchill, without the benefit of hindsight. He was right when almost everyone else was wrong. He led his country through…
At least four people were injured in a shooting in Alexandria, VA at the GOP practice for the upcoming Congressional Baseball Game, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, a congressional aid, and two police officers. The shooting lasted approximately ten…
“There is no worse mistake in public leadership than to hold out false hopes soon to be swept away… people can face peril or misfortune with fortitude and buoyancy, but they bitterly resent being deceived or finding that those responsible…