Ten years ago, I could not have foreseen that one of my favorite activities — moviegoing — would soon be a miserable experience. The movies weren’t so great in the 2010s, with wokeness already rotting… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here….
April 6, 2024 Dear Kitty, How are you? I hope you are well. We discussed my sending Coco some notes about Tommy’s side of her ancestry. So, here are a few memories. Alex, of course, is Coco’s grand… No hoodwinking…
The Making of a Leader: The Formative Years of George C. Marshall By Josiah Bunting III (Alfred A. Knopf, 245 pages, $30) At a time when the United States Military Academy removed “duty, honor, co… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here….
Demonstrators, media “personalities,” columnists, all manner of mankind tell us hour by hour what matters and manners of life in the USA are problematic. Supposed racism, alleged bias against men and … No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism…
Most of us, in setting out to write a doctoral dissertation, the final great requirement on the path to a Ph.D., perhaps the first real step in a dreamed-of academic career, approach it narrowly. Most… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here….
When I first stepped onto the college quad, I was just another young man, making his way, surveying the lay of the land. For me, however, there were a few personal firsts playing out in real time to w… No…
Jerome R. Daly, the helicopter pilot who became a Catholic priest, flew 2,000 hours in three tours. He earned 80 (this is not a typo) citations for bravery, including the Silver Star, three Distinguis… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support…
Without popular support, no democracy can win a war, even if its armed forces are stronger. Vietnam taught this lesson. Though American arms suffered many casualties, and some battles were touch an… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism…
Luke A. Nichter’s The Year That Broke Politics: Collusion and Chaos in the Presidential Election of 1968 tackles a common subject uncommonly. … No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism and get unlimited access to quality commentary. [/mepr-show] Subscribe…
Withdrawing support for Ukraine based on the belief that the war is akin to Vietnam is not supported by history. After the 1954 defeat of the French, a peace agreement was brokered in Vietnam, and … No hoodwinking or hornswoggling…