Friday, May 29, 2026

The Empire, the Thucydides Trap, and Other Big Picture Things

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  I’ve been interested lately in the bigger picture—and it’s the more positive picture—of President Trump on the world stage. So much interr...
Saturday, May 23, 2026

Remember Memorial Day Meaning

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Arlington Cemetery, from a visit in 2014. Center sculpture is titled “Price of Freedom.” Lower left is honoring the Battle of Iwo Jima. Righ...
Friday, May 15, 2026

That Wounded Beast Needs Defeating Again

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Revelation 13: 1  And  I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the  sea , having seven heads and ten horns, and u...
Saturday, May 2, 2026

The Judicial Branch: Celebrating the Semiquincentennial, Part V

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We’re continuing our monthly series celebrating the nation’s 250 th  birthday. Here are the previous parts: ·         Part I: The Declarat...
Saturday, April 25, 2026

The Priority—a Cultural Question

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me with the family in the mid-90s; me being grandma in 2012 I want to talk about things I’m thinking about, trying to understand changes in ...
Friday, April 17, 2026

Comprehending the Chess Board

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  I’ve mentioned, more than once, that strategy is not my strong suit. But I do play chess, a bit, because the guys in the family enjoy it...
Saturday, April 11, 2026

The Executive Branch: Celebrating the Semiquincentennial, Part IV

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We’re continuing our monthly series celebrating the nation’s 250 th birthday. ·        Part I: The Declaration of Independence   ·        P...