The pernicious ideologies of Jewish Zionism and Christian Zionism are hard ‘at work’ in the world. Given the far-reaching impact of these high hubris belief systems it’s useful to dissect their core tenets. Jewish Zionism The blueprint for Jewish Zionism, born in late 19th century Europe, is The Greater Israel Project, heard in the refrain, “from river to the sea.” Championed by the Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, it lays out a coercive take-over of all lands from Nile

The legal system convicted Bryan Kohberger. But the public convicted a personality type long before the plea.

A casual coffee conversation turns uneasy when a friend warns, “You better watch out—they’ll cancel you.” What begins as offhand advice opens into a deeper anxiety shared by writers, podcasters, and anyone who speaks publicly today. This essay reflects on free speech, platform power, and the quiet fear that saying the wrong thing—however thoughtfully—may carry unseen consequences.

What are we fighting for?” Country Joe’s Vietnam-era protest anthem echoes into the present as the U.S. edges closer to another Middle East war. From Vietnam to Gaza to Iran, the justifications change but the logic remains—fear, honor, revenge, and national ego. An essay on how old wars never really end; they just find new names.

From the ruins of ancient Greece to the rubble of modern wars, the hubris–nemesis complex still haunts us. When pride hardens into certainty and power silences doubt, downfall follows. This essay explores how arrogance becomes pathology—and why humility remains humanity’s last defense against self-destruction.

U.S. leaders are doubling down on secrecy after war plans were leaked via a Signal chat. A look at the fallout, denial, and blurred lines of power.

Trump’s fearless, unfiltered leadership was on full display in the Oval Office showdown with Zelensky. Bold or reckless? You decide.

Democrats struggle for substance and direction, contrasting classic liberalism and progressivism at a political crossroads.

My friend Jimmy was fond of saying when asked about his week, “I’m still extracting a living out of the ground.” Most days after my duty as a public school teacher, I’d meet up with him for coffee. He’d usually be waiting for me at our favorite watering hole, sorting through paperwork, his stack of business cards and cell phone nearby, always dressed to the nines in a sport coat, a fashionable tie and polished shoes. He was portly, jet black hair and the heir to a family re

Mark Halperin, the creator of the political streaming show, ‘Two Way’ didn’t predict the outcome of this country’s 60th quadrennial presidential election, but posited that when the election is over, be warned, a mental health crisis could happen. In the wee hours of November 5th the howlings and histrionics began, How can this be? Not again! November 6th, women, who were Harris supporters, began protesting on YouTube, swearing off sex. Leave your husband, they jeered if he

The essay examines anti-Trump sentiment, political division, and the psychological impact of Trump's bold, unconventional leadership style.

Donald J. Trump embodies a modern cowboy spirit with resilience and determination. Will America embrace this ethos in their leader again?

Andrii Dankovych stares out his window toward the east where the fighting is. He contemplates his future. And whether his country will survive. Some news sources claim his country’s resources are gone. And it’s only a matter of time before the white flag is waved. We have emailed; me from my Missouri home; he, from his home in Western Ukraine. We have never met, but he is an artist and the illustrator of my three books. He has been the go-to-guy for Sugar Grove publishing, of

“Give me a sturdy lad from Vermont or New Hampshire, who has tried it all,” Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote in his 1841 essay on resilience, “who teams it, farms it, peddles it, preaches, keeps a school, edits a newspaper, goes to Congress, buys a township in that order, and always like a cat falls on his feet.” “This lad” Emerson said, “is worth a hundred of these city dolls,who want quick enterprise right out of school.This hearty lad walks abreast in his days, no shame for not s

It was in August of 2014 and I was lounging on the couch soaking in the news. The story of the day on my go-to channel, MSNBC, was the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson Missouri. The news people at MSNBC were unabashedly intimating that this young man, Brown, 18 years old, soon to be on his way to college, had been mown down, murdered by a maverick policeman. Before he was shot a witness report claimed Brown held his hands up in a don't shoot gesture to the policeman who h