national politics Another U.S. Civil War: Is it Inevitable or Avoidable? What Do the Clues of Today Tell Us? "With a landscape divided by racial, religious, or ethnic lines, civil wars are most often started by the groups that had once been dominant and are in decline. A major trigger for a group in decline is losing a series of elections..."
Texas History The Boys of Praha "In the space of 12 months and nine days, Praha gave up most of its youth -- and nearly all of its future -- to confront unimaginable forms of evil on faraway continents."
personal stories The Guns of October “Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount.”― Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Journalism Moths that Fly Close to Flames Margaret has been described as a "swashbuckler." I think that's accurate. Mr. Dictionary says that a swashbuckler is "a person who engages in daring and romantic adventures with bravado or flamboyance." Yeah. That's it. That was Margaret.
personal stories The Wounds of War I did not want to live in Canada because it was colder than Michigan, but I figured it was much better than dying in the jungles of VietNam for no apparent reason. With my low draft number, I was certain to be inducted and sent to basic and on to Southeast Asia.
Ukraine But Honey, What if Tucker's Right and Putin's the Victim Here??? Two weeks into the war in Ukraine, and Roger Gray takes a look at the coverage, Putin apologists, and possible NATO response. It's a casserole of goofiness mixed with tragedy. kinda like Roger.
Ukraine The Wounds of War I read the history of his division. I wanted to know what he saw and did - it might explain his emotional instability and brutality to his family. I refused to relent as the Mississippi night lowered and the crickets made their fractured music in the darkness.
Texas History The Lockshin Conundrum In 1986, a Houston scientist and his family defected to the Soviet Union. Today, his son is a director of Super Bowl beer commercials and blockbuster romances.