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ROBERT L. MARONIC: The First Lady Of New York City Is A Vile Anti-Semite – Part I

I read a despondent article in TheNew York Post entitled, “Mamdani’s Wife Rama Duwaji Liked Post Calling Oct. 7 Hamas Rapes Of Israelis A 'Mass Hoax': Report.”The afflicting article was co-written by Rich Calder and Doree Lewak and...

BOB BROWN: Peace of Mind, Part III: The Secure Attachment

In the conclusion of this series, I find myself looking back at a specific decade...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The US Is Already An Empire – Part II

New York Times columnist Ross Douthat observed in a highly accurate op-ed entitled “The American Empire in Retreat,”...

FRED FIRST: There And Back Again

RECAP: I would be able to visit southwest Virginia again--home for almost 40 years, and...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The US Is Already An Empire – Part I

I read a misinformed article in the New York Times on February 27, which was written by Edward Wong. The article’s title was “Trump’s Foreign Policy:...

Can Humans Be Rehabbed?

My brother, Lucky, and his wife, Sabrina, are wild animal rehabbers.  For years, the Roanoke valley has recognized them as the go-to folks when...

Daring To Be Not So Original

Let's be clear. I do NOT steal my blog content from Wikipedia. But high school and college students? They are another matter. When they get...

2nd Installment: A Conservative Plan for National Renewal

A critical change in our political/government system would be to establish a renewed relationship with our legislators. House and Senate members would be covered...

Daring Greatly

I heard a quote by Theodore Roosevelt in a TED Talk by Brene Brown PhD, the gist of which is about stepping into the...

Let’s Hope Justice is Done

No matter what the jury ruling is in the sorry tale of former Governor McDonnell, there can be at least one consolation: Virginia is...

Rage and Reaction

In recent weeks, we’ve certainly seen enough rage to recognize its pervasive presence. What has been surprising is how unfocused it seems to be....