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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,” which was written on September 4, 2021. According to Douthat, the US has three types of empires. He stated...

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:...

BOB BROWN: Peace of Mind, Part II: The Covenant Advocate

Some troubles are loud and obvious; others wear a white coat, earn high grades, and...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: How To Win The War In Iran?

The US military cannot win the war in Iran for the Iranian people. The victory must come from...

When the “Children” Come Home to Roost

What form does empty nest syndrome take when the flock comes home to roost? This is a question I murmured to myself over...

Wandering in Shanghai, Jewel of the Orient

Street food is always a good bet, so I try some more. The grinning vendor/cook is baking a tortilla-like pastry on a half-meter wide...

Between Nothing and Everything: A New Year

January takes its name from Janus, the Roman god of portals, of comings and goings, beginnings and endings—an odd-looking, two-faced deity who looks...

Consider The Twelfth Night

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. I don’t know about you, but I’m repulsed every Fall when I see Halloween witches, Thanksgiving pilgrims, and Christmas Santa’s...

It’s The Holidays When All Thoughts Turn To South American Polo Players, Bathing Beauties, Xavier Cugat And Mistaken Identities

How's that?  Here's how:  It starts with all-American beauty Esther Williams and Latin lover Ricardo Montalban.  In the 1940's Hollywood paired them in...

“Until One Has Loved an Animal . . .”

I was using my lathe in my outdoor wood shop when McChesney came to call. He sat first here, then there, I fed him...