Of Time And Taylor Music critic Steven Hyden wrote about Taylor Swift in 2023. He observed: "She has, rather brilliantly, convinced the public that her past AND her present coexist RIGHT NOW..." Re-read that quote. What's the point that settles in for you? For me, it's the answer shown in the two reflections: The brilliance is that it's the same for all of us. If deceit is … [Read more...]
A Potential Rhyme
January 28, 2025 by
A potential rhyme between the world of POTUS 7 and the world of POTUS 47 suggests a reason to brighten. Take a look. WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
A Leadership Now Talkshop: Your Leadership And Our Civil War
November 16, 2024 by
A LEADERSHIP NOW TALKSHOP: Your Leadership And Our Civil War: American Rhymes of 2024-2025 And The River of November 1860 To June 1861 I'm guiding clients into the world of six months in fall 1860 to spring 1861. History doesn't repeat—it rhymes. With that truth in mind, we'll looking for how to measure the rhymes of the early American Civil War to our own post-election period with POTUS 47. … [Read more...]
The Big 4: American Celebrations of the Declaration’s Birthday–Lessons for 2026
December 30, 2023 by
On December 12, 2023, I delivered the keynote speech at a special event kicking off the "Journey To The American Founding" initiative in Indiana. It's a partnership initiative between The Remnant Trust and Sagamore Institute to help guide the recognition and honoring of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026. I invite you to watch and listen to my speech. Feel free to … [Read more...]
Eight Words On The Seventh Day
December 7, 2023 by
Eight Words On The Seventh Day (2023) On the 7th day of December 1941, Japanese military forces unleashed an attack on American military forces stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaiian Territory of the United States. Also on the 7th day of December 1941, after news of the bombing had arrived on mainland America, the US Army Chief of Staff, General George Marshall, walked toward his office at the … [Read more...]
A Letter One Month Ahead
November 28, 2023 by
A Letter One Month Ahead Right off the top, I'll give you a heads-up. This is a post leaning toward the spiritual, the metaphysical, the cosmic. Kind of. This is not a post to exclude. My intent is to pose a question that takes you into your own thoughts. For some of you that means into your mind, for some into your soul, for some into both. I do respect the choice to go … [Read more...]
The 10-POTUS Checklist–Your Tool For The 2024 Presidential Election
November 11, 2023 by
THE 10-POTUS CHECKLIST--YOUR TOOL FOR THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Last time I did a list like this I entitled it the "9 POTUS Checklist." That's because nine American presidents, as of 2016-2019, had won a first term, won re-nomination as president, and lost the general presidential election for a consecutive second term. The 2020 election added one to the list but changed my findings not … [Read more...]
Thoughts On The Israeli-Hamas War From Colonial America
October 25, 2023 by
Thoughts on the Israeli-Hamas War From Colonial America As Americans, our best lens for looking at the current and future Israeli-Hamas War likely is not 9-11 or Pearl Harbor. They've come to people's minds but I don't think they tell us much. I suggest something a little more unusual. Let's take a moment and gather a few points from the period of the American past usually known as "colonial … [Read more...]
The Israeli-Hamas War–A First Thought From A Historical Perspective
October 9, 2023 by
The Israeli-Hamas War--A First Thought From A Historical Perspective Here's my five-minute video on something to watch for this year and next. https://youtu.be/iDk38rhz5Ms … [Read more...]
Back To Birth For Re-Birth
October 4, 2023 by
Back To Birth For Re-Birth (one of the birthplaces, in Michigan, summer 1854) Quick thoughts on what the past offers to the present state of disarray in the Republican Party. 1. Go back to the birth of the Republican Party in the mid-1850s for some surprising lessons for 2023 and beyond. Re-birth will look a lot like birth. 2. Substance and direction came from the outside-in and the … [Read more...]
