Wisdom of History
Gain wisdom from history to live lives and establish civilizations that are good—that are very good.
Many Advisers
Proverbs and the Framers of the United States Constitution both shared the Wisdom of Proverbs in Chapter 11, Verse 14:…
Thou Shalt Not Covet: Greenland
The last of the 10 Commandments warns: “Thou shalt not covet . . ..” It then lists a number of…
Trump: No Sense of Decency
While reading Trump’s disgusting tweet about the brutal murder of Rob Reiner and his wife, I thought of a famous…
Bronko: A Knock on the Door
When I was in Elementary School, one of the happiest times in the school year was choosing which paperback books…
Saying Peace, When There Is No Peace: Putin
Recently, Trump has floated a peace plan for Ukraine that would bring no peace. By giving Putin his “wish list”…
Gettysburg: Destroying Farmland
When I was a teenager, our family visited the area where my grandfather grew up near Gettysburg. The Harners lived…
Gettysburg: Civilian Casualties
My 8-year old great-grandfather was a civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg. The Harners lived near Gettysburg. So when…
The Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: Overcoming Robert E. Lee
With Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, the best hope of Confederate independence—intervention from Britain—was lost. Now, all depended on Lee winning independence…
The Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: Overcoming McClellan
In my book Visions of America, I showed how Lincoln established that Liberty and Union are one and inseparable, now…
The Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: Overcoming Stephen Douglas
In my book Visions of America, I showed how Lincoln established that liberty and the Union are one and inseparable,…