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ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Ceasefire With Iran On April 7 Was Not A Big Win For The US

I think that President Trump made a great diplomatic mistake with Iran (brokered by duplicitous Pakistan) on April 7. If the Iranians said they had enough near-weapons-grade uranium to make eleven nuclear bombs...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: When The Papacy Becomes an A**

General Dwight D. Eisenhower issued a brief prayer on June 4, 1944, which was two days before...

BOB BROWN: While the World Slept: The Pathogens of Chaos, Part III: The Lyrical Enchantment

Several years ago, when Paul McCartney brought his legendary melodies to the foothills of Charlottesville,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Congressional Republicans Know This War Is Going Well

I read a defeatist op-ed in the New York Times entitled," Republicans Know This War Is Going Badly." It was...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: Keep it Fun

It was a while back, maybe twenty years ago. I was setting up for an...

SCOT BELLAVIA: First Week With the Third-Born

Day 1: (At the hospital) These pangs are worse than I remember. I am never doing this to my wife again. Heh, as if avoidance...

DENNIS GARVIN: Burnout Antidote

We hear more every day about burnout. I see it in the practice of medicine. One can point out some obvious reasons: Loss of...

BOB BROWN: The Healing Power of Kindness and Truth

"This patient is uncooperative, has barely spoken since hospital admission two weeks ago, and is at a high risk of escape and suicide.” The conference...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Congressional Democratic Opposition To DOGE is Financial Lunacy

There has only been one modern economic calamity in the U.S. worse than the Great Recession of 2008. That was the Great Depression of...

SCOTT DREYER: Tribute to Jane Dreyer

On Saturday, February 8, 2025, my mother at age 93 went to be with the Lord Jesus in whom she put her trust way...

DAWN CUSTALOW: Living Abroad – The Beginnings of an Expat’s Life Experiences

A junior year of studying abroad at the University of Barcelona, Spain was my first experience living outside of the United States.  Nine months...