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ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Is Fighting The Last War – Part I

I think that President Trump's plan to build a “new class of American-designed battleships that will be the most lethal surface combatants ever constructed,” which was announced on December 22, is a BIG mistake.  That...

SCOTT DREYER: Conduct Your “Year In Review”

James Clear, in his award-winning book Atomic Habits, encourages his readers to conduct an annual...

FRED FIRST: Small Moments. Long Life

Images: In our eyes. On our minds. From our memories. Conjured in our dreams. Right...

BOB BROWN: Decoding the New “Structure of Feeling”

This is the time to marshal up hope for the New Year. Hope is wanting...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Heroism Of Ahmed Al-Ahmed At Bondi Beach In Sydney, Australia

Not all Muslims are bad people. In fact, most Muslims are good and decent people....

MELINDA MYERS: Winter Celebrations and Coldest Temperatures

The winter solstice marks the Northern Hemisphere’s first day of winter and the day with the fewest hours of sunlight. It usually occurs around...

SERWAN ZANGANA It is Merry Christmas in America, and Merry Christmas to you

One of my coworkers recently asked me if I celebrate Christmas, or what is our traditional practice on such a day. I said, the...

BOB BROWN: Hassles and Uplifts

We are reminded by trustworthy people that life is a series of hassles and uplifts.  Cardiologists tell us “not to sweat the small stuff...

SCOTT DREYER: “Christmas Through The Eyes Of A Child”

Verywellmind.com explains, "Cognitive reframing is a technique used to shift your mindset so you're able to look at a situation, person, or relationship from...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Chinese Communist Party’s War Against Christmas Songs

I read in the New York Post on December 7 one of the most pseudoscientific and absurd anti-Christmas song articles that I have ever read in...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: What’s Next for Syria?

Throughout the tenure of the Biden Administration, conflict and turmoil have only gotten worse in the Middle East. A recent flareup in the region is...