The Tyranny of a Standing Military
In 1787, while addressing the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on his view of a standing military, James Madison said, “A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be...
View ArticleHummingbirds and Life as We Know It
The dawn’s humid air pressed down on all living beings; its vice-like grip intensifying in the Ruby Throated Hummingbird heat of the rising sun this morning. With dew points in the seventies, the ‘dry’...
View ArticleCold War Economics – That Demmed, Elusive Pimpernel
As chief spy-catcher Chauvelin chased that demmed,[1] elusive Scarlet Pimpernel to no avail in 1793, I have gone to great lengths to understand the legacy of Cold War Economics. Until recently,...
View ArticleThe Monster Meetings of 1968
Monster meeting is a quaint, old-fashioned term describing protests and demonstrations and 1968 was a vintage year. Lately I’ve been thinking about the incredible impacts of the 1968 demonstrations...
View ArticleThe Cold War Warrior – Evolution
April Fools’ Day 2013 marked the beginning of an adventure with the launch of the Cold War Warrior blog. Spurred on by my oldest and best-loved friend, who believed others would And the beat goes on…...
View ArticleThe Cold War Oxymoron
Why did the Cold War (1947-1991) unfold? Wars are declared by states for one reason or another; self-protection, resources, or territorial expansion are a few of the reasons. To fight Cold War Exhibit...
View ArticleAlready Seen – Déjà Vu
Spring in the desert is invigorating. A flood of flowers push up through rocks and sand to Spring in the Sonoran Desert. provide a pink, red, purple, yellow, white and blue mosaic. Critters by the...
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