Author Archives: Gordon

DISGRACE AT DOD(posted February 25, 2021) The Air Force has just announced that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program has failed. This is stunning. Cost estimates for this colossal failure… Read more »

TESTING AMERICA’S “PRO-LIFE” CREDENTIALS (Posted August 4, 2020) The current political campaign will provide an interesting if not reassuring view of what it means to be “pro-life” in today’s America…. Read more »

THE NORTH KOREA MESS(Posted May 26, 2018) With the North Korea situation, Donald Trump had an opportunity for the first time to demonstrate his “deal-making skills”. So let’s review his… Read more »

THE HOUSTON TRAGEDY: COULD IT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED?(Posted August 30,2017) As we reflect on the tragedy unfolding in Texas and the city of Houston as a result of Hurricane Harvey,… Read more »

  NINE TIME ZONES OF OPPORTUNITY  Posted December 13, 2016 While it may be a bit too early to make any judgments as to the direction Donald Trump will take… Read more »

RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE(Posted April 2, 2015) Well, they are at it again. We are once again seeing the forces of hate and intolerance attempting to brutalize yet another segment of society…. Read more »

POLICE-COMMUNITY VIOLENCE(Posted December 7, 2014) We are once again trying to figure out why we have so much violent interaction between communities and police organizations. And, as usual, we are… Read more »

THE SOUTH AND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY (Posted December 12, 2013) I have lived in the South for the past 35 years. I enjoy it here—the people are gentle… Read more »

NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT ; ARE GUNS THE PROBLEM? (Posted December 17, 2012) As it happens so often in America, we’ve just spent another heartbreaking weekend mourning the loss of lives to… Read more »

  THE FIX IS IN  (Posted December 11, 2011) Daily reports from Washington always seem to suggest that a solution is at hand for our budget problem, yet we never… Read more »