WAR: JOCKO WILLINK - LESSONS FROM WAR

"Jocko Willink is a retired Navy SEAL officer and author of the #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling book “Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALS Lead and Win”
"He spent 20 years in the Navy SEALs where he rose to become the commander of Task Unit Bruiser, the most highly decorated Special Operations Unit of the Iraq War where he was awarded both the Silver and Bronze Star.
"In this special documentary short film, Jocko explains the different dynamics of war, and what the real consequences of war can do to a human being and an entire population."

2019-03-31  [P-B]

POLITICS: "Conservative Democracy"

"There are prominent scholars and public figures who are convinced that “things are getting better” in almost every way. As for me, I find it difficult not to see the Western nations disintegrating ­before our eyes. The most significant institutions that have characterized America and Britain for the last five centuries, giving these countries their internal ­coherence and stability—the Bible, public religion, the independent national state, and the traditional family—are not merely under assault. They have been, at least since World War II, in precipitous ­decline.

"In the United States, for example, some 40 percent of children are today born outside of marriage. The overall fertility rate has fallen to 1.76 children per woman. American children for the most part receive twelve years of public schooling that is scrubbed clean of God and Scripture. And it is now possible to lose one’s livelihood or even to be prosecuted for maintaining traditional Christian or Jewish views on various subjects."

Read the rest of the article:  Conservative Democracy

2018-12-14  [P-B]

TV: C-SPAN3: "Legacies of the Founders"

Wednesday, July 04, 2018


Watched "Legacies of the Founders" on C-SPAN3 today.  Absolutely fascinating lecture on the importance of the Founding Fathers, and their legacy.

"Pulitzer Prize-winning historians Joseph Ellis and Gordon Wood discussed the legacies of the Founding Fathers. They also explored the relationships between several of these leaders and talked about some of the lesser-known Founders. The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, Florida hosted the event."

You can find out more about it here: "Legacies of the Founders"

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