by Duke Doering 17 members of the South Dakota National Guard’s 740th and 1742nd Transportation Companies had arrived at China Lake Naval Weapons Center in California on this date in 1985. The Guardsmen were on a mission to…
Though it first started on radio in the 1940s, it was on the fledgling television of the late 50s and early 60s that the Queen for a Day television show made its way into the political soul of America. …
“Don’t mess with the Net” warns US Senator Ted Cruz on just-in YouTube footage. Only two doors appear to be open in mainstream media outlets at this point, he argues, when “net neutrality” is discussed. But establishment politicians from both…
Unlike Memorial Day, which remembers military fallen in battle, Veterans Day salutes all those who have served honorably in America’s Armed Forces. All military holidays are important because America’s freedoms and heritage have been guaranteed by those who…
Our grandparent’s generation knew that succeeding in life was up to the individual. It came from will and spirit, already embedded within the moral outlook. Coming from a middle-class family was not a prerequisite as it is today, as if…
Racial pride and identity have always been synonymous with being human–and should be talked about and promoted. But governments have no business collecting any such information in order to manage society. The same goes for any business or…
(October 1918: Medical Trench on Western Front) by Duke Doering Near Bois de Bantheville, France the 147th Field Artillery fought farther into the country as the World War 1 battle with Germany was nearing an end. It was…
Faculty often have their minds made up about what is good and bad. Thus teaching often involves the illogical comparison of best-case treatment of one side versus the worst-case representation of the other. We can’t forget that those we find…
(Americans on Wake Island marched into captivity in 1941, later executed) Beheadings are a savage throwback to an aspect of war that has become more “civilized” today. The intent to cause “shock and awe” through isolated acts of excessive violence…