by Bob | Nov 28, 2022 | Books, Movies and TV shows
Jefferson Allegiance Years ago I pondered the problem of increasing Presidential power. It seemed we were losing our ability to hold in check the executive branch. The Founding Fathers for all their genius also had flaws. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were...
by Bob | Mar 13, 2021 | Hidden History
Declaring War How does the United States go to war? It’s not as clear cut as many think. And it’s been a while since we’ve done it as laid out in the Constitution. The last time, as written in the Constitution, War was declared by a joint resolution of Congress and...
by Bob | Jul 19, 2020 | 2020 Pandemic
We are in a lose-lose-lose situation. If you remember War Games, the movie from 1983, in the end the computer decides the only way to win the nuclear escalation is to not play at all. That’s pretty much our situation now. I’m not saying give in. Or surrender. We have...
by Bob | Jun 4, 2020 | 2020 Pandemic
As a fiction writer, we often discuss “suspension of disbelief”. What that means is getting the reader so caught up in the story, that they don’t stop and go: “Wait! That’s not real.” As we see General Mattis finally weighing in on matters, it’s another day requiring...
by Bob | Feb 13, 2020 | Hidden History
I’ve examined the balance of power in the United States in several of my books because the Founding Fathers never intended their work to last this long. In The Line, I looked at what the military might do if it felt the President was going against what they...
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