Category Archives: Current Events

A Non-Commissioned Officer walks into a Lieutenant Colonel’s Office…

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Phil Christensen

I will not give the time nor the place, save that it was somewhere on Planet Earth, and within the last decade.  He (yes, ‘he.’  ‘He’ was not in the least bit confused about this nor was I) sat down … Continue reading →

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Putin’s Folly – Will Ukraine Mark The End?

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Phil Christensen

Not Exactly Your Grampa’s Blitzkrieg. Every world leader should be taking notes. Volodymyr Zelenskyy remains in Ukraine. That by itself will put spine in your people. “Putin is having a lot of trouble right now. He’s having big, big trouble because … Continue reading →

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Why The Whole Russia/Ukraine Kerfluffle Doesn’t Make Sense. Unless…

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Phil Christensen

As of this post, the wire services are reporting that Russia has placed its nuclear forced on “high alert.”  I don’t know what this means.  Neither do you.  Are pairs of key inserted and turned?  Are preliminary launch codes punched in?  Have the white coats … Continue reading →

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January 6 Illustrates Our Lack Of Trust

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Phil Christensen

On November 3rd, 2020, every warning light on the dashboard of America’s election system lit up.  Every chime and every buzzer demanded our attention.  The citizens of The United States, the supposed owners of the vehicle, asked one mechanic after another to … Continue reading →

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Lessons From The Rittenhouse File

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Phil Christensen

Kyle Rittenhouse is neither a hero nor a villain.  On August 25th of 2020, 17-year-old Rittenhouse was a scared kid volunteering to provide security to a beleaguered car dealership owned by the Khindris.  The family did not specifically ask Rittenhouse for help, which … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan Part III – A Failure of Methodology

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Phil Christensen

…Or How To Teach Someone Absolutely Nothing “We need to let them fail.”  I said to my boss.   Some people ask me what my job was over there.  I simply say – even to fellow veterans – that I was a Brigade … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan Part II – Why We Lost.

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Phil Christensen

Afghanistan is not a Nation-state.  It’s a collection of tribes.  The area of Central Asia we call “Afghanistan” is a construct of 19th century politics between the British and Russian empires.  If Western Civilization has one flaw, it’s our obsession with drawing national boundaries … Continue reading →

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Rigged Game – A Love Letter From The Gate Keepers.

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Phil Christensen

Defenders Of The Faith Up to this point, Americans have put up with the rigged game. Elites sent their kids to Ivy League schools. Twenty-two year olds showed up at the Bank on their first day on the job with … Continue reading →

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The Democrats Call For Unity. Count Me In. Part I.

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Phil Christensen

President Biden is in office for one reason, and one reason only: God put him there.  Let’s not spend the next 4 years re-treading.  Yes, mail-in ballots, election officials that did not follow their own state constitution and laws, stopping counting, starting … Continue reading →

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Mail-in Ballots – Planned Chaos

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Phil Christensen

Throw Out The Mail-in Ballots While We Still Have A Republic Including Mail-in Ballots has thrown this election into chaos. Election officials need to take every Mail-in Ballot, and throw them out. They should never be part of our election … Continue reading →

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