By Glynn Wilson – EDITOR’S NOTE – You may not see much of this in the mainstream media’s year in review stories, which quite frankly so far have made me gag, literally. And want to gouge out my own eyes like a scene from King Lear. Maybe jump out a third story window. Never fear.…
Editor’s Note: “If—” is a poem by English Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), written circa 1895 as a tribute to Leander Starr Jameson. It is a literary example of Victorian-era stoicism. The poem, first published in Rewards and Fairies (1910), ch. ‘Brother Square-Toes,’ is written in the form of paternal advice to the poet’s son,…
The Big Picture -Â By Glynn Wilson -Â In these times of heightened existential anxiety, when disasters and crises seem to be assaulting the planet, the country and the human psyche in end-times proportions, where are we to turn for solace? Many human beings will turn to their version of a god, prayer and worship.…
A Teachable Moment – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – PENSACOLA, Fla. — The news is changing so fast on the health and economic impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic that no matter what I write this minute and this day, it will likely be obsolete by tomorrow. But I do believe strongly…
By Glynn Wilson – The level of trust Americans have of the federal government’s ability to handle problems has sunk to the lowest point in more than two decades, according to a new survey from the Gallup Poll. Only 35 percent of Americans have “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of trust and confidence…
By Glynn Wilson – The top cabinet leaders in charge of every United States intelligence agency, all appointed by President Donald J. Trump and confirmed by the Senate, directly contradicted the president’s claims about the existence of a national security threat on the country’s Southern border Tuesday in testimony before the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee.…
From inside the White House – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – “We will take America without firing a shot….” It’s almost too bad that there’s no truth to the long-held rumor that Soviet First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev used some form of this quote while addressing Western ambassadors at a reception at the…
By Glynn Wilson – MOBILE, Ala. — The impacts of the ongoing threat to national security from the federal government shutdown orchestrated by President Donald J. Trump continued to widen and grow even more critical this week as the implications began to trickle out in news coverage, even threatening to lead to an economic recession,…
