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Lessons from Rome: Leadership, Power, and the Absence of Rivals

Lessons from Rome: Leadership, Power, and the Absence of Rivals

by | Apr 17, 2026

The Roman Empire developed as a civilization over seven centuries from the city of Rome to an empire encompassing the territories on the entire shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea, north to the British Isles and eastward to the valley of the Tigris and Euphrates. They developed a republican government headed by a senate that appointed institutions...

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From Dale’s Bookshelf: Wake Island Wildcat Review

From Dale’s Bookshelf: Wake Island Wildcat Review

by | Mar 10, 2026

William L. Ramsay - Wake Island Wildcat - A Marine Fighter Pilot's Epic Battle at the Beginning of World War II, Stackpole Books, 2024. Book Review by Dale A. Jenkins William L. Ramsey is a professor of history at Lander University, and previously taught at SUNY and University of Idaho. He received a Ph.D. from Tulane University. An author of...

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Thoughts of War, Peace and Napoleon

Thoughts of War, Peace and Napoleon

by | Feb 1, 2026

In 1804, in a pompous ceremony in Notre Dame cathedral, Napoleon placed the royal crown of France on his own head and proclaimed himself Emperor of France. The ceremony took place with Pope Pius VII in attendance to conduct the coronation, but to show that he was the supreme secular person Napoleon refused to allow the pope to bestow the crown....

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Reflections from the Ends of the Earth with Adm. Heidi Berg

Reflections from the Ends of the Earth with Adm. Heidi Berg

by | Dec 15, 2025

On December 4, I attended the 125th Anniversary Dinner of the Ends of the Earth Club in Washington, D.C. The featured speaker was Vice Admiral Heidi Berg, USN, Commander of Fleet Cyber Command, Navy Space Command, and the U.S. TENTH Fleet, who leads more than 15,000 personnel across her combined commands. In her remarks, Admiral Berg compared...

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Remembering the Leader Behind the “Day of Infamy” Speech

Remembering the Leader Behind the “Day of Infamy” Speech

by | Dec 8, 2025

As Pearl Harbor Remembrance Week continues, we turn from the attack itself to the man who addressed a shaken nation the following day: President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Before delivering the now-iconic "Day of Infamy" address, Roosevelt had already forged himself into a master of language, leadership, and connection. The excerpt link below offers...

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China’s Armed Forces Buildup: Yesterday’s News or Tomorrow’s?

China’s Armed Forces Buildup: Yesterday’s News or Tomorrow’s?

by | Sep 30, 2025

As the world watched the impressive display of Chinese armed forces parade through Tiananmen Square on September 3, thoughts turned to the person in charge of it all. Who are we dealing with?  Is this a replay of the Nuremburg Rally of 1934, orchestrated by Adolf Hitler, that was a preparation for war? Or is it a warning by Xi Jinping, General...

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