When the United States first rose 200 years ago, how did Britain, the first power, treat the second United States?
If you think that the current international power struggles are already intense enough, it only shows that you don’t understand the true history. When discussing the rise of…
Why did Canada’s economy and population never grow to anything near the size of the USA? Was its control by the old-fashioned British Empire the main factor that stunted its growth and success?
There are three major factors and other minor factors. I will address the three major factors. Of the three major factors, British colonial policy is the third factor,…
Why do people have such strong and divided opinions about the ICE shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis?
Because people just don’t want to see the truth sometimes. The truth is painful. It has no mercy, it does not protect your feelings — it’s merely there….
How different is being 80 years old and 90 years old?
There are two scenarios when close to dying, as a nurse told me when my mom passed away at age 88 from sudden pneumonia. There are people who…
After the Civil War, why didn’t the Confederacy just try to secede again?
That reminds me of the young Southern man who never fought in the Civil War, but said to Confederate Lt. General James Longstreet that the North did not…
If a KC-135 Stratotanker was to consume its own onboard fuel, how long would it stay airborne?
KC-135 Stratotanker has a total fuel capacity of 200,000 lbs (91,000 kg), all of which can be used by the aircraft itself; on ferry missions, for example, where…
How is it illegal to remind service members that they do not have to follow illegal orders?
First, I want to promise you, ever member of the American Armed Forces is extremely aware of both the requirement to follow all lawful orders of by those…
Did the Japanese forces suffer such horrific losses in the WWII “Marianas Turkey Shoot” air encounter due mainly to the American aircraft carriers advantage of being equipped with radar?
The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot was the unofficial name the press gave to the aerial phase of the Battle of the Phillippine Sea. The name comes from a…