‘De-nuclearization,’ as this term has been coined by politicians and pundits, of North Korea, and the Korean Peninsula in general, has been in the news regularly of late. What hasn’t been in the news, and what was classified as “top … Continue reading
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In trying to understand more about the U.S.’s history with China, I picked up the book: China’s America (The Chinese View of the United States 1900-2000) by Jing Li. The author notes that a consistent thread in our relationship is … Continue reading
The NY Times reported that China’s Communist Party has cleared the way for President Xi Jinping to stay in power indefinitely by announcing it intends to abolish term limits. Jinping’s agenda revolves around: a global infrastructure plan; reorganizing the military; … Continue reading
To gain more of an overall historic perspective on the current North Korea situation, I picked up the book: The Korean War by Mathew Ridgway. Neither side, the North (with aid from China and Russia), or the South (primarily aided … Continue reading
I recently went to a talk at Franciscan University by a priest who had done missions work in Siberia for 20 years. He said sound spirituality is putting the other person’s needs before your own. That would seem to fly … Continue reading
I was just reading part of the book: Soviet Foreign Policy Since World War II by Alvin Rubinstein. The author suggests that: “…Soviet disarmament policy reveals that Moscow has exploited the theme as a means of compensating for military and … Continue reading
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Catching up on the end of the tour… The “Georgia On My Mind Tour” (original, huh) included stops in Thomasville, Albany, Columbus, and Ft. Oglethorpe. During one of the TV news interviews, our young son Jonathan told the reporter he … Continue reading
We met with Becky and Ben Gambrell this week. For three years they were missionaries in Brazil, currently one of the poorest countries in the world. The Gambrells said in Brazil there was little in the way of medicine and … Continue reading
Catching up on the last few days… Spent the end of last week going around Bluffton making sure our campaign fliers were still posted on various bulletin boards, in store windows, and the like. I’ve found you can’t just post … Continue reading
The “Back Road to the White House Tour” rolls on… In Ayersville, Ohio (pop. it wasn’t even listed in the Atlas), I put up a campaign flier in the Ayersville Gas Station (one pump) / Carry Out / Restaurant (one … Continue reading