Category: Opinion

Independence Day

In the 10+ years I’ve been writing at the Unofficial View, I have never written an Independence Day piece. I write frequently about the topic, about freedom and liberty and about infringements and encroachments by bureaucrats and elected officials on our unalienable rights as Americans. My family and friends — and others — know my

What the fuck is wrong with you people?

Cancel CultureCancel Dominos based on an 8 year old tweet? EIGHT YEARS!! You must be miserable, going through life with so much hate in your souls. Somebody has a different opinion on politics or religion or education or on anything from art to the meaning of life than you do and you’re going to not

Did We Forget Who We Are?

This was originally posted on my personal facebook page. Felt it might be something worth exploring in more detail in this particular forum. Pretty sure I’ve managed to get my name on the list of “prime reeducation candidates” at least once over the last several years. However, just in case my name has inadvertently dropped

Observations

Be Prepared #5 Start Here: Be Prepared #1 | Previous: Zombies, Aliens and Black Holes, Oh My! 1) Don’t Jump!Do not just jump willy-nilly into your “be prepared” adventure. Doing that is like getting the car stuck in a snowdrift. You can stomp on the gas but all you do is create noise and fury

Zombies, Aliens and Black Holes, Oh My!

Be Prepared #4 This piece follows the 3 part introduction to “Be Prepared”, available here: #1, #2, #3. It is beginning to look like this should be considered mere excerpts of the first chapter in what appears to be something headed towards full book, or at least a novella in length. This portion (first of