DrJCal's Musings
 

Over the last week, I was able to finish the series.  Lots of interesting changes and different add ins which made it quite different...

Shogun Review This week I thought I would return to a historical movie/film review.  I’ve been watching the 2024 Shogun production by FX...

I say back not only to represent that I am going “back” there in terms of subject, but also to reflect the overall return of the US to...

Well, I am forcing myself to get back into the swing of things this week.  When last we spoke, I was headed to a series of US Speaker’s...

This week, I thought I would preview some things happening in my life next week.  For the first time, through the US Speakers Bureau,...

This 10 day period sees two electoral events in two very different countries.  This week, Americans saw the effective end of the U.S...

For this, I decided to share an OPED that I wrote for the Spanish Newspaper El Razon in recognition of the recent anniversary, sort of a...

This was the day that Russia broadened the war it began against Ukraine in 2014 to an all-out assault on Ukraine and the west, as a...

“Napoleon” - hated it I have been asked to provide a review of the latest Ridley Scott “Historical Epic,” purportedly the military life...

So, this week a personal message.  If you follow me on social media, you will note that I am rather obsessed with the Roman world,...

This week, I’d like to talk about where things are with Ukraine.  As always, it is hard to tell what is going on.  The Ukrainian...

U.S. domestic politics is not something that I want to dwell on in this blog.  And yet, enough of my friends, especially foreign friends,...

I finally got to open my January/February edition of Foreign Affairs today. The title article is "The Self Doubting Superpower," by...

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