Archive for June 2015
The Real Romney
The Real Romney by Michael Kranish and Scott Helman Review by John E. Wade II This is an outstanding biography of Governor Mitt Romney, written by two reporters from The Boston Globe. They describe Governor Romney as incredibly bright, hard working and ambitious. Faith and family are an integral part of Governor Romney’s makeup. He has a…
Read MoreHow Republicans Can WIN in a Changing America
How Republicans can WIN in a Changing America: The Art of War with Lesson Plans By S. J. Helgesen and V. Lance Tarrance Book Review By John E. Wade II This is an extremely well written, concise, and realistic book that I highly recommend to all fellow Republicans, as well as anyone else who would like to understand…
Read MoreUnintimidated: A Governor’s Story and a Nation’s Challenge
Unintimidated: A Governor’s Story and a Nation’s Challenge By Governor Scott Walker (Wisconsin) with Marc Thiessen Review by John E. Wade II Summary Governor Walker received national attention when he became the first governor in American history to win a recall election—and by a bigger margin than his original election. This happened after angry protesters…
Read MoreImagine a World without Death
I recently read a book about the whole process and history leading up to and including death. I’ve written that as we move from The Innovation Age to The Spiritual Age, somehow, someway, God will eliminate death. This book has not changed my mind. But I will readily write that I don’t have God’s timeline. …
Read MoreThe Time is NOW to Stop Radical Muslims
The barbaric acts of the radical Muslims must be stopped. Militarily they can not be allowed to go on. But part of the long-term puzzle is a worldwide alliance of all major non-Muslim nations. The Sage of Singapore recommended that approach. This alliance would back the moderate Muslims. But another piece of the puzzle is…
Read MoreElection 2016 Is on My Mind!
One of the worst things that can plague a democracy is corruption and distrust toward its leader. That’s exactly what we would have if Secretary Clinton becomes the next president. It just doesn’t make sense to elect a person for president who can’t be trusted from the very beginning. We need an honest, capable, and…
Read MoreDemocracies, Freedom, and Free Enterprise
I recently wrote some thoughts as I was reading through (for the second time, I think), Henry Kissinger’s recent book, World Order. Although Kissinger doesn’t say so, I believe he thinks President Obama lost a war that had already been won, even though he had reservations about the nation building there and perhaps in the war…
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