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I have previously written about my contention that we are at war with Islamic State, which, along with Al Qaida, exemplifies Radical Islamic Terrorism (RIT).[1][2][3] I have about as much reluctance to use RIT in conjunction with the Muslim religion as I do with using the term militant white Christian nationalists (e.g., hate groups definedRead more

I previously wrote about how the Frosolono line of my family came to the United States in the later part of the nineteenth century as immigrants from Italy. By the time I was born in 1938, the Frosolonos were well-assimilated into the society of this nation and, to my knowledge, have never needed public assistanceRead more

Words have meaning and, most often, the simpler our writing and speech, the better for clarity of our expressed thoughts. We frequently encounter complex language that attempts to hide basic reality. For instance, we say Aunt Mary expired, passed, crossed over, or is in a better place rather than stating the obvious: Aunt Mary died.Read more

From my Ebook, Thoroughly Biased Opinions, an edited collection of my columns published in the Franklin County Citizen. I wrote this column when POTUS George W. Bush was still in office. (Photo courtesy of Folkert Gorter.) Know the Enemy Many, if not most, Americans probably do not understand how the current battles in Iraq, Afghanistan,Read more