Thirty-five years of government service (22-military/federal and 13-state), predominantly in intelligence, criminal and civil investigations. Dan is also a volunteer community mediator, which has significantly influenced his passion to help people find better ways to communicate and overcome disputes - without having to deal with the civil or criminal justice systems.
Mark Twain once observed: “If you don’t read the newspaper, you are uninformed. If you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed.” Of course, today our sources for news and information extend […]
As Virginia parents, with the help of Governor Glenn Youngkin, reclaim their schools, school boards, and the futures of their children, here are two quotes that belong in every classroom. Most of […]
If you want an insightful and unique perspective on 9/11/2001 – 8/31/2021, this will be well worth your time. https://event.webinarjam.com/register/9/498mnc1
Like the pursuit of Saddam Hussein in Iraq, the Military Industrial Complex profited significantly from the extended pursuit of Osama bin Laden as America got sucked into prolonged “nation-building.” Yet more historical […]
Timely article today from the Wall Street Journal. Not sure that I can improve upon it… https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-afghan-evacuation-taliban-kabul-airport-united-nations-security-council-china-russia-11629900539
I hope that I am speaking for most veterans of the military and/or law enforcement. To those of you who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, many or most of […]
While seemingly unprepared and overwhelmed authorities try to sort out yesterday’s events at the U.S. Capitol, we once again have to rely on the various news and information sources who have contributed […]
Right, Left, or somewhere in between, Americans were once united behind the foundational ideals and importance of fairness, integrity, transparency, accountability and, more often than not, rooting for the underdog. Sadly, no, […]
Hyper-partisan tribalism, polarization and division were alive and well in America well before Donald Trump was the nominee, elected or even took office. He is hardly the “Uniter-in-Chief” we needed (neither was […]
We should all take a deep breath and rethink our individual and collective fixation on arguably our most outwardly-flawed POTUS. If one excluded Los Angeles and New York City, most Americans who […]
If I were a Mayor, Police Chief, or especially President/Chancellor of a University or College, I would proclaim to all within my domain that, first and foremost, it was my intent not […]
America's "Jihad" 