Self-reliance
Wonder of Edible Woods
Makes you smile…living in the Maine woods, I wandered a bit the other day, thinking of my brother, sisters, and...
Less Welfare, More Self-Help
In 1900, Theodore Roosevelt (TR), soon our 26th President, wrote “Civic Helpfulness.” He argued our churches, pastors, priests, and the...
Simple Grit
Tom was hard to work for, but “in the day,” we were grateful to have work, leaned in and learned,...
Mark Twain and Education
Mark Twain, author of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, was a great writer, funny, and a truth-sayer. He went to...
Theodore Roosevelt – The Strenuous Life
One only wonders what Theodore Roosevelt would say today. In 1899, the swashbuckling, well-educated, patriotic Republican, soon to be president,...
Mental Toughness – American Trait
A hardworking, young conservative in her 20s remarked recently that the problem with her peer group was an “absence of...
Crisis of Imagination
Many modern leaders seem squeezed dry of imagination, stuck in a do-loop, parroting things they hear from others, tires spinning...
Teach Confidence – Not Helplessness
American kids – especially kids in Democrat-afflicted states like Maine – are not being taught self-reliance, mental strength, critical thinking,...
Funny Animal Lessons
Funny, the lessons we learn from animals. Recently, facing a captivating combination of snow, rain, wind, and flooding, local animals...
Just Do It – That is America
“Just do it.” That is America – in a phrase. Why are so many Americans intuitively conservative? Why do they...
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