Alexander's Column
Principled commentary from Mark Alexander, Publisher.
Profiles of Valor: LTC Robert G. Cole (USA)
“His courage was legendary, and his hold on his rugged parachutists is an example which few other commanders ever attained.”
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Denzel Washington’s Advice to Young People
“Put God first. Put God first in everything you do. ... I didn’t always stick with Him, but He always stuck with me. So, stick with Him in everything you do.”
Profiles of Valor: 1SG Pascal Cleatus Poolaw (USA)
“This nation owes this genuine hero a great debt of gratitude for his service and ultimate sacrifice of his life as he fought for and died attempting to save fellow servicemen.”
Taxpayer-Funded Socialist Breeding Campuses
“Every campus forms students whether it says so out loud or not. The only question is by whom, and toward what.”
Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors
“I was brought up believing that through God all things are possible and that Jesus loves me. That’s embedded in me. It follows me through everything that I do.”
Profiles of Valor: CPT David Christian (USA)
“Although wounded again by an enemy rocket-propelled grenade, he did not permit himself to be treated until the other injured men had been evacuated.”
Mr. President, Can You Get Iran Right?
Ahead of the 25th 9/11 anniversary, the very real threat of a nuclear “Islamic Bomb” detonation in the U.S. would be FAR more devastating. Do voters care?
Profiles of Valor: SFC Jorge Otero-Barreto (USA)
“The troops loved him, and they still love him today. No one was a better platoon sergeant than Jorge — no one.”
Some Colleges and Universities Are Restoring Civility on Campus
A growing number of colleges and universities have launched well-funded efforts to restore civility among students.
Profiles of Valor: LtCol Harold ‘Injun Joe’ Bauer (USMC)
“His intrepid fighting spirit and distinctive ability as a leader and an airman, exemplified in his splendid record of combat achievement, were vital factors...”
The Demo/DSA v. American Liberty
The Democrat Party has a communist problem, and it is a perilous threat to American Liberty.
Profiles of Valor: GySgt Charles Hoffman and Cpl Henry Pruitt (USMC)
Two ordinary men faced with extraordinary circumstances summoned the greatest measure of courage to place their lives in imminent peril to save others.
The Fauci Facts File — Never Again
“Never again should we allow politicians and mad scientists to shut down our mighty economy.”
Profiles of Valor: Chaplain MAJ Charles J. Watters (USA)
“Unarmed and completely exposed, he moved among, as well as in front of, the advancing troops, giving aid to the wounded, assisting in their evacuation, giving words of encouragement, and administering the last rites to the dying.”
George Washington’s Enduring Advice for Americans Today
“Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.”
Profiles of Valor: ‘Young Washington’ and Red Erwin — The Rest of the Story
“He said to me as I held his Medal of Honor when I was seven years old ... ‘freedom isn’t free,’ and you know he bore the marks of that statement.”
Profiles of Valor: LCDR John McCloy (USN)
The recipient of two Medals of Honor and a Navy Cross -- he summoned the greatest measure of courage to place his life in imminent peril to save others.
Mr. President, Get Iran Right!
“Iran’s deeply radicalized and ill-conceived form of Islam hates us and will never — never — agree that we are anything other than the Great Satan, which they assert Allah has commanded them to destroy.”
American Liberty’s 250th: ‘A Republic, if You Can Keep It’
“The Hand of providence has been so conspicuous in all this, that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more than wicked, that has not gratitude enough to acknowledge his obligations.”