‘Nimitz House’ on San Francisco Bay
Hidden beneath the San Francisco Bay Bridge sits a three-story mansion known as the Nimitz House. It was the final home of Admiral Chester W.Read More
Donald Trump/JD Vance Rally in Woodside, California
JD Vance was in town for a donor event so local Trump supporters gave him a warm welcome. Only a few local nuts flipped usRead More
Happy 100th Birthday Hoover Institution
One hundred years ago today Herbert Hoover sent a telegram from Paris to his wife in Stanford, California that would establish the Hoover War CollectionRead More
Leave a commentWilliam Robert Callas (1923-2017)
My childhood P.E. teacher at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Redwood City, William “Bill” Callas, passed away last November. He taught physical educationRead More
Leave a commentJoseph Dwyer (1942-2017)
Joseph Dwyer, a long-time librarian and curator at the Hoover Institution Library and Archives, passed away recently. I remember Joe from the 1980s and 1990s whenRead More
Leave a commentCalifornia’s Communist-Loving Government
The California Assembly has passed a bill that will prevent the firing of government employees who are communists. The state Senate will now review theRead More
Leave a commentU.S. Ambd. to Poland Visits Hoover Institution
The United States Ambassador to Poland, Paul W. Jones, visited the Hoover Institution recently. I had the chance to meet Ambassador Jones several times. AsRead More
Leave a commentWho Am I? Identity, Immigration and America
The West is facing an existential crisis. Who are we? The question of identity is crucial to the future of America and Europe. In thisRead More
Leave a commentRest in Peace Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher passed away in Los Angeles today at the age of 60. She had been in the intensive care unit of the UCLA Medical CenterRead More
Leave a commentAt the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
It has been a busy couple of weeks since I last posted. I returned to Northern California for some down time, studying and visiting withRead More
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