One of the few things which bring a consistent chuckle to this Blogger, in this Age of American Decline,    is how much love and compassion illegal aliens, undocumented workers, asylum seekers and refuges expect from the American government. American males, of a certain age, know better than to expect love or compassion from the government.    This Blogger’s first love note from his government was received two months after graduation from college; it was the GREETINGS letter, informing him to report to an ancient building, Whitehall, for his induction physical into the Military.   Brooklyn veterans had formed what would now be called a support group; the group invited inductees to come to a seminar to discuss the ins and outs of induction, Basic Training; how there were no compassionate sergeants, combat and what it was like to kill a man in combat.  Under a veneer of Athenian democracy, America was very Spartan. One, obviously tortured young man, stood up and said he did not think he

America is living in a strange, weird, and delusional    time; unparalleled in its social inability to deal with History or the Future. How do we know this? Look at how the Elite is preparing its children for   this  century of fraught, and perhaps existential times; look at the roster of Commencement Speakers at Elite Universities. The 2023 Harvard Commencement Speaker was Tom Hanks; what can Tom Hanks tell the crop of new Elitists? That the best way to jump start your career is by wearing drag? Dartmouth had award winning film makers; Duke had the NBA commissioner. In an age in which America cannot find enough volunteers to fill the ranks of its defenders; this Blogger did not find one war hero, or veteran among the Commencement speakers at major colleges or universities. Nor a student of the Greek historian, Polybius. Readers, trust this Blogger, in this age, America needs to discuss Polybius. Polybius was a great friend of the grandson of Scorpio Africanus; the Roman military geniu