Rediscovering America

  Grand Forks North Dakota: profound lessons for America’s National Security by Scott S. Powell and Lori Hinz             A great under-reported story of our present troubled time in America is how a small group of patriotic citizens in North Dakota stood up to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and utterly defeated them. First the backstory:       The struggle between good and evil has been raging since the beginning of human history. In varying degrees, that struggle is also manifest in the relations between governments and the people—often understood as a struggle between elites preoccupied with money and power, and people grounded in more timeless relational priorities.       Because the U.S. is free and open, enemies enter and operate within our borders often with little interference. Chief among those enemies today is the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that draws from the military strategy playbook from Sun Tzu of the 5 th Century B.C., who advocates overcoming and defea

  America’s Present Weakness Invites Chinese Spy Balloon Penetration by Scott S. Powell 2-6-2023      W hat are the motives and significance of the Chinese spy balloon penetration of U.S. territory, and why now? First the backstory:              China’s military capability may soon rival that of the United States. What holds back Chinese President Xi Jinping from moving militarily on Taiwan are two things:   First he may think that time is on his side, with Biden’s America in decline and a perception that a two-year window remains for action. Second, what holds Xi Jinping back is of course his concern that if the invasion fails, he would be removed by the CCP.      So, Xi continues to build Chinese military power capabilities while the U.S. deteriorates, and he bides his time while studying and calculating the range of responses from the U.S. that China would face from such an invasion.      The Chinese projection of power against the United States is shaped by two prioriti

  Why Preserve the Reconciliation Monument in Arlington Cemetery by Scott S. Powell and Ann H. McLean 1-30-2023       Why should Americans demand reversal of the decision by the now disbanded “Congressional Naming Commission”  to remove the Moses Ezekiel Reconciliation Monument from Arlington Cemetery?        Beyond being one of the greatest works of art in Arlington, President Woodrow Wilson declared at the monument’s unveiling in 1914, that it “represented the best of America—a spirit of reconciliation, democracy, freedom, heroism and patriotism.”        Today, an even more important reason to oppose removal is that such an act would validate the woke and communist agenda to erase history, divide America, and destroy citizens’  appreciation of and connection to a vital part of their redemptive history.       That radical agenda has crept into our culture for decades, but it greatly accelerated with Covid lockdowns of 2020 and the death of George Floyd. That’s when urban r

   Has Globalism Met Its Waterloo? An Eight-Point Plan to Assure Its Demise by Scott S Powell 1-23-2023           After two years of destructive policies under the Biden administration, wouldn’t it be great to make 2023    a turning point. The U.S. has gone awry in large part because of the deceit and encroachment of the Deep    State and globalists whose influence has weakened and neutered the Constitution and its protections of citizens’ rights and national sovereignty.       Among the most influential globalist organizations is the World Economic Forum (WEF), which coincidentally just completed its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Reviewing the Biden administration’s policies and forward-looking priorities, it’s self-evident that there is a close correlation with the WEF agenda. For instance, consider: ·        The Biden open border policy —resulting in an unprecedented number of illegal aliens, drugs and human trafficking crossing our southern border—burdens taxpayers an

What Today’s Woke Can Learn from Martin Luther King Jr. by Scott S. Powell 1-16-2023        Martin Luther King Jr. was more than a great pastor and civil rights leader. He had a deep mind of discernment that focused on timeless truths. The holiday in his commemoration is not only the time to celebrate his depth, character, and accomplishments, but it is also an occasion to reflect on the conditioning and brainwashing that characterize today’s woke culture, which now accepts and seeks to normalize the legitimacy of divisive and demoralizing ideologies.       In contrast, King was all about constructive action directed at racial and social healing through truth, love and peaceful non-violent debate and protest. Those who claim to hold up the torch of civil rights today, such as the Black Lives Matter movement, would do well to heed both King’s own words as well as the timeless works that he often drew from.       The woke movement in the United States is the progeny of Black Li