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 mi...

  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...

  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 cul...

   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 unpreced...

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.   ...

  How the 118 th U.S. Congress could deliver lasting results by Scott S. Powell         Now that Kevin McCarthy has won the battle for speaker for the 118 th Congress, the business of governing must commence with vigor and dispatch.       We know it’s necessary to have broad Congressional hearings for discovery of causes of our dysfunction and corruption in our federal government. But Americans are understandably cynical about government hearings, because in the past such hearings have almost always been followed by inaction.       So, it may be even more important to draft legislative bills that address the largest and most visible problems facing our country. That way, if and when voters see how bills with broad public support go down in the Senate or get vetoed by the President, they will know where the political problems lie. Ideally, what should happen is that good problem-solving bill...

Jan. 2, 2023   The mandate for 2023 and 118 th U.S. Congress by Scott S. Powell       The pre-Christmas vote by the U.S. House and Senate to pass the $1.7 trillion Omnibus Spending Bill at a time when America’s balance sheet is in its worst condition ever is a sign post that f inancial collapse cannot be far away. Our nation is now technically bankrupt with liabilities significantly exceeding assets. And it gets worse every year with national debt now growing on a long-term annual basis at 8% or more, while assets (GDP) are growing on average at only 2.5 to 3% annually. Politically, our federal government is operating at ever new levels of dysfunction and corruption with diminishing accountability to the Constitution in either the spirit or the letter of the law.       Consider:   the widespread failure of elected officials to uphold their oath of office; the political weaponization of the Justice Department and the FBI...