I love our country. Our God-given rights of freedom, life, and liberty enshrined in our Constitution and Bill of Rights are my inspiration. I answered the call to duty and took an oath, dedicating my life to supporting and defending those freedoms, both in uniform and in public office. Growing […]
Tchaikovsky Concerts Canceled, Russian Artists Fired
I have an old LP on the turntable now, a 1985 Berlin Philharmonic performance of Tchaikovsky‘s 1812 Overture. Recorded almost 40 years before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, almost 40 years after Germany‘s siege of Leningrad, the Berlin Wall still standing, no end in sight, at the height of the […]
Anti-Russian Hatred Helps No One; Racism is Racism
While there is chaos and violence along the Russian-Ukrainian border halfway around the world from the United States, Russians in America are also feeling pressure from world events. Russian-owned businesses in our own country are beginning to feel the backlash. Ugly examples of anti-Russian racism are surfacing — and this, in […]