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Five Ideologies Prevalent in America
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Here are five ideologies prevalent in American discourse that, in practice, often generate more unintended consequences, division, or inefficiencies than effective resolutions: Defund the Police. While rooted in addressing systemic issues in policing, blanket calls to defund or abolish police departments have led to reduced law enforcement capacity in some cities (e.g., Portland, Minneapolis…
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Alan J. Mackinder: Revolutionizing Politics Through Geopolitical Insight and Principled Leadership
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In the heart of Cincinnati, Ohio, Alan J. Mackinder stands as a beacon of strategic innovation, blending historical wisdom with modern data-driven approaches to reshape not just businesses, but the very fabric of political leadership. As CEO and Senior Strategist of Mackinder Strategies, LLC, Mackinder is pioneering a new era where “proper leadership” isn’t…
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Why Work is Heathly
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Growing up as a kid, while I listened to my parents discuss my dad’s doctor visit from my bedroom, sorting baseball and football cards, I overheard my mom say, “The doctor said if you had gone back to work, you would be much healthier.” That was the day I decided and committed to working…
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Catalogue of the Officers, Instructors and Students of the Jackson Union School, for the Year Ending January, 1857.
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Published in Detroit by the Free Press Book and Job Printing House in 1857, and originates from Jackson, Michigan. The document is part of the collections at the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan, where it has been digitized (likely by Google, based on the markings in the image). It’s a 27-page…
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Sometimes Marines Need a Good Laugh!
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My time serving in the United States Marine Corps was a lot of fun, and it was the deep laughs that helped me get through the toughest of days. I’m not sure Marine Officers had ever seen an NCO love his job so much. Hell Yeah! I was at war at the age of…
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Debunking Myths and Redefining Foundations
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The Strategic Legacy of America’s “Founding Feathers” In the grand narrative of American geopolitics, control over land has always been the ultimate strategic imperative—a principle echoed in Halford Mackinder’s Heartland Theory, which posits that whoever commands the pivotal territories shapes global power. Yet, when we apply this lens to the United States’ own origins,…
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Populism, fascism, and socialism create problems just as much as they do clothing and shoes.
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The pun is on the idea that populism, fascism, and socialism are often blamed for societal “issues” (problems). Still, they produce about as much tangible benefit in certain areas—like manufacturing clothing—as they do in resolving those issues (i.e., not much, or debatably). Tied to finance, these ideologies have historically intersected with the financial industry,…
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SpookyPast.com
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Looking back at history can be scary and educational. SpookyPast.com contributes to joint efforts and supports like-minded education and the future of genetic exploration. “Stares from a 1000 years coming from all directions” – Alan J. Mackinder CEO – SpookyPast The thousand-yard stare The “thousand-yard stare” (sometimes referred to as the “two-thousand-yard stare”) is…
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Mackinder and the Surrender of Japan.
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The surrender of Japan in World War II is associated with Halford Mackinder and his geopolitical theories. Here’s information about the surrender of Japan in World War II: More about Halford Mackinder and his theories: Alan J. Mackinder
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Natural Intellegence
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Let’s try not to forget the power of Mother Nature and Natural Selection. A mother bird will choose which offspring to feed first. Typically, this is accomplished through the natural intelligence of natural selection and the migrations of life within the environment’s geographical and survival needs. As humans, we make mistakes more so than…