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The Row Heard Around the World
Trump’s fearless, unfiltered leadership was on full display in the Oval Office showdown with Zelensky. Bold or reckless? You decide.
J. Michael McGee
Mar 264 min read
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Where’s the Tuna?
Democrats struggle for substance and direction, contrasting classic liberalism and progressivism at a political crossroads.
J. Michael McGee
Mar 123 min read
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Get Real
Shakendra stuck her hand out to shake, all 5 foot 2 of her and said, “Mr. Gee, you been the best white teacher I ever had. Sorry I been...
J. Michael McGee
Mar 44 min read
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Sequi Veritas
A mystery writer reflects on lost flags, a cryptic bird sighting, and the thrill of chasing clues—both in fiction and real life.
J. Michael McGee
Feb 194 min read
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Extracting a Living
My friend Jimmy was fond of saying when asked about his week,“I’m still extracting a living out of the ground.” Most days after my duty...
J. Michael McGee
Jan 114 min read
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The Hub or the Rim
A wise mentor’s bicycle wheel analogy reveals how core values anchor us amid life’s chaos, offering profound insights and unexpected clarity
J. Michael McGee
Dec 28, 20245 min read
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Mom
A mother can have a great impact on what makes a young man tick. Hannah Spenner, a mental health writer, says a mother influences a...
J. Michael McGee
Dec 5, 20244 min read
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A Reckoning or Not
Mark Halperin, the creator of the political streaming show, ‘Two Way’ didn’t predict the outcome of this country’s 60th quadrennial...
J. Michael McGee
Nov 26, 20244 min read
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The Never-Trumper Rage
The essay examines anti-Trump sentiment, political division, and the psychological impact of Trump's bold, unconventional leadership style.
J. Michael McGee
Oct 13, 20244 min read
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A Feather in your Cap
My Uncle Bill stretched back in his recliner, eyes closed, a Budda smile, headphones were slightly askew over his full head of gray hair....
J. Michael McGee
Sep 6, 20244 min read
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The Cowboy Candidate
Donald J. Trump embodies a modern cowboy spirit with resilience and determination. Will America embrace this ethos in their leader again?
J. Michael McGee
Jul 26, 20243 min read
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The Spirit of the Stairway
I was at a party decades ago with my then girlfriend to welcome home a friend upon his return to town. I’d introduced the crowd to my...
J. Michael McGee
Jun 19, 20243 min read
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A Thin Line at the Front
My friend’s older sister died. I rang him up at his Connecticut home. Rich, melodic, ”Hello.” “It’s McGee,” I said. “Hey.” I got to...
J. Michael McGee
May 31, 20243 min read
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Heavenly Body and a Need to Know
“Of course you have heard of Pascal’s Wager?” my friend asked. “Uh, remind me,” I said, knowing where his question was headed. Our...
J. Michael McGee
Apr 23, 20243 min read
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Listening-a Tough Business
We are given two ears and one mouth to listen more than we talk, Epictetus, the Stoic philosopher, said. “When people talk, listen...
J. Michael McGee
Mar 18, 20244 min read
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Regrets
Regrets, I’ve had a few but then again too few to mention. I did what I had to do ………. And I did it my way, Frank Sinatra sang in the...
J. Michael McGee
Feb 25, 20245 min read
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The Invalidator: Exploring the Psychology of Verbal Mugging
There are many beasts in the backwoods that come out to play from time to time. One, according to medical doctor Brian Kaplan is, The...
J. Michael McGee
Jan 21, 20245 min read
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A Genuine Westerner, Judge Sandra Day O'Connor
The old beige rotary phone rang. It was somewhere in the late 1970s. I answered, “Courtroom.” Pause. Michael, is that you? Familiar,...
J. Michael McGee
Dec 28, 20234 min read
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A Ukrainian Artist’s Pine: War's Impact and Hope for Survival
Andrii Dankovych stares out his window toward the east where the fighting is. He contemplates his future. And whether his country will...
J. Michael McGee
Dec 11, 20233 min read
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Jack of All Trades Need not Apply
“Give me a sturdy lad from Vermont or New Hampshire, who has tried it all,” Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote in his 1841 essay on resilience,...
J. Michael McGee
Sep 23, 20234 min read
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