Category Archives: War & Peace

Is the United States of America Still a Republic?

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Ron Pavellas

At the close of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia, the Constitution of the United States having finally been adopted, Benjamin Franklin was asked, “Well, Doctor, what have we got a republic or a monarchy?” “A republic, if you … Continue reading →

Posted in History, War & Peace | Tagged A Study of History (Abridged), Arnold J. Toynbee, British Empire, Byzantine Empire, Edward Gibbon, Julius Caesar, Oswald Spengler, Ottoman Empire, Roman Empire, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, The Decline of the West | 9 Comments

On Veteran’s Day

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Ron Pavellas

I served in the US Navy, but I can’t say that am a “veteran.” I was lucky to have served between wars: the Korean “Conflict” and the Vietnam War. At age seventeen, I was one of those youths who entered … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Military Service, War & Peace | Tagged Basic Training, Duty-Honor-Country, Military Service, San Diego Naval Training Center, San Francisco, Treasure Island, U.S. Navy, USS Bon Homme Richard CVA-31, Veteran's Day | 7 Comments

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