Living for fifty-three years has been incredibly hard. In a lot of ways I never had a life, since my formative experiences robbed me of the ability to have relationships. Last night I had a dream in which God gave me a photo album of the life I should’ve had. I saw photos of myself…
Fear is your enemy
November 21, 2015
In the war against the Islamic State, the terrorists have been granted all their victories. These triumphs were not earned. President Obama sabotaged a status of forces agreement (SOFA) with Iraq so that he could bring home all our combat troops, and then the Iraqis decided to flee from the enemy, leaving behind massive amounts…
It’ll end badly
January 13, 2015
I was born in Venezuela. For the first four years of my life, my closest relationship was with a woman named Delia. She was technically our maid, but in reality she was my surrogate mother. I grew up speaking English and Spanish interchangeably. Although we lived in oil camps, we interacted with Venezuelans daily. Believe…
The world is not required to defend Islam
January 8, 2015
I remember 9/11 as though it happened yesterday. My mother woke my brother Tim and me up by standing in our garden and shouting, “Terrorists have attacked the World Trade Center, and the Twin Towers have collapsed!” The very next day, American politicians took to the airwaves to defend Islam. Why? If I were president…