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General George S. Patton - "one of the finest battlefield commanders America has ever produced" - and Director of War Pete Hegseth both share an unbridled warrior ethos and an impatience for the Rules of Engagement. ronaldgruner.substack.com/p/warriors-vid…

ROBERT MUELLER'S REPORT ON RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE in the 2016 presidential election remains one of the most controversial issues of Trump's first presidency. Was Mueller correct that Russia had intervened, or was Mueller on a Witch Hunt as Trump claimed? ronaldgruner.substack.com/p/robert-muell…

MARTY MEETS BIG BERTHA Learn how military schools once turned boys into men. A retired Army Captain describes his first day at Wentworth Military Academy in 1963. ronaldgruner.substack.com/p/marty-meets-…

THREE DATES THAT CHANGED HISTORY America’s relationship with Russia, Vietnam, and Iran each hinged, arguably, on a single event whose consequences have rippled down through the decades to today. Learn more: ronaldgruner.substack.com/p/the-hinges-o…

Ronald Reagan hung a portrait of Calvin Coolidge in the White House cabinet room. Donald Trump hung Andrew Jackson's portrait in the Oval Office. Who made the better choice of presidents? Learn more at: ronaldgruner.substack.com/p/the-legacy-o…

For over thirty years, from 1972 through the early 2000s, Tom Perkins was one of America's top venture capitalists. Tom served as Chairman of Alliant Computer during the 1980s. I have fond memories of Tom during that time: ronaldgruner.substack.com/p/my-fond-memo…

If Artificial Intelligence can write a screenplay on the level of Casablanca or The Godfather, should it be allowed? I discuss this controversial issue in my latest Substack post. ronaldgruner.substack.com/p/artificial-i…

Today, every Norwegian effectively has an investment account with a balance over $375,000 growing annually at 6.0 percent. In contrast, America’s national debt is well over $100,000 per person with no end to its uncontrolled growth in sight. ronaldgruner.substack.com/p/how-the-dutc…

During the early years of World War II, when Britain alone faced the German Luftwaffe, Venezuela became Britain's primary source of aviation fuel. Without it, Britain would have lost control of the air leading to a German invasion and likely conquest. ronaldgruner.substack.com/p/how-venezuel…

Both Presidents Harry Truman and Donald Trump have tried to buy Greenland. In 1946, Truman offered $100 million in gold. In 2026, Trump declared, "We will have Greenland one way or the other." Denmark politely declined Truman's offer and, eighty years later, outright rejected Trump's threat. ronaldgruner.substack.com/p/americas-150…

In 1971, President Nixon pressured Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns to slash interest rates. A year later, inflation skyrocketed. Today, President Trump is pressuring Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to do the same. Will history repeat itself? ronaldgruner.substack.com/p/why-jerome-p…

PRESIDENT TRUMP IS SERIOUS ABOUT GREENLAND. But NATO and the European Union have powerful options if Trump forcibly tries to annex Greenland. Learn more... ronaldgruner.substack.com/p/president-tr…

EUROPE AT A CROSSROADS For three decades, Europe has drifted while America and China surged ahead—economically, technologically, militarily. With Russia threatening from the east and Trump eyeing Greenland from the west, the wake-up call couldn't be louder. READ MORE: ronaldgruner.substack.com/p/a-europeans-…

THE SHORT, MISERABLE LIFE OF A GOLF BALL I was born in a cardboard sleeve, one of three identical triplets. My siblings and I each had our own dreams: wide fairways, straight flights, gentle landings. Maybe even a PGA tour... READ MORE: ronaldgruner.substack.com/p/the-short-mi…

FOUR OF OUR GREATEST PRESIDENTS—George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan—offer their thoughts on the state of America today. Yes, artificial intelligence was involved...but you be the judge. ronaldgruner.substack.com/p/washington-l…

After years as a popular podcaster claiming the FBI covered up an "inside job," newly appointed FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino praised the agents he once accused of corruption declaring "I was paid for my opinions... now I'm paid for facts." ronaldgruner.substack.com/p/money-and-th…

REDUCING VIOLENT CRIME has been one of President Trump’s highest priorities promising to eliminate foreign gangs who are bringing devastating crime to U.S. soil. But are immigrants the criminals the president claims? Learn more: ronaldgruner.substack.com/p/the-relation…

THE DANGER OF ARMED GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION On April 19, 1993, federal agents raided the Waco, Texas compound of the Branch Davidian sect; 76 people died. Today, armed and masked government troops are patrolling America’s cities. Learn more: ronaldgruner.substack.com/p/the-danger-o…

Nobody knows how AI will develop over the next decade. Optimists believe AI will be deeply embedded in everyday life by 2030. Others believe AI will become self-aware, and ambitious. Learn more: ronaldgruner.substack.com/p/a-brief-hist…