Raven Report Wisdom is the ability to think and act using knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense and insight

This is our history – from the Transcontinental Railroad to the Hoover Dam, to the dredging of our ports and building of our most historic bridges – our American ancestors prioritized growth and investment in our nation’s infrastructure.  – Cory Booker The vast Pacific Ocean has ample space for China... ...

Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories. Sun Tzu The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. John F. Kennedy There are only two sides to this question. Every man... ...

Above is the picture of the heads of state of NATO.  These countries are protected by America’s defense network. Trump has issued multiple warnings to NATO members, “PAY YOUR DUES!” What are they?  They are 2% of their GDP annually.  Today only Estonia, Greece and UK are paying 2 % ...

The Roman Catholic Church has taught for centuries that life begins at conception.  Most Christians believe this also. The beautiful miracle of birth of a new soul is felt by both parents.  Any father who felt his baby kicking in his wife’s womb prior to birth is as thrilled as ...

September 25, 2016 This is a special treat.  This is a 12 year old girl who sings beautifully and who has mastered ventriloquism.   Enjoy     You will remember this little girl a year from now. joe

“You know, Mr. President, we haven’t been fighting a 16 year war. We been fighting a one year war 16 times.” Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis “You want fire, I’ll show you fire. I’ve asked my generals for a plan to fire missiles at Guam.” Kim Jung Un, North Korea... ...

The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability of the private economy. Milton Friedman  John Quincy Adams ranks with Jimmy Carter on the roster of ex-presidential redemption. Instead of completing a biography of his father, he let... ...

Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong. Winston Churchill Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk. Margaret Chase Smith THE PROBLEM All across this nation, we have cities and states that... ...

September 1, 2017 Cyber-attacks are not what make the cool war ‘cool.’ As a strategic matter, they do not differ fundamentally from older tools of espionage and sabotage. Noah Feldman Because there are little to no consequences for conducting cyber-attacks, criminals and nation-states are becoming bolder in their threats and... ...

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. Sun Tzu The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. George S. Patton SOVEREIGN STATE OF NORTH KOREA Recent events related to North Korea have led ...