Exploration Through Example

The United States spends almost as much on the military as the rest of the world combined. That will continue.

To be taken seriously by the chattering and political classes, one can’t heed George Washington’s unmanly plea that the US avoid “permanent, inveterate antipathies against particular nations” nor the way Madison favored eggs over omelets when he wrote that “No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.” In a world of talk, a world of strutting and posturing, no national politician can afford to show “a reluctance to travel a long distance to kill foreigners at great expense” (Jim Henley’s pointed definition of the modern meaning of “isolationism”).

In the world of reality, though, war means horrendous wounds and families desperate to find ways to be with their loved ones while they recover as much as they can. The charity Fisher House…

… donates “comfort homes,” built on the grounds of major military and VA medical centers. These homes enable family members to be close to a loved one at the most stressful times - during the hospitalization for an unexpected illness, disease, or injury.

There is at least one Fisher House at every major military medical center to assist families in need and to ensure that they are provided with the comforts of home in a supportive environment. Annually, the Fisher House program serves more than 8,500 families, and have made available more than two million days of lodging to family members since the program originated in 1990.

I will match donations to Fisher House made between now and July 21, up to a total of USD1000. Email me a copy of your confirmation. After July 21, I’ll mail confirmation of my donation to John Rogers, who’ll match it again.

UPDATE: John Rogers reminds me that Don Murphy will also match. Your $25 donation would turn into $100.