Lloyd Lofthouse

  • “Never for Glory,” a work in progress, the sequel to “The Patriot Oath”

    Never for Glory is the unfinished sequel of The Patriot Oath. With 25 completed chapters, there are about 10 to 15 left to finish the first draft. The first five chapters have already been presented to two of the four critique groups I belong to. One of the two groups has heard all of The […]

    Lloyd Lofthouse

    November 1, 2021
    Lloyd Lofthouse
  • Don’t Gamble with your Life or Health

    During a regular video conference last Wednesday morning, one of the six that showed up that morning said that being vaccinated didn’t end up offering as much protection as those who were infected by COVID.  He said that people that were infected by the virus had 17 times more antibodies than people that were vaccinated. […]

    Lloyd Lofthouse

    October 29, 2021
    Lloyd Lofthouse
  • Denis Smith: If We Lose Public Schools, We Lose Our Democracy

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
    Denis Smith worked for many years in the Ohio State Department of Education, finishing his career in the Office of Charter Schools. He writes in the Ohio Capital Journal about the existential threat posed to our democracy and our society by the privatization of public schools. His advice:…

    Lloyd Lofthouse

    October 3, 2021
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  • The End of the Forever War, leaving Afghanistan in 2021

    I’m a former U.S. Marine and was sent to Vietnam in late 1965. I returned home to the states in December 1966. At the end of the Vietnam War, according to History.com, about 7,000 people were evacuated by helicopter from various points in Saigon. And “Inside the South Vietnamese capital, U.S. ambassador Graham Martin rebuffed repeated […]

    Lloyd Lofthouse

    September 6, 2021
    Lloyd Lofthouse
  • George Washington Was First to Mandate Vaccinations

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
    To all those patriots out there who are “resisting” mandates for vaccines and masks, please read this. George Washington was not only “First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen,” he was also first to impose a vaccine mandate. A reader called…

    Lloyd Lofthouse

    August 28, 2021
    Lloyd Lofthouse
  • The Patriot Oath post I should have written 8 days ago.

    On August 8, my latest novel, The Patriot Oath, was published and released. The e-book is still on sale for $0.99 until Monday, August 16, ends at midnight. The Patriot Oath’s launch is the best I have ever experienced. When My Splendid Concubine came out in December 2007, it only sold 221 copies its first […]

    Lloyd Lofthouse

    August 15, 2021
    Lloyd Lofthouse
  • Twitter Reflections from Reporter Who Broke Nikole Hannah-Jones Tenure Story

    Originally posted on deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog:
    Joe Killian is the reporter with NC Policy Watch who broke the story (byline shared with Kyle Ingram) of Nikole Hannah-Jones’ UNC-Chapel Hill tenure slight. He was also the first to report on Hannah-Jones’ declining UNC-Chapel Hill’s belated tenure offer and her decision to join the faculty…

    Lloyd Lofthouse

    July 11, 2021
    Lloyd Lofthouse
  • If We Want Better, We Must Do Better

    Originally posted on Restore Reason:
    Hello. Let me reintroduce myself. Linda Lyon. Retired Air Force Colonel, school board member, very happily married to my best friend, who is also a woman. Previously married to a great guy. Enthusiastic fly fisher, own a gun, love to camp. A patriot who believes in our Constitution and progressive…

    Lloyd Lofthouse

    July 7, 2021
    Lloyd Lofthouse
  • My Choice for Mayor of New York City

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
    I endorse Maya Wiley for the Democratic candidate for Mayor of New York City. There are many candidates in the Democratic primary for Mayor of New York City. Whoever is chosen will be the next mayor because the city is 3/4 Democrat and the Republican field is weak…

    Lloyd Lofthouse

    June 11, 2021
    Lloyd Lofthouse
  • My View of the 1619 Project

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
    When I grew up in Houston, Texas, I attended segregated public schools. Everything was segregated, including movie theaters, drinking foundations, churches, restaurants, public transit (the sign “colored” divided passengers, with blacks in the back of the bus; if there were more white passengers than black passengers, the sign…

    Lloyd Lofthouse

    June 6, 2021
    Lloyd Lofthouse
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