Author Archive for RHM
Randall H. Miller is an American college educator/blogger. He is also a former U.S. Army officer (82nd Airborne) with a M.A. in Diplomacy (focusing on International Terrorism) and a B.A. in Criminal Justice. Use the form on the right to sign up and receive notifications of new content. The words and ideas expressed here are 100% his own and not those of his employers or affiliated organizations.
How to Protect Children from Predators
There is an ongoing debate amongst parents in the U.S. about whether or not they should let their children participate on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. One side argues that resistance is futile while the other side hopes that they can shield their kids from the “cruel world” and maintain privacy by [...]
VIDEO Q&A From a Recent Lecture
I gave a lecture to the Salem State College Lifelong Learner’s Institute (LLI) on July 7th, 2010. The forty five minute talk entitled “Al Qaeda: Then and Now” was followed by an hour of Q and A. These three videos come directly from the Q and A.
If you’d like a complete copy of my PowerPoint [...]
Dominican Muslim Strikes Out at Jihad
Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, 20, of North Bergen, New Jersey, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 24, of Elmwood Park, New Jersey, have both been charged with conspiracy to “kill, maim and murder persons outside of the United States” and face possible life sentences. They are the latest “home grown terrorists” that counterterrorism officials [...]
What is the National Security Strategy (NSS)?
Sometime after the BP oil leak started but before Israel commandos stormed a ship full of Palestinian activists, the Obama administration issued the new National Security Strategy (NSS). Federal law requires POTUS to submit “timely” NSS reports to Congress to ensure that the bureaucracy is on the same page (no small task when you consider [...]
David Ratowitz for U.S. Congress
David Ratowitz recently won the Republican primary in Illinois’ 5th Congressional District. A former U.S. Army Ranger and 82nd Airborne Paratrooper (he deployed with the 82nd to Haiti after President Aristide was overthrown in 1995), Ratowitz is a crusader for small government and individual freedom. If elected, he will bring a wealth of small business, [...]
Do You Believe Weird Things?
Michael Shermer is the founder of Skeptic Magazine and the Skeptics Society.
He is also the successful author of 9 books, including bestsellers Why People Believe Weird Things and The Mind of the Market: How Biology and Psychology Shape Our Economic Lives. In addition, he has appeared on “The Colbert Report, 20/20, Dateline, Charlie Rose, Larry [...]
“Stop Them Before They Tax Again!”
When most people get discharged from the emergency room after slipping on the ice, smashing their face and lying unconscious until being found, their immediate instinct is to go home and rest. But today’s post is not about “most people.” It’s about native Massachusetts business man and Republican candidate for Governor, Christy Mihos, and that’s [...]
Fire Janet Napolitano – Hire My Dad!
Today’s post was written by my father, Dick Miller. Dick was raised a Republican, steered by good math grades and financial necessity to a career in engineering and high-tech software. He is now a born-again anthropologist/historian (it was always in him) and wants JFK (and Jackie) to return to the White House. – RHM
Maybe it’s [...]
Is Cuba a State Sponsor of Terrorism?
Officials in Thailand (after being tipped off by American intelligence officials) recently seized a Georgian-registered aircraft loaded with over 35 tons of North Korean weapons. Where the weapons were bound for is unclear. However, Iran, Sri Lanka, or the African Horn countries would all be good guesses. Counterterrorism Blog’s Douglas Farah reports:
The Thais stopped the [...]
The Politics of “Pandora”
I don’t go to the movies much, maybe once per year. I hate standing in lines and can never seem to get comfortable in a theater full of chatty people. Instead, I rent DVDs or watch movies “On Demand” in the privacy of my own home. People like me are not good for the box [...]