This week’s Douglass Brief is about apathy…and why apathy matters…why apathy matters as catalyst for the corrosion and erosion that quietly and often unnoticed, destroy our culture

This is not about a guilt trip!  Quite the opposite…  We think you’ll find this briefing entertaining as well as inspiring, and full of hope!

Why the Wake Behind Us Matters--Like a kayak moving through still waters leaves a wake behind it, we leave a wake behind us, a wake that often has profound effects upon others, even when we're not conscious of it!  (DB 2026-9)

Why healthy assimilation matters to both American citizens and new legal immigrants!

Digging beneath the labels, setting aside the assumptions, ignoring preconceived notions, and just learning about the Democratic Socialists of America from their very own words…a crucial exercise in critical thinking!  Then...YOU decide what matters!

Why Watchfulness Matters explores the importance of modern "watchmen (and women) on the walls;" the roots of the need to be vigilant to protect our newly won freedoms, current assaults on those freedoms, and what watchfulness looks like in today's culture!

Contrasting the rhetoric of "democratic socialists" with the carefully crafted Declaration of Independence, the gut-wrenching issues involved in signing that Declaration, and the history of the last stanza of Francis Scott Key's poem, "The Defence of Fort McHenry."

The Douglass Brief: Why Elections and Safety at Home Matter   Host Mike Douglass briefs us on the primary elections in NYC on June 23rd; then teams up with Mrs. Douglass (Nurse Practitioner) for simple ways to avoid dangerous and potentially deadly falls at home...great preventive measures for caregivers and seniors!

The Douglass Brief: Why Vigilance and Fathers Matter!  Covering 3000 years or so of fatherly wisdom and how vigilance fits in every era.

Why Perseverance Matters--compelling cases for perseverance, even under seemingly insurmountable odds, with a great story from the Kentucky Derby!

Why 250 Years Matter