By Timothy D. Naegele[1]

Globally, it appears that madness and anarchy reign.  Unless you are living in a cave somewhere, you will observe that nonstop killings and other violent actions are occurring.  Hannibal Lecter is alive and well, and seemingly everywhere.[2]

Bizarre and even more gruesome killings are occurring with regularity.  Plane crashes or near misses seem to be everyday occurrences.  Devastating fires followed by flooding have imperiled too many lives.

And then there are wars, both domestic and foreign.  Americans are pitted against each other.  The wars in Ukraine and Israel continue.  Did Lecter flip the switch, and unleash the Demons from Hell on the world?  Will we ever get a breather from such madness?

Surely God is in our midst, proclaiming enough is enough, and offering Love and sanity as alternatives.  "Be gone, Satin," as Jesus might say.[3]

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© 2025, Timothy D. Naegele

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[1]  Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass).  See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6  and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/accomplishments/   He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University.  He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service).  Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, and Who's Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/ and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams.  He can be contacted directly at tdnaegele.associates@gmail.com

[2]  See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2024/02/18/hannibal-lector-lives/ ("Hannibal Lecter Lives")

[3]  See https://youtu.be/KWY1ZIPzPN8?si=t9eg2mxaNZCBDD6v ("skip" through commercials)