Jason Riley of The Wall Street Journal details newly appointed NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton’s take on the recent spate of arrests gone wrong. Here, Riley also gives his take on the reasons behind what’s going on. While opportunistic civil rights leaders and liberal commentators are pretending that policemen not only routinely kill black people but […]
Archives for August 2014
MISSION
Your summer getaway to New England must include lunch at Mission in Newport! Debbie and I know the twins who own Mission as almost an extension of our family, so perhaps we have a bit of a bias. Mission is a funky, noisy, rugby scrum of a locals place that quite simply has the yummiest […]
Obama: Foolish, Inexperienced, Weak
Former head of the CIA’s bin Laden unit Michael Scheuer spent his career developing strategies to keep America safe. Here Scheuer explains how “Obama’s action in Iraq will be seen for what it is: another in a long-series of U.S.-led interventions in the Muslim world that has given added strength and momentum to the Islamist […]
Three Reasons to Say Out of Iraq
The Cato Institute’s Ben Friedman lays out the proper course for America. The major reason using force to defend Iraq’s government is a bad idea is that it always was. Advocates of going into Iraq, like advocates of staying in Iraq in past years, tend to employ sunk costs logic, where the pursuit of a dumb […]
Unconstitutional War Dogs
Here Pat Buchanan takes War Dogs John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Peter King to task for blowing ISIS out of proportion. Calling ISIS an “existential threat,” the War Dogs would go to war today without Congressional authorization against an enemy that hasn’t attacked America. As Pat rightly asks, what kind of constitutionalists are these so-called Republicans? […]
Why Europeans Won’t Eat American Chicken
There’s a very specific reason Europeans shun American chicken–it’s bathed in chlorine. Chlorine reacts with the water in human bodies to produce harmful acids that can irritate skin and eyes and cause trouble breathing. Who wants that on their meat? Certainly not the Germans. Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel was quoted by Bloomberg as saying, “There will […]
Greetings From Tiny Warren Vermont
Debbie and my #1 destination in Vermont. Book one of the two front rooms at The Pitcher Inn with a porch overlooking The Warren Store. Great wine list and menu. Our friend and GM Ari Sadri and head waiter Mason will make you feel at home. Click these […]
Why Butter Is Better: Part II
Originally posted May 15, 2014. In a review of Nina Teicholz’s The Big Fat Surprise, Michael R. Eades, M.D. writes that it is perhaps the most important book on nutrition ever written. As Dr. Eades asks, how is it that we went from “a meat-eating, butter-slathering, lard-cooking society to the fat-fearful, heart attack prone, constantly […]
Stun Gun iPhone Case
Originally posted October 3, 2013. Yellow Jacket™ is a high voltage stun gun concealed inside an iPhone™ case. Yellow Jacket™ has 2 safety features that help prevent accidental discharge while being easily deployable in an instant. The external battery can charge your iphone for up to one full extra battery charge. Product Specifications: • […]
The World’s Most Dangerous Gang
As hordes of illegal immigrants from El Salvador pour across the Mexican border, they bring with them members of MS-13. The continued failure to secure the border is allowing the world’s most dangerous gang free movement into and out of the United States.