Originally posted June 7, 2013. The Winchester SXP Extreme Marine Defender is number 7 on our list of the Top 10 Tactical Shotguns. The SXP EMD comes standard with a pistol grip, telescoping stock and door breacher choke tube mounted to a chrome barrel. It also comes with side and top mounted Picatinny rails for […]
Archives for April 2015
Israel: A Harder Sell to Americans
Here in the American Conservative, TAC founding editor Scott McConnell looks at the lunacy of Mark Kirk’s (Republican, Illinois) comment about “a mushroom cloud near Tehran” and John McCain’s equally quack comment about Israel going rogue and attacking Iran. Americans are better served by taking a good look at Aaron Stein’s article in War on […]
Every Smelt Matters
Can you guess what the prudent strategy for efficient water consumption is? It’s market pricing with water rates based on household use. Except if you live in California. California has suffered four droughts in the last five decades with each of the four becoming more severe in its impact. “Yet this is due more to […]
American Forces Dominate the Undersea Realm
David Majumdar, writing in the National Interest, looks at America’s undersea power. While a new long-range stealthy unmanned strike aircraft could eventually give the carrier the long-range reach and hitting power it needs, there are those who argue that submarines are far more effective weapons against such high-end threats. Though potential enemies like China can […]
Fidelity’s Winning Edge
You can see Fidelity’s winning edge is alive and well through its CEO Abigail Johnson. She runs it like a family business—for the long-term. It’s private, not publicly traded. She doesn’t have to answer to the whiny Wall Street analysts every quarter. When I worked at Fidelity I remember how the Johnson family had their […]
U of Michigan’s American Sniper
Anyone see a problem here? Reason.com has the story here: The University of Michigan’s Center for Campus Involvement canceled a showingof American Sniper after 300 students protested, saying the film not only tolerates but promotes anti-Muslim…rhetoric and sympathizes with a mass killer. Chris Kyle was a racist who took a disturbing stance on murdering Iraqi civilians…watching […]
Best of Burgundy
Originally posted October 13, 2014. As I write this, Dick and I are in Gevrey-Chambertin in the heart of Burgundy, staying at Les Deux Chevres—a 15th C-16th C. compound owned and restored by an English gentleman and his artistic wife. Les Deux Chevres abuts Domaine Armand Rousseau, perhaps the most respected wine producer in Gevrey-Chambertin. […]
Rolling With The Stones at Chess Records
Originally posted May 6, 2013.
Rand Paul’s Presidential Announcement
Here, in a fund raising message to Americans, Rand Paul announces his candidacy for president. I am in general agreement with all of the key elements of the Senator’s message. – Today I’m announcing I’m running for President of the United States of America because I want to defeat the Washington machine. Our country is […]
A Taste for Peruvian Cuisine and Economic Freedom
Last September, culinary luminaries from around the world—including France’s Michel Bras (Step Up To The Plate, Amazon, DVD), Denmark’s Rene Redzepi, and America’s Dan Barber (owner of Blue Hill in Manhattan and Blue Hill at Stone Barns)—scurried off to Lima, Peru, for Mistura—a 10-day food extravaganza. Peruvian cuisine, a blend of 500 years of Spanish, […]
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