Turkey sits smack-dab in the middle of the ISIS conflict zone, but has until today been content to protect its border from the jihadists in Syria and Iraq. But a back and forth has recently taken place between Turkey and ISIS, in which Turkey shut-down the flow of ISIS fighters through its territory. ISIS seemed […]
Archives for July 2015
More Sizzle in Your Steak
Originally posted May 15, 2015. With a little planning and some creativity, you can take your steaks from good to great, advises Alan Ashkinaze, executive chef of Gallaghers Steakhouse (NYC). Of course you can always buy good aged meat, but you can also do a mock version at home. Just uncover your steak and put […]
Eric O’Keefe Triumphs over Tyrannical Behavior
Mr. O’Keefe is the Director of the Wisconsin Club for Growth and a friend of mine via our joint support of the libertarian-focused Cato Institute. Previously I have written about the witch-hunt conducted by Wisconsin state prosecutors against Eric’s freedom of speech rights. Here the Wall Street Journal details Eric O’Keefe’s victory over the “tyrannical […]
Americans are Getting Stronger
From Benjamin Graham’s, The Intelligent Investor, first published in 1949: “Americans are getting stronger. Twenty years ago, it took two people to carry ten dollars’ worth of groceries. Today, a five-year-old can do it. —Henny Youngman”
The Wisconsin Club for Growth and Eric O’Keefe Will Win
Originally published February 11, 2014. Mr. O’Keefe’s civil rights have been violated by politically charged Wisconsin prosecutors. The prosecutors picked on the wrong guy here and are now facing the almost certain prospect of a full-blow public beat down. In the spirit of full disclosure, Eric is a friend of mine. Be that as it […]
Chainsaw the Tax Code
Every year Americans spend billions of dollars and billions of hours on tax preparation. Wouldn’t it be nice to file a one page tax return?
Greetings from Boston
Debbie and I are on the road heading to Portland, Maine and Woodstock and Dorset, Vermont. Yesterday after cherrystones and oysters at Barbara Lynch’s B&G Oyster in the South End, we came upon this bank window sign. Great rate indeed! Thanks to the Fed’s misguided policy of money printing, the money-changers on Wall Street are […]
Neocon Jive
Writing in the Washington Post, the erudite Charles Krauthammer fires a broadside at the Iran nuclear deal. On many matters of concern for our country, Charles delivers worthy analysis and commentary. In the case of foreign policy, however, Mr. K. is in the firm clutches of the basically left-wing-thinking neocon camp. You know, the guys […]
Vicious, Brutal, Abhorrent Existence
“This is a group that throws people off buildings, that burns them alive… This isn’t a pioneering movement, it is a vicious, brutal and fundamentally abhorrent existence,” said Prime Minister David Cameron. In a speech given in Birmingham, England, Britain’s PM emphasized the need to “de-glamorise” extremist ideology and conspiracy theories used by groups such […]
Jerks or Angels?
I like this piece from Rich Karlgaard, publisher at Forbes: “BUSINESS WAS ORIGINATED to produce happiness, not pile up millions.” So wrote FORBES founder B.C. Forbes–Steve’s grandfather–in the magazine’s premiere issue, almost 98 years ago. B.C. was a walking encyclopedia of business wisdom. His adages had a moral quality to them. “The man who has […]
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