Over the weekend a client emailed me an article about Connecticut’s Borgeson Universal Co. It produces steering components and has operated in Torrington, Connecticut since 1914. It is leaving Connecticut for South Carolina because business is no longer doable or wanted in Connecticut. Here is the article: With the Litchfield hills and Connecticut in our rear-view […]
Archives for November 2015
Canada: No Single Male Refugees
The Guardian reports that Canada will not accept single, male, refugees as they pose a higher security risk than men with families. Canada will accept only whole families, lone women or children in its mass resettlement of Syrian refugees while unaccompanied men – considered a security risk – will be turned away. Since the Paris […]
Russia Blasts ISIS
The National Interest’s David Majumdar tells readers that Pentagon officials “confirmed that Russia had given them prior notice of the operation. We are aware that over the past several hours Russia conducted a significant number of strikes in Raqqah, some of which have included long- range bombers.” Mr. Majumdar continues, “Meanwhile, Russian president Vladimir Putin […]
Rubio’s Direct Collision Course with Russia
The American Conservative’s Daniel Larison warns, “Rubio is going beyond his earlier reckless support for a “no-fly zone” and promising that he will risk triggering war with a major nuclear-armed power by seeking to topple its client while its forces are still in Syria.” That isn’t the worst part of his plan. Now that Russia […]
The Plush Life of a Bureaucrat
Max Zimmerman in the WSJ cites a report from the Cato Institute’s Chris Edwards, in which Chris shows that “the average federal employee earned $84,153 in 2014—roughly 50% more than the average worker in the private economy. When you include benefits like health care and pensions, the average federal worker’s compensation rises to $119,934—nearly 80% […]
Happy Monday
It’s that time of year again! The Tax Foundation just released their annual summary of the latest federal income tax data broken down by income percentile. Read more here. Here are some of the highlights: In 2013, 138.3 million taxpayers reported earning $9.03 trillion in adjusted gross income and paid $1.23 trillion in income taxes. […]
Graphic Video: The Great Replacement
Putin’s Objective in Syria
Vladimir Putin intends to secure Russia’s Mediterranean naval facility in Tartus, Syria. Putin recognizes that his natural allies are the Assad regime the Iranians (Shia) and the Shia militias (like Hezbollah). Putin can rely on these groups to fight on the ground to help extinguish ISIS and potentially save the Alawites in the process. He […]
This Is Not Going to Stop
Peggy Noonan points out in the WSJ that after the Paris attacks, one week later, the hard, ugly truth is that these “primitive, ferocious young men will not stop until we stop them.” But how? Lacking the strength and certitude of a Ronald Reagan, President Obama continues to prattle on about climate change “as the […]
Are Your Neighbors Syrian Refugees?
Syrian refugees have been streaming into the U.S. Since 2012 they have been placed in 130 towns and cities across America. Here the New York Times shows you where they live and in what numbers. Read the article here.
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