Monthly Archives: March, 2015

Who Was Smedley Darlington Butler?

Butler was a Major General in the U.S. Marines, a recipient of two Medals of Honor, and the author of War is a Racket. From...

I’ve Never Been Busier

Originally posted May 27, 2014. “I've never been busier”, is a phrase I often hear from retirees. We all think we’ll have tons of free...

Hillary Clinton Embraces Neoconservatives

  Originally posted on August 20, 2014. On the surface an unlikely team, but the facts indicate simpatico. Hillary Clinton was all in on Iraq, all for...

GOP Plays Fiscal Wargames

Matthew Fay of the Niskanen Center writes that the GOP Congress is using fiscal gimmicks to put more money into the Pentagon. As both houses...

James Baker vs. Jeb Bush

James Baker appeared before J Street (Washington anti-AIPAC lobby) Monday evening, as Jacob Heilbrunn writes here, to chide Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for opposing...

Must Reads

Elizabeth Warren’s Affordability

Originally posted January 15, 2026. A Fatal Conceit Why is affording...

RIP Rabbi Dov Fischer

In The American Spectator, Melissa Mackenzie eulogizes her friend...

A Thanksgiving Blessing: 400 Years and Counting

The year 2021 marked the 400th anniversary of Thanksgiving. The...

Blackwater Founder Erik Prince a Hillsdale College Graduate

UPDATE 11.17.25: Erik Prince recently spoke with Steve Bannon...