Originally posted September 29, 2015. Michael Scheuer, former CIA bin Laden unit chief writes, “by sheer and unmerited good fortune, the United States has one last chance to pack up and voluntarily get out of the Arab world lock, stock, and barrel, before we are disgracefully driven out by the mujahedin. Safely back in North […]
Archives for January 2016
What Thatcher’s Fall Can Teach the GOP About Change
Is the GOP ready for a big time change? I think so, but this from Peggy Noonan is sticking with me this morning. In her column Noonan writes about the fall of Margaret Thatcher: In 1989 Thatcher moved to impose a change in the British tax system. This caused resentment and then unrest. She wouldn’t […]
Why Obama’s Tears Matter
Gun ownership goes to the heart of what it means to be a responsible citizen in our constitutional republic. It goes to the heart of what it means to be a responsible parent or spouse. It isn’t merely about hunting, or the joy of an afternoon at the firing range, or “looking tough.” It isn’t […]
Keeping the Gun Control Hounds at Bay
Chairman of the Cato Institute, Bob Levy explains Obama’s executive orders on gun control here:
The Saudis and Turks Are Doing Us No Favors
Pat Buchanan tells readers, “The Saudis went AWOL from the battle against ISIS. … The Saudis are crippling the U.S. fracking industry they fear.” The Turks, too, look out for number one. The Turkish shoot-down of that Russian fighter-bomber…was both a case in point and a dangerous and provocative act. … What exactly is our […]
More Deaths from Drug Overdose than from Homicides
Would you be surprised to know that in 2014, there were 14.8 Americans in 100,000 who had fatal drug overdoses? Putting this into perspective, America’s infamous high homicide rate is about 5 per 100,000. Jim Geraghty of NRO ran an essay by Robert VerBruggen, editor of RealClearPolicy, on how he is rethinking his long-held perspective […]
UPDATE: Gun Laws Protect Criminals
On Monday night (1/4/2016) a 65-year old grandmother from New Hampshire shot a would-be robber in the chest after he followed her into the parking lot of her apartment complex and tried to grab her as she walked home. More here from Boston.com. Gun laws do not protect you from those seeking to do you […]
Saudi Leadership Irresponsible and Incompetent?
The American Conservative’s Daniel Larison tells readers, “The current Saudi leadership is proving itself to be both irresponsible and incompetent, and the U.S. is foolish to continue supporting it in its reckless behavior.” I would like America to cease importing oil from the Saudis and the other Sunni Middle East “gangster” countries. America’s goal should […]
Clever Political Theater from the Showman-in-Chief
Thomas Sowell writes in NRO that President Obama’s televised pitch for his unilateral actions to restrict gun sales and a more general case for tighter gun-control laws “was beautifully choreographed, like a great ballet, and performed with consummate skill and understated eloquence.” As political theater, it put Donald Trump’s rantings in the shade. As for […]
Buddy Rich: Ya Gotta Try
There’s Buddy Rich, and then there’s all the rest.
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