The incompetent Gov. Dannel Malloy of Connecticut is providing taxpayer money, to the tune of $22 million, to keep Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater hedge fund headquartered in the state. This is the same Ray Dalio who was paid $3.9 billion in 2011 alone. Are you kidding me? This is what happens when the 2 and 20 gang teams […]
Archives for June 2016
Russia Building 12 Monstrous Warships, Each Loaded with 200 Missiles
Source: Asia Times Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) is expected to sign a contract with the Kremlin to build a massive new warship called Project 23560 Lider (or Leader in English) after the design is finalized later this year. “At present, Preliminary Design 23560 Leader is under consideration at the Ministry of Defense,” Igor Ponomarev, […]
What I Learned in Paris Part I, May 2016
A Danube river cruise with the National Review gang preceded the spring trip Debbie and I took to France this year. We traveled from Bucharest, Hungary, to Slovakia and Vienna, Austria, before ending our trip in Germany and taking a flight to Charles de Gaulle (Paris) out of the excellent, courteous Munich airport. Earlier this […]
Questions Still Loom for the F-22 Program
“Rather than thinking of a sixth-generation fighter, can you modify the F-22 and re-open the line cheaper and keep the numbers up?” asks outgoing US Air Force chief of staff Gen. Mark Welsh. “I don’t know. We’re working on that right now. We’ve got to open the spectrum a little wider about how we’re going […]
Hillary Clinton Down the Drain?
Former Bill Clinton political adviser Doug Schoen lays out a clear path to the Democratic nomination for Bernie Sanders. The battle for the Democratic nomination is far from over, media bias to the contrary. Hillary Clinton is simply not liked or trusted. It is as easy as that. Mr. Schoen lays out an excellent case […]
Obama/Clinton’s Energy Hypocrisy
The media has done its best to ignore a speech on energy recently given by Donald Trump. Mr. Trump campaign pledge: “From an environmental standpoint, my priorities are very simple: clean air and clean water.” (Not climate change!) Holman Jenkins in the WSJ writes about Donald Trump’s “sensible energy plan.” Mr. Trump, in his set-piece […]
French Unions Fostering Cultural Suicide?
Why are French unions striking? They are protesting the changes President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Manual Valls would make to France’s 1999 labor laws. The Socialist Hollande government is looking to add more flexibility to France’s rigid 35-hour workweek. The 1999 laws were enacted in an attempt to boost employment. By imposing prohibitive minimum […]
Who Says There’s no Inflation?
Over the weekend my kid’s asked for some money for ice cream. I gave them $20 and didn’t get much change. Who says there’s no inflation?
MK 48 Heavyweight Torpedo Returns to Production With Advanced Sonar System
Source: Australian Defense Magazine Lockheed Martin will provide the US Navy’s MK48 Mod 7 CBASS torpedoes with increased bandwidth and streamlined targeting and tracking capabilities under a new $US 425 million US contract. Part of a five-year effort to increase the inventory of the MK48 Mod 7 heavyweight torpedoes for the US Navy’s submarine fleet, the […]
RIP Roger Enrico
From the WSJ: Born in the small town of Chisholm to Italian immigrants, Mr. Enrico won a scholarship to Babson College in Massachusetts, studying business administration, before enlisting in the Navy. He served in Vietnam, whereas a lowly ensign he said he convinced an admiral to build a fuel pipeline instead of flying in supplies, […]