Last week former Attorney General Eric Holder hinted that he might run for president in 2020. There are many reasons why this would be a nightmare for Americas, but one of the more appalling is Holder’s refusal to prosecute Lois Lerner for her poor treatment of conservative fundraising groups. Holder, aided by Assistant Attorney General for […]
Archives for June 2017
Erik Prince: Slash the Pentagon by 40%? Easy
Originally posted December 9, 2013. The founder of Blackwater and former Navy SEAL Erik Prince offers this startling assessment, Mr. Prince explains that the Pentagon budgets $2.1 million for every active duty soldier. Blackwater, by comparison, could put a highly trained operator on the field of action for just $400,000/yr. Regarding Benghazi, Mr. Prince believes that […]
DHS Monitoring New Cyber Attack that Rivals WannaCry Ransomware in Scope
At least six countries have been hit by a new cyber attack since Tuesday. The attack could rival the WannaCry ransomware attack in its damage done. NPR’s Bill Chappell and Colin Dwyer report: In the U.S., Department of Homeland Security spokesman Scott McConnell says the agency is “monitoring reports of cyber attacks affecting multiple global […]
Hack Threat: America’s Wind Power Vulnerable
For two years, researchers from the University of Tulsa have been exposing vulnerabilities in one of America’s fastest growing power sources, wind turbines. Mostly unsecured, these wind turbines have become an increasingly larger part of America’s energy supply, and with little effort, the researchers were able to penetrate and commandeer their operations. Andy Greenberg writes […]
Growing Market for Premium Wine Drives Sale of Schrader to Constellation
Chris Mercer and William Kelley explain the recent sale of Schrader Cellars to Constellation (owner of Robert Mondavi winery) in Decanter Magazine. Changing tastes and aging vintners are altering the market for brands, wine and vineyards in America. It’s a deal that raised a few eyebrows across California, but it fits with a clear acquisition […]
First- Ever High Energy Laser Fired From Apache
Raytheon has successfully fired its High Energy Laser (HEL) from an Apache AH-64, a first for a rotary winged aircraft. Raytheon’s HEL is a modular, scalable design which can be integrated across ground based platforms, seaboard, or ground-mobile units. The goal is to replace missiles costing upwards of $150,000 a piece with laser shots for […]
Descent into Chaos, Part II
Originally posted August 26, 2015. In his chapter “Global Revolution, The Manifesto of the Revolutionary Alliance,” Alexander Dugin, Russian writer, political commentator and advisor to Vladimir Putin, lays out his frightening and threatening view of the future. (The) oligarchy has devalued not only labor, but also the capital connected to the market fundamentals, which has […]
Paul Ryan and Rand Paul Meet Cato Institute’s Chris Preble and Dan Mitchell
Americans demanding small government find no home at either the Republican or Democratic parties. Americans are told by Wisconsin rep Paul Ryan that the world is less safe when America doesn’t lead. Ryan offers a plan expanding America’s defense budget. Defense spending? Or is it offense spending? America spends a disproportionate percentage of the Pentagon […]
Government Dominated Healthcare Cannot Work
I am a major proponent of The Swiss Way, meaning local control, with a weak federal government, and international neutrality. But that doesn’t mean everything is perfect in Switzerland. At Swissinfo.ch, Julia Crawford asks, “Is Swiss healthcare working?” The answer is NO. The Swiss have many of the same problems Americans face. Fixing both health […]
Trump and His Generals—a Win-Win for America
By appointing James Mattis (secretary of defense), H.R. McMaster (national-security adviser), and John Kelly (secretary of homeland security)—each of whom is an accomplished general—Donald Trump has already recalibrated America’s defenses, writes Victor Davis Hanson in NRO. Illegal immigration at home is down by some 70 percent. A new policy of principled realism abroad seeks to […]
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