Patricia Wells, James Beard award-winning cookbook author, has an indispensable app for anyone visiting Paris, whether for the first time or the umpteenth time. The app covers not only Patricia’s favorite restaurants and cafes, but also cheese and wine shops, wine bars, bakeries, specialty food stores and even kitchen and tableware boutiques. You can search […]
Archives for September 2017
Is Syria Worth a War with Russia?
The Russians have stated they’ll fire back if they take any fire from American forces in Syria. With both sides closing in on the last ISIS strongholds, they are bound to meet on the battlefield. What would America’s response be to taking fire from Russian forces on a battlefield where the U.S. has no legal […]
Côte d’Or Enjoys Burgundy Bounty of 2017
William Kelley writes in Decanter that the hard hit Côte d’Or domaines are giving thanks this year for the largest crop since 2009. Year after year of hail, rot, and frost have ruined crops, pushing many vineyards to the edge of their financial cliffs. Kelley writes: Along the Côte d’Or, the sound of honking horns and cheering […]
Military Worried Russia’s New Nukes are Superior
Defense One is reporting that the Russian military test fired an RS-24 Yars intercontinental missile on Wednesday Sept 20th. The missile also known as Topol’-MR is one of Russia’s newest ICBM’s. Washington is insisting the missile is a variant of the Topol M which is forbidden under arms-control treaties. Russia denies the claim and says […]
France’s National Front Abandons “Economic Sovereignty” to Focus on the Threat of Islam
Front National leader Marine Le Pen has forced Florian Philippot out of the party. Philippot was the architect of the party’s “economic sovereignty” push, and vice president of strategy and communications. With Philippot gone, it is assumed FN will refocus on it’s chief issue, France’s immigration crisis and the threat Islam poses to the French. Stacy […]
Is Junior Hawk, Tom Cotton, Having Second Thoughts About Forever-War?
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos writes in The American Conservative that even though Sen. Tom Cotton “has emerged as one of the biggest pro-war members of his class, a sort of junior hawk to Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham,” he is sounding foreign policy notes that seem almost “realist.” She writes (abridged): It was just a […]
Can the 5-Star Movement Win Italy With a Fresh Face?
The insurgent Five Star movement, Italy’s version of the Tea Party, is fighting to win the country’s next general election. To increase its chances, the party has put forward a new leader, Luigi Di Maio, a 31 year old who has worked in Parliament. Di Maio looks and sounds like a regular minister of parliament, […]
Should the GOP Cut Taxes Even if it Raises the Deficit?
With the constant barrage of criticism over the country’s big spending from Republicans, you would think it would be easy in a GOP controlled government to make cuts. You’d be wrong of course. The GOP has shown that despite a party-wide aversion to big spending, when it comes down to anyone giving up the appropriations […]
Natural Disasters or Imprudent, Shortsighted Human Decisions?
Amongst our most influential citizens, especially those living in the Boston-New York-Washington corridor, there is one thing they have in common: a house in Florida, writes Holman Jenkins, Jr. in the WSJ. In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, and the now threatening Hurricane Maria, here is Mr. Jenkins on the lack of proper […]
Shotguns: How to Make them Better
Over at the Loadout Room, Travis Pike outlines some solutions to the weaknesses faced by your average shotgun. He writes: Addressing the Weakness The first weakness is range. We can’t change the principle of the weapon, we can’t give a shotgun the same range as a rifle. So what we have to do is mix […]
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