Here’s a quick comparison of the ten months since Donald Trump was elected, and the ten months of the Obama administration up to November 2016. As you can see in the charts below, in the ten months since the election the Conference Board’s leading indicators and coincident indicators have strengthened faster than they had been […]
Archives for October 2017
Army Investigating Stryker Mounted Missiles and Lasers to Protect Against Drone Strikes
Raytheon, along with the U.S. Army, tested a Stinger missile mounted into a Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station (CROWS) atop a Stryker Vehicle at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The successful test carried out in September of 2017 combines two proven systems giving the U.S. Army an immediate short-range mobile air defense […]
Taking a Knee
Giving Arms to the Ukrainians forces a Russian Response America Doesn’t Want
At The American Conservative, Daniel Larison outlines the perils of arming Ukraine. Sending arms to the country would only invite a negative Russian response. America’s options for counter-moves would be limited to a small number of bad choices. Larison explains: The explicit purpose of sending arms to Ukraine is to give their government the means […]
America’s Meddling in Foreign Affairs Hasn’t Made it Any Safer
America is intervening in foreign affairs because it can, and because the country’s leaders want to, not because it benefits the American people. So writes Daniel Larison at The American Conservative. He continues: Exorbitant military spending far beyond what is needed to provide for our defense makes it possible to take military action on a […]
You Are on the Most Beautiful Boulevard in Paris
You won’t believe your good fortune. You just arrived in Paris, checked in to your room at Hotel Franklin Roosevelt and decided to turn left on to Rue Clement Marot. You are on your way to the most beautiful boulevard in Paris: Avenue Montaigne. You note, in case you get hungry later, that across the […]
Preparing Yourself for the Next Disaster: Drinking Water
When thinking about water storage, I like to break it down into three needs: short, intermediate, and long-term. Short-term needs are immediate and can last anywhere from 2 hours to 3 days. In some situations you may have some time to prepare, such as for a storm. But I’m thinking about a short-term emergency that […]
Harvey Weinstein—“A Wonderful Human Being”
Right. Read on. During the 2013 White House event, Michelle Obama called Mr. Weinstein not only a “wonderful human being,” but also “a good friend and just a powerhouse.” Although now we read that the Obamas are “disgusted” with his behavior. Certainly hope so. Especially since Barack and Michelle Obama allowed daughter Malia to intern at Harvey […]
South Korea Developed a ‘Black Out Bomb’ to Knock Out the North’s Power Grid
The Sun is reporting that South Korea is ready to launch “blackout bombs” in the event North Korea starts a nuclear war. These bombs, also known as graphite bombs and BLU-114/Bs, are non-lethal weapons aimed at disabling electrical power systems. Graphite bombs spread a cloud of extremely fine, chemically treated carbon filaments over electrical components, […]
Greetings from Paris
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