In late September Hurricane Maria knocked out power to all of Puerto Rico’s 3.4 million people. In January, 35% remain with out power. That’s over 1.19 million people who have been without power for months. Most people are not equipped to handle a power loss for a week. They’d lose the food in their refrigerator […]
Archives for January 2018
An Attack Plan for Early and Late Stage Cancer
Our immune system can deliver a potent attack against any form of intruder/disease. Cancer patients are laser focused on what to do next when traditional Western medicine, including chemotherapy drugs, fails to eradicate cancer cells from a patient’s body. That’s where focusing on the power of the body’s immune system comes into play. It is […]
The Fiscal Absurdity of Our Government Shutdown
One major difference between our latest government shutdown and the 2013 shutdown is how the shutdown is affecting our national parks, Bright reminds readers (The Federalist). In 2013, many national parks and monuments were barricaded. By contrast, this Administration’s Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, who was at the World War II Memorial to greet […]
Pensions are Still Hiding from the Truth
For years I’ve been writing about how badly pension funds have been ignoring reality when it comes to return expectation (read a sample of these posts here, here, and here). Funds have a choice to make when they set their return expectations, they can: Shoot low, and require governments or companies to put more funding […]
Will America Fight its Own Allies for Syria?
Turkey has begun an attack on the Kurdish held city of Afrin in the Northwestern part of Syria. The Kurdish group holding the city is known as the YPG, and is tolerated by the U.S. Turkey however believes the group to be an offshoot of the listed terrorist organization, PKK. As the Turks fight their […]
Cato’s Chris Preble Asks, Who’s Advising Trump on Syria?
My friend Chris Preble, the vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, asks a simple question, who is advising President Trump on Syria? With indications that the Trump administration is about to prolong America’s commitment to operations in Syria, the question is at the top of my list as well. Chris, […]
Will NFL Playoff Weekend be Another Dud?: Part II
NFL ratings are plummeting. Last week I asked if the NFL divisional playoff ratings would be a dud. They were. The games in every time slot suffered ratings losses compared to last year. If you run these declining numbers out a few years, it’s easy to see why Roger Goodell & Co. should be hitting […]
Turkey/Syria/America: Disaster Ahead?
At The American Conservative, Pat Buchanan says America is headed for clash with Turkey if it pursues further autonomy for the Kurds in Syria and Iraq. He writes (abridged): The war for dominance in the Middle East, following the destruction of ISIS, appears about to commence in Syria—with NATO allies America and Turkey on opposing […]
The U.S. Navy Wants to Hire General Atomics to Fly its Reapers
The U.S. military is looking to fill its unmanned aircraft personnel shortage. On Jan 9th, 2018 the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), announced a proposed deal with drone maker General Atomics to fly its MQ-9 Reapers in Afghanistan. The contractor operated drones would add a surge of persistent surveillance for Task Force Southwest operating in […]
Trump Administration to Strike Back Against Sanctuary Laws in California
The Trump administration is about to ramp up its efforts to deport illegal immigrants from California. The push is a response to a recently enacted law in California that turns the entire state into a sanctuary space for illegal immigrants. President Trump was voted in to stop the sanctuary movement and enforce the law. His […]
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