Escape to New York City It sure is nice to change your latitude every now and then—New York City in this case—where, if you live in New England, you don’t have to go too far to change your attitude, or have it changed for you. Such was the case this weekend which included an exciting […]
Archives for March 2018
The Gun Debate: How to Keep America’s Children Safe
Does it surprise you that only 47% of Americans between the ages of 13 and 17 believe that more gun control will reduce mass public shootings? As John Lott (More Guns, Less Crime) points out, that is something you would be unlikely to learn from the media reporting on the nation-wide demonstrations this past weekend. No […]
Cato’s Preble: Thumbs Down on Bolton
Chris Preble, vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, gives President Trump’s new pick for National Security Adviser a thumbs down. McMaster may not have been great, but Bolton will be a far worse influence on the president. Preble (author of The Power Problem) writes (abridged): Bolton has been one of […]
Bolton, Neocons and Israel Firsters
Michael Schuer, writing at his blog, non-intervention.com, damns the president for his appointment of John Bolton. Scheuer is the former head of the CIA’s bin Laden unit, and he believes that with the appointment of John Bolton as the next National Security Adviser, President Trump has played into the hands of the neocons and the […]
Tillerson Will Be the Last of His Kind
A lot of ink has been spilled, and shade thrown, over the firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. The broad consensus in DC is that Tillerson was little more than a wrecking ball–a guy who did great damage to the State Department by depopulating it, demoralizing it, and overall degrading it. Some combined contempt […]
Congress Gets the Spending Bill All Wrong
Don’t Get Caught in the Dark: America’s Electric Grid is Vulnerable
Originally posted May 3, 2017. The Northeast is completely dark in this image taken on the night of the 2003 blackout. You never know who you’re going to meet. Last week I had a great conversation with a business owner originally from Vermont who’s primary job is to make sure the area around power lines […]
Will Trump’s National Security Adviser Go from Bad to Worst?
Originally posted February 1, 2018. Of all the possible options for National Security Adviser, the one that would likely be the worst is former ambassador John Bolton. Bolton is the loudest neocon of all on the airwaves today, and any semblance of foreign policy realism in the White House would be terminated with his appointment. […]
What Does John Bolton’s Appointment Mean for Secretary Mattis?
Daniel Larison explains to readers at The American Conservative that the appointment of John Bolton was both predictable, given previous rumors, but also enlightening given what it means regarding the power of Secretary Mattis, who opposed the appointment according to reports. Larison writes (abridged): John Bolton will be the new National Security Advisor following McMaster’s resignation: Lt. […]
Would You Trade Your Freedom for Survival?
In Venezuela, reports The Wall Street Journal, the socialist Maduro government is using the threat of food ration curtailment to force citizens to vote for the regime. Ryan Dube, Kejal Vyas and Anatoly Kurmanaev write: A 32-year-old teacher, she’s fed up with President Nicolás Maduro’s government. Her salary has fallen to the equivalent of $2 a month […]
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