Originally posted July 31, 2017. Debbie and my home away from home is in Boston, by far and away our favorite big city in America. I started visiting the old Ritz Boston, now the Taj Boston, (not the current ghastly Ritz rendition) in 1964 after Ed Rosenberg, a prior Babson professor, had given me my entry […]
Archives for May 2018
Taj Boston (in its past life Ritz Boston)
Starbucks Enters a Bermuda Triangle
Two black men went into a Philadelphia Starbucks in April and wanted to use the bathroom without buying a cup of Joe. The manager called the cops after he asked them to leave and the men refused. Starbucks went into damage control. On 29 May, Starbucks will close its 8,000+ U.S. stores to conduct a […]
The Mike Pompeo Iran Ultimatum
TAC’s Patrick Buchanan tells readers about Mike Pompeo’s Plan B for Iran. Earlier this week at the Heritage Foundation, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo laid out our Plan B for Iran in a speech that called to mind Prussian Field Marshal Karl Von Moltke. Among Pompeo’s demands: Iran must end all support for Hezbollah in […]
John Bolton: America’s Real National Security Risk
TAC’s Daniel Larison tells readers about Trumps decision on North Korea: Trump’s decision to cancel the summit with North Korea was arguably better than going through with it at this point, but he managed to do it in the most ham-fisted and insulting way possible. For starters, Congressional leadership and U.S. regional allies were neither consulted nor informed before […]
In the Shadow of Russia, this Nation Can Punch Above its Weight
Nestled in the shadow of Russia, Finland is a sparsely populated country of only 5.5 million souls. As Finland celebrates its 100th year of independence from Russia, it is focused on maintaining all the success it has had over the last century. Despite its small population, only 6.7% that of Germany’s, Finland can field a […]
Check Out Finland’s Defense Forces!
Finnish Defence Forces – “Honour, Duty, Will” | Finnish Military Power 2017 HD Originally posted on Yoursurvivalguy.com.
Can the U.S. Sustain its Record Number of Munitions Dropped?
The annual Industrial Report, published by the Pentagon’s Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy, found that the munitions sector industrial base is strained. The primary concern lies with sub-tier contractors, many of which are single and sole source suppliers for U.S. weapons manufacturers. These suppliers provide parts like thermal batteries, SRM’s (solid state motors), […]
Russia “A Long Way” From Matching Peer Competitors
At The National Interest, Richard Connolly and Mathieu Boulegue write that the economics and leadership disposition in Russia prevent it from truly competing with “better equipped peer competitors.” They write (abridged): While official rhetoric in relation to military modernization—and in particular to the development of new strategic-weapons systems—might appear alarming to some observers, a detailed […]
Trump Admin Holding off on China Tariffs, For Now
At Reason.com, Eric Boehm suggests that the deescalation of Chinese trade war talk by the Trump administration is a clear win for consumers and businesses. He writes (abridged): The Trump administration’s trade war with China is over—or at least it’s not starting just yet. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, during an appearance on Fox News Sunday, […]
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