Dick Young and I share at least two interests: sane foreign policy thought, and wine. As the owner of a wine bar here in DC, I come across, and taste, a lot of wine. So Dick thought it might be good to pull together a column on some suggestions for how to imbibe through the […]
Archives for June 2018
Roe v. Wade Will Come Under Attack
With President Trump’s appointment of another conservative judge to the Supreme Court, pro-life activists feel that now may be their opportunity to attack Roe v. Wade. Jessie Hellmann reports at The Hill: State lawmakers and anti-abortion groups across the U.S. have ramped up their push for restrictions on abortion, part of a strategy to get […]
Are Dems Willing to Embrace a Socialist Platform?
The “stunning” victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is sending shockwaves through the Democrat Party. Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old political neophyte, defeated Joe Crowley, the most powerful Democrat in the House of Representatives. Ocasio-Cortez’s radical vision has the potential to remake the Democratic Party, David Marcus writes in The Federalist. Rep. Crowley accepted his loss with grace and […]
Progressives, it Appears, May Face a George McGovern Style Annihilation
Pat Buchanan lays out the framework for a potential hard right attack. Pat covers all the bases, concluding with how the Progressives shape up today. He writes at The American Conservative (abridged): For Nancy Pelosi, 78, Steny Hoyer, 79, and Joe Biden, 75, the primary results from New York’s 14th congressional district are a fire […]
Is the Army’s New Handgun Right for You?
It’s never a bad time to consider which gun is the right fit for you. Read through my take on the Army’s choice of the Sig Sauer P320 from June 8, 2017. “Mr. Survival Guy, any thoughts here?” read an email in my inbox referring to the Army’s February contract award to Sig Sauer as […]
Terrorists, Meet Hellfire’s Big Brother
Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) has passed its Defense Acquisition Board review, achieving what’s known as milestone C, allowing the missile to enter low rate production. The JAGM will replace several air-launched missiles including the famed AGM-114 Hellfire, providing single configuration across many platforms. The new missile will provide precision standoff-strike capability, and will […]
Supreme Court Rightfully Upholds Trump Anti-Muslim Ban
Cato Institute senior fellow in constitutional studies, Ilya Shapiro writes of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Trump’s travel ban: It’s no surprise that the Supreme Court allowed Travel Ban 3.0 to remain in place, particularly given that the justices allowed Ban 2.0 to go into effect a year ago and this one last fall. […]
Save the Best for Last: Supreme Court’s Janus Decision was Worth the Wait
Forced unionism has been a problem for many American public sector workers. With a 1977 Supreme Court precedent backing them up, union bosses were able to reach into the pockets of employees who weren’t even members of the union and extract dues money to use for campaigning. This was forced speech. The court finally overturned […]
Five Supreme Court Justices to Emulate
At ThoughtCo.com, Marcus Hawkins ranks the top 5 conservative Supreme Court Justices. He lists judges who have all “had a major impact on the interpretation of US law.” No surprise is number one, Clarence Thomas, who I explain in more detail here today. Hawkins writes (abridged): Perhaps the most important role of a conservative judiciary […]
Trump’s Supreme Court Pick a Clarence Thomas Model
In the National Review, Matthew Continetti tells readers that Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, who rarely says a word during oral arguments, should speak more. Continetti suggests such because he feels America could learn much from Thomas if he chose to share his thoughts on the law more openly. He writes (abridged): Clarence Thomas needs […]
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