Writing in The American Conservative, W. James Antle III, remembers a time earlier in his career when Senator John McCain was more skeptical of putting America troops in harm’s way. Antle reminds readers of McCain’s skepticism of interventions in Bosnia, Somalia, and Haiti. He writes: “The principal reason for invading Iraq, that Saddam had WMD, […]
Archives for August 2018
20 Months of Unprecedented Venom and Fury
“Donald Trump,” Victor Davis Hanson writes, “has been subjected to nearly 20 months of unprecedented venom and fury.” Yes, Trump’s past associates are uncouth if not criminally minded, and Trump himself can be shockingly course and apparently undisciplined in his private life. … none of which justifies the allegations that he has committed high crimes […]
Corporations Shower Right-to-Work Kentucky with Investment
Most companies looking to invest their dollars in new production facilities simply aren’t willing to risk the inefficiencies and disruption caused by forced unionism, and so they build in Right-to-Work states. Kentucky, says Craig Bouchard, CEO of Braidy Industries, wasn’t even on the company’s list of possible destinations until it enacted a Right-to-Work law last […]
World Economy at Risk: Iran Threatens to Close the Strait of Hormuz
Originally posted January 6, 2012. UPDATE 5/4/2016: Revolutionary Guard Commander Threatens to Close the Strait of Hormuz Amir Vahdat writes: The deputy commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard said Iranian forces will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz to the United States and its allies if they “threaten” the Islamic Republic, Iranian state media reported […]
Would Two-Thirds of the Senate Convict Trump?
Pat Buchanan asks at The American Conservative if, knowing that two-thirds of the Senate is unlikely to convict the president, would Democrats impeach him should they gain control of the House of Representatives? Pat notes that Democrats are not eager for a real impeachment fight, but they may be forced into one by their “media […]
Can America Escape the Cold War?
Jeff Groom, a former Marine officer and author of American Cobra Pilot: A Marine Remembers a Dog and Pony Show, writes in The American Conservative that despite the vast differences between Russia today and the Soviet Union, the current American policy toward the Federation is a relic of the Cold War. He writes (abridged): “They […]
RIP John McCain
BRIGHT editor Lisa De Pasquale shares a story from Phoenix radio host and author Mike Broomhead: The best moments I’ve shared with Senator McCain were when he was just talking about his time as a POW. One of the best is when he talked about a code he and the other POWs would tap on […]
My Favorite Book this Summer: The Killer Angels
Recommendations can be tricky today. With so much to watch on Netflix alone, it’s hard to know which recommendations from friends and relatives to watch first. Then there are recommendations for books. “E.J. you have to read The Killer Angels,” a friend expressed in a way I knew I had to read it. I’m glad […]
America Can’t Bomb Venezuela into Prosperity
Writing in The American Conservative, Cato Institute senior fellow Doug Bandow takes aim at the dangerous idea that an American military intervention in Venezuela would somehow help the country prosper. He writes (abridged): War is the ultimate human calamity. Despite the fevered hopes and utopian promises of its advocates, loosing the dogs of war almost […]
Presidential Lies
President John F. Kennedy – Had Addison‘s disease, a serious hormonal condition, which he covered up. Denied his many extra-marital affairs with gangster molls and Hollywood stars. Lied about a non-existent “missile gap” in the 1960 presidential race. Once elected, he allowed the Pentagon to announce that no missile gap existed. President Bill Clinton – […]
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