Will the Ukraine war be over before the U.S. ships the promised Abrams tanks to Ukraine? The Ukraine conflict is at the start of the second year of Vladimir Putin’s invasion, and as Victor Davis Hanson notes, it’s looking more like the 1930’s Spanish Civil War, which became “a savage proxy war and prelude for […]
The Shifting Tectonic Plates of Global Power
War Fatigue Is Not an Option As noted yesterday, this week marks the 1st anniversary of the Ukraine war. Before admitting to Ukraine fatigue, Daniel Henninger suggests that readers first need to put war “fatigue” in context. Vietnam, with 24/7 nightly coverage, helped erode public support for the Vietnam War. With today’s never-ceasing coverage of […]
Putin Promises More War
An Unwanted Peace One year later, and Russia is still at it in Ukraine. In a speech last week, Vladmir Putin promised more war, before blaming the West for it. The choice is binary, argues editors in the WSJ. “Give Ukraine the weapons to win or abandon Ukraine and live with the fallout for decades.” […]
Giving Joe Biden A Break, Man
When asked recently about the Biden family enrichment schemes, following a seven-minute address on the Chinese balloon and the subsequent shoot-down of three yet-to-be-identified objects, President Joe Biden, rather than answer a NY Post reporter’s questions, stormed out, reports James Freeman in the WSJ: President Biden stormed out of a press availability Thursday afternoon when […]
With Malice Toward None, with Charity for All…
… A Just and Lasting Peace A “war-weary” Abraham Lincoln, on 3 March 1865, delivered his 2nd inaugural address. Many consider it among the greatest pieces of presidential oratory. Shortly after, on 15 April 1865, Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States, was assassinated. Fellow countrymen, At this second appearing to take the oath […]
American Universities: Free Speech vs Ideological Diversity
Room for Hope In what Gerard Baker describes as an “encouraging” interview with University of Chicago president, Paul Alivisatos, Mr. Baker asks the president about his outlook for improving the climate for free speech at American universities and colleges. Can they create more ideological and intellectual diversity in the faculty? How can American higher education […]
Free to Be You and Me
Freedom to Choose In NRO, Jay Nordlinger tackles a social-political matter by way of hockey. Thanks to an initiative the NHL calls “Hockey Is for everyone,” the Philadelphia Flyers have an annual “Pride Night.” It is meant to support gay rights. Mr. Nordlinger’s intention is to write about social-political matters, through hockey. On the night […]
Poking a Stick in Russia’s Eye
BLM Signs Gone Missing What happened to all the BLM signs displayed so proudly on lawns, in windows, and even on autos? Replaced with a blue and yellow Ukraine flag, which is the overhauled version of congratulatory woke virtual signaling. Roger Kimball has noticed that even those flags are now starting to disappear. Why? Simple […]
Fiscal Recklessness Takes a Holiday
A Period of Grace Be of good cheer. Legislatively, our elected officials have not been able to do anything of consequence to us, applauds James Freeman in the WSJ. Instead of viewing the legislature pace as “limping and slogging,” many could view the break as “refreshingly reasonable and charmingly deliberate.” Burgess Everett and Olivia Beavers report for […]
What a Difference a Year Makes
Folks, It’s Just Showbiz Well maybe you feel differently if you were one of the recipients of the FTX scam. But as Kara Kennedy reminds readers in Spectator, last year’s Super Bowl football fans dubbed it the Crypto Bowl after eToro, Coinbase, Crypto.com, and FTX all paid for airtime. Fast forward 12 months to yesterday’s […]
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