Writing in the National Review, Jack Crowe reports on the administration’s pending cease-fire deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan. The U.S. has agreed to the outlines of a peace deal with the Taliban that includes the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan in exchange for a guarantee that terrorist groups will not be permitted to […]
I Know Portland Well: Avoid Portland.
Portland has a bad street scene, a bad scene at night, and a scary scene if you get off in the wrong part of what is a pretty small downtown. That is the long and short of an increasingly dangerous community. Here’s the view from Jennifer Levitz at The Wall Street Journal: PORTLAND, Maine—This community […]
Will Lindsey Graham Hold Christine Blasey Ford Accountable?
In a post at The Federalist, Margot Cleveland wonders whether or not Sen. Lindsey Graham will hold Christine Blasey Ford, and others who falsely accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of various crimes, accountable. Graham is the new chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and it would be within his power to dive into an investigation of the false […]
Ocasio-Cortez: Campaign of Gun Control, Multi-culturism and Open Borders
Originally posted on July 6, 2018. James Pinkerton, a former aide in the Reagan administration and contributing editor at The American Conservative, wonders if Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s platform of gun control, open borders and multiculturalism could ever be a winning strategy in America. He writes (abridged): If Ocasio-Cortez and her allies could stick to that lunch-bucket message […]
Trump Voters Were Right Just Like Breitbart.
In The American Spectator, Melissa Mackenzie explains the late Andrew Breitbart’s war on the mainstream media, and how he was right and how the American people are right to fight for their culture. She writes: Andrew Breitbart loathed the mainstream media. He knew, to his core, the mendacity pointed at ideological enemies of Leftist dogma. […]
Dick Young’s Disaster/Survival Manual: Chapter 1
Originally posted on September 6, 2011. Hurricane Irene turned Vermont into a war zone look-a-like that will have financial and personal ramifications for years to come. Other states, of course, got clobbered as well. I cite Vermont in chapter one of my Disaster/Survival guide because I know Vermont better than any of the other hard-hit […]
EMP Threat: Be Prepared
Originally posted on January 3, 2009. While talk of Armageddon may bring to mind tinfoil hats and the funny public service announcements of 1960’s, an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack is a real threat. The U.S. government commissioned an exhaustive report on the subject. The scariest scenario is known as a Scud-in-a-Bucket. The scenario goes like […]
The Diversity Movement and Multiculturalism Overtakes the Modern University
At The Federalist, Joy Pullmann explains the views of Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn, who feels that maybe college isn’t for everyone. Arnn also laments “the diversity movement and the multicultural movement that has overtaken the modern university.” Pullmann writes (abridged): Even though it’s in colleges’ financial and reputational interest to try to generate as […]
Risk Analysis for Consistent, Positive, Prudent Returns
Through the years, I have been relentless in my efforts to alert investors of the dangers of taking on too much risk. It may seem redundant, but investor minds have been proven to be easily distracted, especially when it comes to matters of prudence. In August 2014 I explained my policy of risk avoidance, writing: […]
The Armed American Family: Part II
Originally posted March 23, 2015. The old saying in Switzerland goes, “Switzerland doesn’t have an army, it is an army.” This is because most Swiss males serve in the Swiss army (militia) until 40. All are issued a rifle, which is kept at home. Switzerland is able to completely mobilize its armed forces within 48 hours. […]
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