In The American Conservative, Bill Kauffman writes about the late Shelby Foote, a Civil War historian. Kauffman recalls in his piece an interview he had with Foote in 2000, and focuses in on Foote’s examination of the Stars and Bars flag of the Confederacy. Kauffman relates Foote’s view of the Stars and Bars then, with […]
Tom Friedman Regurgitates Saudi Propaganda Wholesale
At The American Conservative, Daniel Larison calls out New York Times columnist Tom Friedman for blindly regurgitating the talking points of Mohammed bin Salman—the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia—whom Friedman recently interviewed. Larison is incensed by Friedman’s ability to ignore the atrocities being perpetrated by the Saudis and their allies in Yemen, while he puffs […]
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You’ve Read the Last Issue of Intelligence Report: Dave Hammer on WD-40
During my 14-year run in the institutional research and trading business in Boston, the finest analyst with whom I worked was oil analyst Dave Hammer. Since 1990 Dave has been the managing partner of Hammer Asset Management. We stay in touch to this day. You can see why from his interview in the September 1987 […]
Another Failed American Intervention: This One Threatens Europe
There isn’t much good that can be said about the now deceased brutal dictator and mass murderer Muammar Qaddafi. But what can be said is that his presence at the head of Libya kept radical Islamists from putting their roots down in the country, and he prevented refugees using Libya as a launching pad over […]
Is Donald Trump Destroying the State Department?
As Peter Van Buren explains at The American Conservative, Donald Trump and his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson are by no means destroying the State Department. The organization has been less and less meaningful, and the new administration is simply adjusting in to match its mission. Despite the hyperbolic wails from the media that Tillerson […]
La Grande Epicerie’s Vast Selection Now Available on the Right Bank
La Grande Épicerie de Paris, on the ground floor of Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche (24 Rue de Sèvres in the 7th), has long been one of the best food halls in Paris. Now shoppers can get the same quality at the new La Grande Épicerie de Paris Rive Droite, on the Right Bank of the Seine. […]
In Burgundy, It’s ‘Raze the House, Plant more Vines’
Wealthy French investors are grabbing up land in Burgundy at a rapid pace. Locals are worried about the influx of outsider investors, but so far the region doesn’t appear to be undergoing the same urbanization effects Bordeaux has seen. Two of France’s wealthiest citizens, François Pinault and Bernard Arnault have purchased adjacent vineyards in Burgundy, sparking the […]
Is Germany in for Political Turmoil?
After recent German elections, Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats took the largest share of the votes, but must form a coalition with other parties to rule. The prospects for successfully forming a new government are looking worse each day. The failure to create an orderly government in Germany is increasing perceived risk in Europe, and if […]
Will John McCain’s Advice Lead America to Civil War?
This is my third installment reviewing Michael Scheuer’s multi-part essay, On natural rights, Saudi Arabia, and John McCain. Scheuer is the former head of the CIA’s bin Laden unit, and a regular commenter on America’s foreign policy. Here he writes that at a recent speech to the Naval Academy’s Brigade of Midshipmen, Senator John McCain pushed […]
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