Nat Hentoff’s son, Nick, sadly announced the death of his father on January 7. I have followed Nat Hentoff’s work since 1959, and am saddened by his passing. Hentoff was a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and an ardent defender of civil liberties. He also had, as I have, a lifelong passion for jazz […]
Expert: “An Active Lifestyle ‘Insulates’ You from Cancer”
Dr. Mercola explains how “weight training cut men’s risk of dying of cancer by 40 percent and that exercise may be a key in reducing the chances of liver cancer.” Many studies have also highlighted the role of physical activity in both the prevention and treatment of cancer. Again, one of the primary mechanisms responsible […]
Is There a New Movement of Warmer Russian Relations In the World?
The Wall Street Journal explains that the May elections in France are likely to lead to a policy of friendlier relations with Russia. PARIS—When France elects a new president in the spring, Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely gain an ally in the heart of Europe. The two leading candidates, François Fillon and Marine Le […]
Only Trump Seems to Understand Putin
Originally posted July 13, 2016. The American Conservative’s Philip P. Giraldi has penned the indispensable explanation of today’s Russia and it’s leader Vladimir Putin. Philip concludes that only Trump seems to understand Putin. Truly, the unwillingness to takes steps after 1991 to assist Russia in its post-communism transformation into a stable, prosperous, and secure state […]
My Latest Hard Currency Haul
Was Abstention at the UN Really Based on Obama’s Hatred of Israel?
Former CIA bin Laden chief Michael Scheuer explains that U.S foreign policy ought to consist much more in abstaining than doing. The U.S. abstention on the UN Security Council’s resolution condemning Israel’s building of settlements in the West Bank was absolutely the right action, but it was taken for wrong, sophomoric, and really rather dastardly […]
Dateline Israel: The Two State Solution is Almost Surely Dead
Are Israeli settlements on the West Bank and in East Jerusalem illegal? Pat Buchanan explains how the United States now finds itself in a tough position. “President-elect Trump, thank you for your warm friendship and your clear-cut support of Israel,” gushed Bibi Netanyahu, after he berated John Kerry in a fashion that would once have […]
Should Trump Get All the Credit for Soaring Consumer Confidence?
I have regularly explained, in my monthly investment strategy reports that the U.S. economy has been on the last legs of an economic recovery for many months. The single reason that the historically weak recovery lasted as long as it did was a robbing of Peter to pay Paul, a distorted interest rate structure created by […]
Can You Extend Lifespan by Lowering Blood Pressure with Drugs?
In his book Over-the-Counter Natural Cures, Shane Ellison, M.S. informs readers, If high blood pressure was dangerous, then lowering it with hypertension drugs would increase lifespan. Yet, I couldn’t find a single clinical trial showing that hypertension medications increased lifespan among users of these drugs when compared with nonusers. In fact, many times, low blood […]
Senator Lindsey Graham Wants to Slash U.N. Funding
Pat Buchanan explains that Trump Republicans see an opportunity ahead: If Israel does not cease expanding West Bank settlements, she could be hauled before the International Criminal Court and charged with war crimes. Already, J Street, the liberal Jewish lobby that backs a two-state solution in Palestine — and has been denounced by Donald Trump’s […]
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