Why were all the antagonistic questions during the first presidential debate directed toward Donald Trump and not one toward Hillary Clinton? “Donald Trump was asked about his tax returns, his role in promoting the birther controversy, whether he flip-flopped on the Iraq War, and what he meant when he said recently that Clinton does not […]
Should the Colossal Dodd-Frank Law be Repealed this Minute?
Viewers watching yesterday’s Congressional hearings featuring Janet Yellen were met with fireworks as Congressman Sean Duffy excoriated the Federal Reserve Chairwoman for failing to end too big to fail. Duffy’s implication was that, despite the massive costs and burdens the Dodd-Frank legislation mandating the end of “too big to fail,” America is still burdened by […]
The Swiss Get It Right in Banning Burkas in Public
Thesun.co.uk breaks the news. The Swiss government has voted to ban the Burka being worn in public, Members voted in favor of a ruling that “no person shall cover his face in public places.” FLASHBACK VIDEO: First Fines: Burqa ban comes into force in Switzerland
5 Ways to Improve Your Prepping
Take it from me. You never know when your house could go up in flames. I like this advice for prepping from Rex Nanorum at The Loadout Room: If you’ve been prepping for a little while, you’ve probably got the basics covered. You have a bug-out bag, a decent stash of MRE’s or #10 cans […]
Sikorsky Aircraft Succesfully Flies an Unmanned Black Hawk
In cooperation with the U.S. Army, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has successfully demonstrated optionally piloted flight of a Black Hawk helicopter, a significant step toward providing autonomous cargo delivery functionality to the U.S. Army. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). Sikorsky Aircraft is currently in development of an Optionally Piloted BLACK […]
Debate #1: What Stood out the Most
You don’t want to get between a stage and a Clinton. My biggest takeaway from last night’s debate? Simple, there’s no escaping the three-headed monster of Chelsea, Bill, and Hillary: Chillary. Chillary is the image that I cannot get out of my head. No sooner did mediator Lester Holt unclip his mic and there was Chillary […]
Donald Trump, Just Cruising Down the Road Causing no Crashes
David Franke is a decades-long industry friend and a fine writer and editor. David summarizes last night’s debate outing pretty much in line with what I would have written. So I decided to let David bring you the message of relative calm. Bottom line first: I think the debate was a wash. Hillary was better […]
The Foreign Policy Pundit’s Dictionary
Daniel Larison and Ben Denison have pieces up decrying the focus on American “leadership” in foreign affairs commentary. It’s a tendentious and vacuous term that’s annoyed me for years, which got me to thinking: there are lots of tendentious and vacuous foreign-policy terms that have annoyed me for years. In the spirit of Ambrose Bierce, […]
Unions or Children–Which Way Will Massachusetts Vote?
In a state that takes great pride in education, Massachusetts has become ground zero for the national charter school debate, explains Roger Lowenstein in the WSJ. State laws limit charter school capacity in the Bay State, which means 32,000 children, most of them minorities, are on waiting lists. But that could change in November when […]