My friend, Christopher A. Preble, vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, explains to readers at nationalinterest.org that “umpires don’t play the game. They don’t swing the bats or throw the balls.” It was never realistic to think that a single country, even one as great and powerful as the […]
Colin Powell Made Me Do It
Yes, Collin Powell, former U.S. general, did use a private email while he was Secretary of State, but it was at a time when the State Department did not have its own secure server. Now Hillary Clinton’s latest excuse for her notorious use of a private server is that Powell made her do it. According […]
Hillary Will Prolong the Syrian War
Economics may be the dismal science, but international relations is right up there. Even in the wake of that stomach-churning picture of the shell-shocked Syrian boy, ask an international security specialist what he or she thinks about the Syrian civil war, and you’re likely to end up with a list of general research findings like […]
How to Survive the Calm before the Storm
Central banks are running this market. It’s not real. It feels like a ghost town. But what are investors to do? Well, you may be aware that pensions are writing puts on volatility. In other words they’re offering downside protection to investors. Nice business in calm markets, but if the markets do go down, pensions […]
Gary Johnson on Education
On The Issues offers insights on presidential candidate Gary Johnson’s views on education. No student loans; they cause higher tuition: Q: How would your plans for education include student loans and grants? JOHNSON: My plans don’t include doing anything when it comes to student loans. The reason for the higher cost in higher education rests […]
The Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin Connection
Vanity Fair takes an in depth look: Google Abdullah Omar Nasseef, the man who set up the Abedins in Jidda, and a host of right-wing screeds pop up. Though he is a high-ranking insider in the Saudi government and sits on the king’s Shura Council, there are claims that Nasseef once had ties to Osama […]
The Oligarchs Who Rule Us
“It’s despicable,” writes Rod Dreher of the American Conservative. As many as 110,000 people lost their homes and losses will mount to nearly $21 billion, according to estimates from flood-ravaged Louisiana. So, asks Mr. Dreher, where’s Hillary? Do not believe for one second that there’s any reason why Hillary Clinton cannot get here. Donald Trump […]
Trump on the Money
Michael Scheuer’s Sage Advice to Trump!
Former CIA bin Laden chief offers some overdue strategic advice to Donald Trump: Mr. Trump, you have fallen into a snare placed for you by the Republican establishment people on your team, most of the media, and by Hillary Clinton and her advisers. Mr. Trump, THIS IS REPUBLIC KILLING BULLSHIT!!! Clear, commonsense, patriotic, and non-complex […]
America—All In with Trump
Pat Buchanan, writing at americanconservative.com, tells readers that on the main issues—Americanism and avoiding nation-building abroad—“America is all in with Trump.” Trump believes populism and nationalism are the future of America, and wants to keep saying so. Nor is this stance inconsistent with recapturing the ground lost in the weeks since he was running even […]