Jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson has passed away at 75. NPR writes: Bobby Hutcherson, a vibraphonist whose improvising and composition helped to define modernity for jazz as a whole, has died. He had long struggled with emphysema. He was 75. As a mallet percussionist, he expanded the scope of what was possible on his instrument. And […]
U.S. Army Testing Genetically Modified Spider Silk as Body Armor
Thank you to a friend for forwarding this to us. U.S. Army is currently testing genetically modified spider silk for body armor. It will be stronger than steel and Kevlar and still weigh less. Source: Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc., the leading developer of spider silk based fibers, today announced that it […]
Neocons for Clinton
It’s been clear for some time that neoconservatives would prefer Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump, for a host of different reasons–and one big reason. Writing in the New York Daily News, Michael Tracey judges the neocons-for-Hillary alliance a “strange relationship,” and worries that by using her neocon endorsements as a political cudgel, Clinton risks “rehabilitating” […]
The Cosmic Center of the Rio Games
At 29, Usain Bolt is old, but not ancient. Sunday night Bolt did it again. The Jamaican sprinter has already defied time by winning his third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter dash, or bolt, if you will. Writes the WSJ: He’s fun to watch as a three-Olympics geezer. It’s pretty clear Bolt will […]
“Panacea for a Mismanaged Nation”
Pat Buchanan, writing at The American Conservative, lays out the road map ahead for America: Ernest Hemingway reminded us of how nations escape quagmires of debt: “The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are […]
Can You Guess the Least Free State in America?
Over at the Cato Institute, William Ruger and Jason Sorens have compiled the 2016 ranking of Freedom in the 50 States. This is the fourth bi-annual edition of the rankings. Can you guess how your state fared? Take a look at the map below to find out. And if you guessed New York was the […]
A Shocker: Johnson’s Got the Military Vote
The Cato Institute’s Doug Bandow rolls out this shocker for Americans: The Libertarian Party is a perennial and distant third-place contender, but this election might be different. Johnson (Gary) has been polling in double digits and could sway the balance of power, especially with the help of military personnel. A July poll found Johnson well […]
“Arrogant and War Loving Interventionists”
Michael Scheuer, former CIA bin Laden unit chief, takes a look at the anti -Trump letter signed by 50 Republican foreign policy experts. The bipartisan governing elite’s panic over Mr. Trump’s potential for destroying their cozy, elitist, bribe-filled, war-causing, and increasingly authoritarian culture is quite clear in the self-righteous, all-knowing, and citizenry-hating anti-Trump letter published […]
George W. Bush Wrong on Turkey?
Turkey has become a real thorn in the side of NATO, as The National Interest explains to readers: It was 2004, and the geopolitical chess pieces were positioned very differently from how they are today. Back then, Turkey wanted to join the European Union, Great Britain thought that that was a magnificent idea and France […]
Hillary’s Hot Air and Empty Promises
Hillary Clinton went to Michigan last week to deliver her big economic speech in which she laid out what she would do if elected president. Here’s what Ms. Clinton proposes: “job creation”—where government hires people to build things. “infrastructure bank”—the ultimate in crony capitalism with the government deciding which projects get or do not get […]