Take this Quiz PBSNEWSHOUR asks, “Do you live in a bubble? There exists a new upper class that’s completely disconnected from the average white American and American culture at large, argues Charles Murray, a libertarian political scientist and author. Take this 25-question quiz, based on a similar one published in Murray’s 2012 book, “Coming Apart: […]
Simple is Sophisticated: My Grandchildren’s “Rich as Croesus” Strategy Part II
Scene from Greek history: The deaf-mute son of King Croesus prevents the Persians from killing his father, by Salvator Rosa, c.1663-64. Lucky you! You don’t have to wait for my next installment on Simple is Sophisticated. Going back ten years now, in May 2006, my father-in-law Dick Young wrote to his treasured readers about a […]
Stunning Video of Russia’s Iskander-M Missile Launch
Source: Pravda.ru The Russian Defense Ministry has uploaded the video of a training launch of a cruise missile from tactical missile complex Iskander-M. The video appeared on the official website of the department on April 15. “The missile, made with the use of the radar signature reduction technology, was not detected by means of electronic […]
Donald Trump and America First
Here, are some highlights from Donald Trump’s major, scripted foreign policy speech (video below). America first will be the major and overriding theme of my administration. Our resources are totally over extended. President Obama has weakened our military by weakening our economy. He’s crippled us with wasteful spending, massive debt, low growth, a huge trade […]
Simple is Sophisticated: My Grandchildren’s “Rich as Croesus” Strategy
My father-in law Dick Young wrote this timeless issue in May 2006 in his monthly strategy report: Richard C. Young’s Intelligence Report. Check back in a week or so for more on one of my favorite investing lessons. As you can see I have a somewhat vested interest in the results. Read more of Dick […]
Trump Soars, Cruz Disintegrates
In The American Conservative, Daniel Larison announces the overwhelming Tuesday Trump victory and the equally stunning meltdown for the Cruz camp. Trump swept all five states tonight as expected, and actually did a bit better than the polls indicated. He not only won a majority of the vote in every state, but came close to […]
Sanders & Trump: How Newport County Voted in RI Primary
Newport County polls mirror Rhode Island totals:
Airforce Wants AC-130 Gunships Armed With Air-Launched UAVS and Lasers
Source: AirForceTimes Air Force Special Operations Command is working to make its ultimate gunship a high-tech flying machine armed with lasers and microwave weapons and equipped with small drones. The technology is almost ready to be outfitted in the service’s special operations fleet. Later, upgraded versions of the new AC-130J Ghostrider could be outfitted with […]
Breaking Up the United States, Part 1
With the nation locked in a pulsing tug of war over who gets to determine who goes peepee in which potty, perhaps it is time to consider breaking up the United States. Don’t laugh. It’s an argument with a rich tradition behind it. Today: the tradition. Next week: the praxis. One of the first serious […]
Running Neck-and-Neck with Hillary?
From Rod Dreher in The American Conservative: Trump is way ahead in Indiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and California. Unless Kasich drops out, which he’s not going to do, Trump might run the table. Pennsylvania, Maryland, and three other states in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic region — all Trump-friendly — vote tomorrow. Indiana’s the week after that. California’s not till the […]