The American Conservative’s scholar-in-residence, Bradley Birzer, explains that Thomas Jefferson’s favorite works, by Isaac Newton, John Locke and Francis Bacon, were highly intelligent, when grouped together they were also somewhat “radical and mischievous.” This is descriptive duo is apt for the reading material of a man who would help lead his country into one of […]
How Barbara Bush Brought Down the House at Wellesley College
What in the world, demanded 150 “outraged” Wellesley students, could Barbara Bush have to say in a commencement speech at the prestigious woman’s college? The year was 1990. Barbara Bush, about to turn 65, had ridden to prominence on the coattails of her husband rather than on her own merit, the enlightened students intimated. As […]
Your Retirement: The Van Life
Is living in a van and travelling the country for you? For some baby boomers it’s the only way to travel. “‘The thing I like so much about van life is the simplicity,’ says 55-year-old John Kennedy, now on his first big road trip, to California, in his $75,000 revamped Ram ProMaster,” reports Anne Marie Chaker […]
Senate Must Not Confirm Anti-Iran-Deal Pompeo
Daniel Larison writes in The American Conservative that the confirmation of Mike Pompeo as the next Secretary of State should be rejected by the Senate. There are many reasons Pompeo should be disqualified from the post of America’s chief diplomat, but most critical is his desire to annul the nuclear deal hammered out with Iran. […]
One Standard for the Public, Another for the FBI?
James Comey, outdoing himself on the media circuit, explains the many and varied ways he does not like himself or Donald Trump. As Comey’s publicity tour rolls forward, Kimberley Strassel suggests a few basic questions Mr. Comey should be expected to answer. Why was the Christopher Steele dossier still “unverified” when the FBI used it […]
O Canada: “Sports Bind Us Together in our Pain and Heartache”
In his wonderful tribute to the 16 members of Canada’s hockey community killed in a tragic bus crash—10 were players of the Humboldt Broncos heading to a playoff game in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs—Aaron Gleason of The Federalist, writes “Canada is hockey and hockey is Canada.” Think of the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles […]
Syria’s Four Fronts and a Perfect Storm of Chaos
As you can see in the map above, the Syrian civil war has many fronts and many players. Those fronts are increasingly more complicated as outside forces are getting increasingly involved. As Haaretz explains in “Syrias Four-Front War and the Unprecedented Chaos It Has Created,” the recent chaos has seen al-Qaida rebels shooting down a […]
How Would You Evacuate? Could You?
Originally posted September 22, 2017. After the triple shot of devastation served up by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, it’s worth a few minutes of your time to reassess your level of preparedness. Even if you live far away from the Atlantic or Pacific, you’re not immune. There are natural disasters that can touch down […]
Cato’s Justin Logan—Iran Nuclear Deal an Historic Achievement
Originally posted July 17, 2015. Justin Logan, director of foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, tells readers, as 30 nonproliferation experts attested to in a statement in April, “the agreement reduces the likelihood of destabilizing nuclear weapons competition in the Middle East, and strengthens global efforts to prevent proliferation, including the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.” …the […]
Iran’s Nuclear Bomb Prospects
Originally posted January 4, 2016. Americans are being misled on Iran’s prospects for developing a nuclear weapon. I recently asked Dr. Christopher Preble, the Cato Institute’s director for defense and foreign policy studies, for a New Year’s assessment of Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Chris advises Americans that: Based on the evidence that has been reported, Iran […]
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