Yesterday, the North Koreans successfully showed that they have the technology to fire an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) far enough to hit most of the United States. The ICBM is proof that North Korea has made great strides in its ballistic missile technology, and creates a new nuclear threat for the American people. Justin McCurry […]
Zumwalt Advanced Gun System May Finally Get its Ammo
In late 2016 we found out the US Navy couldn’t fire its awesome new gun aboard the USS Zumwalt because the Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) rounds cost nearly a million dollars. Shortly after USNI reported the Navy was looking to replace the LRLAP with Raytheon’s Excalibur Projectile. The only problem was the Excalibur’s […]
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‘Worthless Allies’ Drive Terrible U.S. Foreign Policy
After decades of presidents winning on promises of less U.S. involvement the in affairs of other countries, and then proceeding to intervene around the world, America has become beholden to what former CIA officer Philip Giraldi calls “worthless all[ies].” These allies are given the leading roll in directing American policies in their region, leaving the […]
Command and Control Advertising is Dead
Andrew Essex, a former advertising executive, has written a book called The End of Advertising: Why It Had to Die, and the Creative Resurrection to Come. Essex believes that advertising as we know it has “somewhere between five minutes and five years” before its end. He believes advertisers will have to spend their time and money creating something […]
A Large Army For America—Yes or No?: Part I
Originally posted March 8, 2014. The Wall Street Journal and neocons and their sympathizers vote yes. Cato Institute’s Chris Preble and Ben Friedman, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Boston University professor Andrew J. Bacevich and Dick Young vote no. Mr. Preble’s The Power Problem is America’s manifesto for safety and prosperity. In the past I have […]
Boston Celtics Play for 2020 not 2018
The Boston Celtics are not going to beat LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavs in 2018 (he’s driven away all the talent in the conference). The Boston Celtics are not going to beat a potential LeBron James LA Lakers in 2019. The Boston Celtics will be competitive for a world title in 2020, IF they retain ALL […]
Tyrannis Delenda Est
The final version of the new GOP health-care bill will not be presented (if it can even clear a Senate vote) to Americans until after, perhaps well after, the 4th of July. As an independent taking a supporting view on behalf of all Americans, I will read the entire bill as soon as it clears […]
The Impeachment Muddle
President Donald Trump is being roundly criticized for tweeting insults against Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, two MSNBC anchors who make their living insulting him. But Donald Trump did not give up his First Amendment rights when he took the oath of office, James Freeman points out in the WSJ. It’s unclear why the president would […]
Lost 29 Years: This Japanese Comeback will Surprise You
What is old is new again in Japan. Next year Sony will begin doing something it hasn’t done for 29 years. With incredible demand for vinyl records from consumers looking to recapture the excellent analog sounds of their youth, Sony will begin making its own vinyl records once again in Japan. As I wrote earlier […]
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