Here’s today’s good read…. It doesn’t need much discussion before reading and yet demands a somber and thorough consideration after. Shellenberger hits all the right notes and lays bare the venality and utter corruption of the those pushing and perpetuating the Great Lies that

Today’s lesson comes at a moment when many Americans are so reflexively anti-Trump that any sober and cogent discussion of the tariff strategy is foreclosed in hysterical invective and lies. In this piece, Harris succinctly lays out the economic and political imperatives driving

Despite 7 million dead and hundreds of millions sickened, the cause of the pandemic remains a mystery. Indeed, many do not seem inclined to find the answer. It is like fighting World War II and then shrugging off the question of what actually started it... thehill.com/opinion/health…

SCOTUS’ Timidity Triggers Constitutional Crisis thefederalist.com/2025/04/14/sco… Today’s readings include this…a thorough and reasoned expose’ of the current Constitutional stand-off between the Trump administration and an activist jurist in a Maryland District courtroom bent on

usni.org/magazines/proc… Today is the 37th anniversary of Operation Praying Mantis, the largest US naval combat engagement since WWII. I was the Surface/Subsurface Weapons Coordinator(SSWC) onboard USS Wainwright that day and was in the Combat Information Center for more than 20

poets.org/poem/paul-reve… Oh, and it’s also the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride to call forth the Minutemen patriots as the British Army advanced on Lexington and Concord. Revere’s duty, abetted by fellow Sons of Liberty William Dawes and Samuel Prescott, was crucial to

"America's Growing Trade Deficit Is Selling The Nation Out From Under Us. Here's A Way To Fix The Problem --And We Need To Do It Now" - Warren Buffet, 2003 money.cnn.com/magazines/fort…

This morning’s view from the front porch! Happy Mother’s Day!

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I posted the comment below last year and Facebook helpfully reminded me of what I said about the 80th anniversary of D-Day. My sentiments are even more pronounced today as we witness the creeping authoritarianism crushing individual freedom across Europe. This time, it's not

There are obvious familiar aspects to the news coverage. It takes very little for the media to seed a false story. It quickly enters the echo chamber and is repeated on countless social media sites...jonathanturley.org/2025/07/07/nev…

...The weaponization of such tragedies has become commonplace in American politics. Previously, Democrats like Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer bizarrely attempted to blame the crash of a Mexican ship in New York and air accidents around the world on Trump cuts...

...Once again, we need to see what went wrong in Texas to try to avoid such tragedies in the future. The hair-triggered response of the media to weaponize the tragedy should also be reviewed. However, it is far more likely that there will be changes to emergency procedures than