Here’s the type of person all too numerous in our own State Department. I’m not referring to Parry the admiral. I mean the other guy, the one who speaks first, Sir Richard Dalton: Sir Richard Dalton, knighted in 2005: Richard … Continue reading →
As most of you probably know, I’ve been busy editing Gerard’s book. Quite a task, and one of my activities has been to find appropriate photos that are not copyrighted. In line with one of the essays, I’ve looked for … Continue reading →
Commenter “huxley” observes: Tucker Carlson [said]: ___________________________________ It’s been inevitable since February 16 2016. that’s the day Donald Trump made a blood enemy of the largest and most powerful organization in human history which would be the federal government. …we … Continue reading →
There’s a lot to digest today, all of it incomplete. So I’ll start with a little discourse on law. No system of law can be perfect or anything close to it. In the end, justice – or any approximation of … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The following is a slightly-edited version of a previous D-Day post.] Today is the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the Normandy landings in WWII that led to Western Europe’s liberation. I wonder how many people under forty, either here or … Continue reading →
I’ve posted this song before, but I think it bears repeating, especially on Memorial Day. It’s Tim McGraw’s extraordinarily moving song “If You’re Reading This“: If you’re readin’ this My momma’s sittin’ there Looks like I only got a one … Continue reading →
I’ll start by saying that Joe Biden has had an enormous number of personal tragedies in his life, losses I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. But I’ll add that he continues to either lie about certain elements of these … Continue reading →
Here’s the story from Patel, who [CORRECTION: was a deputy under Richard Grenell), former Director of National Intelligence: Patel said, first, the suspected leaker, Jack Teixeira, would not have had access to the information without someone within the Department of … Continue reading →
From Matt Taibbi: You’ll read a lot in the coming days about the dangers of apps like Discord, or of online gaming groups, which counterintelligence officials told the Washington Post today are a “magnet for spies.” The Leaker tale will … Continue reading →
Some recent hearings in DC: The House Armed Services Subcommittee for Military Personnel held a hearing last week to discuss the growing national security crisis arising from the military’s cratering recruitment numbers. A potpourri of Pentagon nincompoops all universally lauded … Continue reading →
Yes, they passed it, and just about everyone on the right is angry and shrieking “Betrayal!”: Despite the outcry, though, Republicans in the US Senate soldiered forward to stab their voters in the back, and now, we have their names. … Continue reading →
Here’s the latest Twitter files drop. I’ll let Ace tackle this one: This is the least interesting tranche to me or any other conservative. It seems to be published chiefly to interest lefties… The new disclosures detail Twitter’s active participation … Continue reading →