That’s a sentence I didn’t expect to be writing. And yet it’s true: Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured by US forces during a “large-scale” nighttime military operation early Saturday, President Trump announced. “The United … Continue reading →
An excellent idea, if they can pull it off: “I approved, along with the defense minister and finance minister, a sum of NIS 350 billion [$108 billion] over the next decade to build an independent Israeli munitions industry,” Netanyahu said … Continue reading →
Tucker Carlson doesn’t see it (no surprise there): Carlson did not merely argue that the Gulf states matter more. He went further, portraying Israel itself as a net burden on the United States. He described Israel as “a completely insignificant … Continue reading →
Food for thought: Europe’s current elites still live in what can be called a “narrated world,” a reality facilitated by institutions, consultants, and public relations machinery. Narration replaces analysis; virtue replaces vision. For three decades, European societies were told that … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a revised and expanded edition of a post first published in 2006.] Eighty-four years ago tomorrow, Pearl Harbor was attacked. That’s long enough ago that only a vanishing few remember the day and its aftermath with any … Continue reading →
In unutterably sad news, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom has died, which means that Rahmanullah Lakanwal will be facing murder charges for the DC shooting of two members of the National Guard. The other victim is in critical condition and may not … Continue reading →
There’s been a lot of news about the recent negotiations over the Ukraine War, but I haven’t yet written about the topic for the simple reason that I’m waiting for something more definitive. First there was a report about a … Continue reading →
When was the last time the Security Council voted unanimously on anything in the Middle East involving Israel? In this case, Russia and China abstained – but still, the whole thing makes me suspicious. Here’s the news: The resolution implements … Continue reading →
[Part I here. Part II here.] I originally was going to write a two-parter about Tucker Carlson, which seemed like plenty – more than enough. So to all of you who think I’ve gone on way too long about him, … Continue reading →
[Part I can be found here. I also plan a Part III.] In Part I, I discussed the background to Tucker’s profound isolationist advocacy and his hatred of “neocons” as having their origin in his deep anger and embarrassment at … Continue reading →
That’s a question many people have been asking. This post is my answer – or Part I of my answer, because the story is long and there’s a Part II. However, at the outset I want to say that, although … Continue reading →
The first one describes the details of Sinwar’s plans and instructions for 10/7, written in his own handwriting a few months before the event, and recently discovered by the IDF. It’s extraordinary. The gist of it is that all the … Continue reading →