I enjoyed one of my loveliest drives ever in late March 2012. My sainted parents had invited me to join one of their many post-retirement trips. So, I flew into Asheville, North Carolina, rented a car, and departed for their…
In the first volume of his history of World War II, The Gathering Storm, Winston Churchill laid bare the root causes of the war. The blame fell squarely on the Western powers’ failure to recognize the growing threat of war…
When a political party, its leaders, its spokespersons, its echo chamber in the mainstream media repeat over and over again that Donald Trump is a “threat to democracy,” a “fascist,” a wannabe “dictator,” and compare him to Adolf Hitler, what…
WASHINGTON — Overspending has been such a part of the fabric of the nation’s capital that the fiscal watchdog group Citizens Against Government Waste has gone through a number of pig mascots. Poppy the potbelly pig attended a CAGW news…
Entry into the United States by illegal aliens has been rising almost exponentially in the past decade. This has been a welcomed development by Democrats and has been opposed by some Republicans, though not all. The objections have come principally…
The aircraft carrier USS George Washington cruised through the south Atlantic last week in the first joint U.S. naval exercise with Argentina in more than 30 years. Leftist Peronistas who governed the country during much of those decades gave bases…
Still, thou art blest, compar’d wi’ me! The present only toucheth thee: But Och! I backward cast my e’e, On prospects drear! An’ forward tho’ I canna see, I guess an’ fear! —Robert Burns, “To a Mouse” Ivan Pavlov’s salivating…
I was in second grade when an assassin’s bullet tore apart the brain of the President of the United States. It was a different time. All but a tiny minority of us readily accepted the official story. It occurred to…
In this election year billions will be spent for control of the House, Senate, and White House. Immigration, abortion rights, and the economy already poll as major issues assuring substantial blocks of votes for Republicans and Democrats. The majority may…
