About two million Brits enlisted in the Civil Defense Service in World War II, and nearly 2,400 of them lost their lives to enemy action. These were the fire wardens, the rescue party members, the messengers, and such who negotiated…
Suppose that the COVID-19 pandemic is not the Asian flu, but Pearl Harbor. A number of conservative commentators have speculated that it might result from a biological attack to wipe out the U.S. economy. Of course, the left wing’s self-appointed “fact…
Within days of requesting $5 billion from the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF), Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei turned down and mocked America’s offer to send medical assistance to fight the spiraling coronavirus crisis. At present, Iran is only admitting…
Politics being politics, and politicians being politicians, Americans have figured out how, along with sore throats and violent coughing, the coronavirus causes finger-pointing, loud talking, and endless credit-claiming. The best remedy I know of: huge handfuls of salt for sprinkling…
I used to like driving well over the speed limit. I grew up well outside Atlanta, and the posted speeds never represented the practiced reality, even on the most remote cow-trail roads winding through the woods. I always went faster…
New York City has replaced northern Italy as the crucial crisis point of the international coronavirus pandemic, and that’s actually good news for America. What it means is that the crisis in Italy may have passed its worst point, and,…
The coronavirus is reminding everyone that you cannot rely on government and that ultimately it is the private sector that will provide the solutions. Many non-medical government officials and members of the media are predicting massive cases of COVID-19 and…
