Military history is replete with famous battles that turned the tide in war. When a superior force overextended itself in the wrong place at the wrong time. These include the Battle of Marathon in 490… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here….
Catherine, the Princess of Wales, known by many as Kate Middleton, released an official apology after sparking outrage online for photoshopping a photograph of her and her children for the U.K.’s cele… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism…
If you tour the magnificent Blenheim Palace, you will see the room where 150 years ago Winston Churchill was born — Nov. 30, 1874. A short distance from the palace is the very modest Bladon churchyard… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling…
If you look at a map of the 13 colonies, you may notice something rather odd. Between New York and New Hampshire, there is a sliver of land that wasn’t included. It looks like Vermont was simply not i… No…
Our staunch ally, Great Britain, first known as “the sceptered isle” in Shakespeare’s Richard II, now travails against many tempests — domestic political instability, regret over Brexit, a degraded mi… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism and get…
Another year, another installment of The Crown. The series, which started in 2016, has been a cash cow for Netflix. But the end is in sight. The first four episodes of the sixth season went out to the… No hoodwinking…
At her death on April 8, 2013, she was the Right Honorable Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, LG, OM, DStJ, PC, FRS, HonFRSC, but at her birth on Oct. 13, 1925 — 98 years ago toda… No hoodwinking…
WASHINGTON — I have spent the last three weeks in a very pleasant place, Europe. Not in Moscow, nor in Kyiv, nor even in Paris. Actually, I have been in London — London, the city that never sleeps or,… No…
“Joe Biden’s Wheel of Misfortune,” editorial cartoon by Yogi Love for The American Spectator, July 10, 2023…. No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism and get unlimited access to quality commentary. Subscribe Already a subscriber? Login here
I just took a trip with old geezers. I signed up for a dreaded package tour, this one for Ireland, and found myself surrounded by a mix of oldsters and retirees. How could that happen? Other than thr… No hoodwinking…