I congratulate your contributing writer Rebekah Mercer on her timely report on the fraud that is rampant among charitable groups; especially those who play on our heartstrings with the promise to help our veterans — but don’t. I take exception…
I have been a subscriber to The American Spectator since 1992. Among the seven conservative publications I currently subscribe to, that length of time is exceeded only by founder Bill Buckley’s erstwhile tome National Review, which I have been receiving since 1973. However,…
So in the Libyan fable it is told That once an eagle, stricken with a dart, Said, when he saw the fashion of the shaft, “With our own feathers, not by others’ hands, Are we now smitten. – Aeschylus I…
Lunch with Lesley Stahl Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes recently interviewed President Trump. The interview is scheduled to be aired October 25, 2020. I’m curious. What will I learn? I met Lesley Stahl a year or so ago. Before I…
The Implosion of the Nation It is astonishing that Americans are being treated in 2020 to the rupture of so many sacred institutions of this country that have functioned so well for so long. We knew it could, even would,…
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