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Archives for August 2016

The Cosmic Center of the Rio Games

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At 29, Usain Bolt is old, but not ancient. Sunday night Bolt did it again. The Jamaican sprinter has already defied time by winning his third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter dash, or bolt, if you will. Writes the WSJ: He’s fun to watch as a three-Olympics geezer. It’s pretty clear Bolt will […]

“Panacea for a Mismanaged Nation”

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Pat Buchanan, writing at The American Conservative, lays out the road map ahead for America: Ernest Hemingway reminded us of how nations escape quagmires of debt: “The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are […]

Can You Guess the Least Free State in America?

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Over at the Cato Institute, William Ruger and Jason Sorens have compiled the 2016 ranking of Freedom in the 50 States. This is the fourth bi-annual edition of the rankings. Can you guess how your state fared? Take a look at the map below to find out. And if you guessed New York was the […]

A Shocker: Johnson’s Got the Military Vote

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The Cato Institute’s Doug Bandow rolls out this shocker for Americans: The Libertarian Party is a perennial and distant third-place contender, but this election might be different. Johnson (Gary) has been polling in double digits and could sway the balance of power, especially with the help of military personnel. A July poll found Johnson well […]

“Arrogant and War Loving Interventionists”

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Michael Scheuer, former CIA bin Laden unit chief, takes a look at the anti -Trump letter signed by 50 Republican foreign policy experts. The bipartisan governing elite’s panic over Mr. Trump’s potential for destroying their cozy, elitist, bribe-filled, war-causing, and increasingly authoritarian culture is quite clear in the self-righteous, all-knowing, and citizenry-hating anti-Trump letter published […]

George W. Bush Wrong on Turkey?

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Turkey has become a real thorn in the side of NATO, as The National Interest explains to readers: It was 2004, and the geopolitical chess pieces were positioned very differently from how they are today. Back then, Turkey wanted to join the European Union, Great Britain thought that that was a magnificent idea and France […]

Hillary’s Hot Air and Empty Promises

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Hillary Clinton went to Michigan last week to deliver her big economic speech in which she laid out what she would do if elected president. Here’s what Ms. Clinton proposes: “job creation”—where government hires people to build things. “infrastructure bank”—the ultimate in crony capitalism with the government deciding which projects get or do not get […]

Panic at JFK Highlights the Need for Situational Awareness

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Last night panic spread through New York’s John F. Kennedy airport as reports of shots fired spread. Two terminals were closed, passengers were fleeing blindly and ducking for cover, and police escorted innocent civilians out of the building with weapons drawn. In reports, travelers told the media they ran because everyone else was running. Without […]

My Favorite Small Village Country Inn- Dorset Inn

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Originally posted May 23, 2009. For more than 200 years, The Dorset Inn has offered traditional New England hospitality. Gracious lodging, gourmet dining, fine wines and great spirits….all trademarks of Vermont’s oldest continually operating inn. Downhill skiing at Bromley and Stratton, shopping Manchester’s designer outlets, attending summer stock theater at our own Dorset Playhouse, enjoying […]

“Diversity for Others”

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Syrian refugees are being resettled in Virginia. And no, not in Fairfax, Loudoun or Arlington—some of the wealthiest counties in our nation. The refugees are being resettled in towns at least 100 miles away from our nation’s capital. According to data from the State Department, the Syrian refugees “have been placed in towns with lower […]