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Archives for September 2024

Wonders Never Cease

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Guess Who’s a Capitalist, Now? “I’m a capitalist,” declared Kamala Harris on Wednesday. Harris promised this week to “seek practical solutions to problems.” Perhaps Harris is getting jittery about how swing voters will vote. Yet any inspection of the details, argues the WSJ, shows Kamala Harris offering the same policies as Mr. Biden, only more […]

China’s Reverse Opium War

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You already know that Chinese interests are deeply involved in America’s fentanyl crisis. But China’s reverse-Opium War on America encompasses so much more. When American authorities zeroed in on Done Global for supplying illicit Adderall to Americans, the operation was covertly moved to China and continues to operate. Rolfe Winkler reports in The Wall Street […]

Hurricane Helene Makes Landfall as a Category 4

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Joe Barrett, Deborah Acosta, Ginger Adams Otis, and Victoria Albert of The Wall Street Journal report that forecasters warn of potentially ‘unsurvivable conditions’ in some areas as Helene makes landfall as a Category 4 hurricane. They write: Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm Thursday night, after forecasters warned of pounding […]

Did China’s Newest Nuclear-Powered Submarine Sink?

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Michael R. Gordon of The Wall Street Journal reports that China’s latest nuclear submarine sank. The pier-side accident on the Yangtze River is a ‘significant’ blow and will slow China’s expansion of its nuclear submarine fleet. Gordon writes: China’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank in the spring, a major setback for one of the country’s […]

Endorsing Harris? Senator Manchin Says “NO”

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  Harris: An Empty Vessel on Policy Senator Joe Manchin will not endorse Kamala Harris for president.  When Kamala emphasized her support of bypassing the Senate’s filibuster rule if needed to protect abortion rights, Manchin erupted on CNN: She knows the filibuster is the holy grail of democracy. It’s the only thing that keeps us talking and working together. […]

How You Livin’? My Golf Injury and Fishing

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OK, YSG is on the shelf. No more golf for me. In August, I pulled some muscles between my ribs that I didn’t know I had. Note to self: maybe don’t swing so hard. One of the reasons for the injury is playing too much golf. Here’s the backstory. This year, one of my best […]

50 Seasons of Saturday Night Live

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Saturday Night Live is celebrating its 50th season. The show has lost some of its former glory with a hard left political turn in recent years, but the incredible original cast, featuring greats like John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and Chevy Chase, will sit in America’s collective memory for decades to come. Leanne Italie of the […]

Governments Want Direct Control and Access to Your Financial Life

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Governments across the globe are working hard to implement digital currency schemes that will give them direct control and access to the financial lives of their citizens. John and Nisha Whitehead explain at The Rutherford Institute, writing: Make way for the digital dollar. Whether it’s the central bank digital currency favored by President Biden, or the […]

Forty-Year-Old Troop Carrier Proving Its Worth in Ukraine

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Alistair MacDonald and Ievgeniia Sivorka of The Wall Street Journal report that the Bradley fighting vehicle, a 40-year-old troop carrier, and other infantry-fighting vehicles have been the surprise stars of Ukraine’s campaign. They write: Ukrainian Pvt. Viktor Khamets has tattooed on his arm an image of one of the great loves of his life: the […]

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted on Federal Charges

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Shortly after a number of his advisors and associates came under investigation, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on criminal charges by the federal government. Bradley Cortright of The New York Sun reports: Mayor Adams has been indicted on criminal charges by the federal government, according to multiple news outlets, a dramatic […]