The Iconoclast
Nearly 200 Former Generals and Admirals Sign Letter Opposing Iran Nuke Deal
Former Marine Commandant Gen. Charles Krulak Nearly 200 former generals and admirals signed a letter sent to Congress rejecting the Obama nuclear pact with Iran. Many general and flag officers served under […]
The French-German Disconnect
A recent article in the French newspaper Le Monde drew attention to an important difference between the French and the Germans. The French, said the author, think that the government […]
Does Israel have a “No Choice” Military Option for Iran’s Nuclear Program?
In 1964, I sat in a darkened movie theater in Washington, DC with a fellow Army Intelligence officer watching Stanley Kubrick’s brilliant dark satire film on how to live with […]
National Dog Day
King Salman Talks of Peace between Saudi Arabia and Israel
It was a gratifying surprise, and a sign of the changing political configurations in the Middle East that the retired Saudi major general, Anwar Eshki, director of the Middle East […]
Could a Trash Crisis In Lebanon Bring Hezbollah to Power?
Trash bins in Beirut, Lebanon Source: Daily Star Trash has been piling up in the streets of Beirut for nearly two months. This weekend violence erupted in the Grand […]
Mother Sends Son to Somalia to Escape Gangs in Minnesota
That’s the story anyway. Unfortunately, he was
Trump Bashes $4 Billion In IRS Refunds To Illegals
Robert W. Wood writes inbillions in fraudulent refunds. The recipe goes like this. First, get a Social Security Number, then claim the Earned Income Tax Credit for the last three years. Then, wait […]
The Holocaust is Still With Us
On August 21, 2015 the Israeli born actress Natalie Portman, who won an Oscar in 2011 for her role as an obsessed ballerina in the film Black Swan, made a […]
French President Hollande’s Message to Turkey: Strike ISIS not Kurds
French President Hollande and Turkish President Erdogan The revelations about the Moroccan Jihadi, who brave Americans, Brit and French took down on the Thayles fast train last Friday, clearly indicated […]
Rhett: "I want to see if somewhere there isn’t something left in life of charm and grace."
The Horror of It!
Football Coaches and Chaplains
Measuring a Hospital’s Quality
We all want to be treated in the best hospitals by the best doctors, but this is not possible so long as any difference in quality between them exists. The […]
Speaking of Anchor Babies
From Ian Tuttle’s piece in
Cecil’s Revenge
Actually, we’re not told the name of Poor man.
The Lesson of Kos and the Smugness Born of Idiocy
Let us say you are on vacation in the Greek isle of Kos. You’ve been coming to Kos on your vacation with your family for over twenty years. You and […]
