When I was a poor boy in Brooklyn, I read as many biographies of great people as I could, in order to learn what character traits led to their accomplishments so I could learn how to raise myself in the world. Now, many decades later, I live content … [Read more...] about People!
Contributor: Sol Sanders
Syria: Obama’s Historic Retreat (Cont.)
The end of summer 2013 marked the official end of the U.S. superpower status. Were Osama bin Laden alive today, he would probably not bother to attack the U.S. Yesterday's ACD blog proved to be prescient. As anticipated, Obama, the stillborn Nobel … [Read more...] about Syria: Obama’s Historic Retreat (Cont.)
Egypt: “Mind” or “Mouth”?
It's impossible to tell whether it is an infection from the hysterical Mideast Arabic and English commentaries on radio and TV. Or is it twaddle the result of misunderstanding of the complexity of the issues? Whatever, our talking heads are more than … [Read more...] about Egypt: “Mind” or “Mouth”?
Common Sense and the U.S. Economy
The U.S. economy is sick. And it's not getting any better despite the inherent vitality and innate resources which do spring to life intermittently from the world's largest and most important economic enterprise. In fact, it may be growing worse in … [Read more...] about Common Sense and the U.S. Economy
U.S. Lost in the Mideast Swamp
The Obama Administration's Middle East policies - it would be foolhardy to call them "strategy" - would be ludicrous were they not so threatening to American interests, regional and world stability. The latest permutation is Washington's position … [Read more...] about U.S. Lost in the Mideast Swamp
Benghazi: The Honor of the American Military is Hanging in the Balance
Despite the distractions of a continuing unemployment crisis and the media's concentration on stories of human depravity, the scandal of the death of four Americans including an ambassador in Benghazi-"a long time ago" according to the … [Read more...] about Benghazi: The Honor of the American Military is Hanging in the Balance
The Cost of Refusing to Call a Terrorist a Terrorist
The president of the United States is jeopardizing national security with his public and his executive team's cutting the umbilical cord of jihadist terrorism to Islam. By refusing to identify the terrorists as a part, however pernicious, of the … [Read more...] about The Cost of Refusing to Call a Terrorist a Terrorist
Limiting U.S. Influence
America's prostituted mainline media and supercilious celebrity culture are helping to facilitate the Obama administration's destruction of U.S. government credibility. The impression is growing that President Obama's pomposity on strategy and policy … [Read more...] about Limiting U.S. Influence
Calling North Korea’s Hand
A bitter and unresolved struggle behind the scenes for control of North Korea, the world's most regressive regime, is the likeliest explanation for Pyongyang's unprecedented deluge of threats against South Korea, the U.S. and Japan. For heavy hangs … [Read more...] about Calling North Korea’s Hand
Picking Up the Cyprus Geopolitical Pieces
Introduction: The EU/IMF/Cypriot scheme to raise enough funds to qualify for the €10 billion bailout loan may not be enough. There are already talks about a second bailout. A new bailout will tax all depositors, not only those holding more than … [Read more...] about Picking Up the Cyprus Geopolitical Pieces