American politics is becoming a blood sport, more like boxing than baseball. The goal is no longer to defeat the opposition but to knock it out. Very large segments of the American public, elites, and media believe in one or more of the following … [Read more...] about Of Baseball and Boxing
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Could You Prevent ‘Big Brother’ Watching?
In Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell described the protagonist, Winston Smith's efforts to find a way to prevent Big Brother from watching his expressions: "The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound that Winston made, above … [Read more...] about Could You Prevent ‘Big Brother’ Watching?
Nuclear Weapons in the Hands of the European Union?
The European Union does not have an army, navy or air force but it is now considering embarking on a joint European nuclear deterrent force. Why now and what for? Trying to understand this idea is not very easy. Its origin ostensibly is a lack of … [Read more...] about Nuclear Weapons in the Hands of the European Union?
The Anti-Trump Movement and The Blind Sheikh’s Legacy
A few minutes past noon, on February 26, 1993, as a senior editor in a major centrist publishing house was berating me for proposing a book on the Islamic Proselytization of America, the deafening noise of screaming ambulances, firetrucks and police … [Read more...] about The Anti-Trump Movement and The Blind Sheikh’s Legacy
The Jerusalem of Science and Culture
Left: The meeting as recounted in the Genesis 14 between Abraham and Melchizedek (King of Salem, a/k/a Jerusalem), by Peter Paul Rubens,1616-17, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, Normandy. On October 12, 2016, the United Nations Education, Science, … [Read more...] about The Jerusalem of Science and Culture
US Ground Troops for Syria: A Really Bad Idea
The president is being asked by the Pentagon to provide U.S. ground troops to fight ISIS in Syria. If the president is wise, he will run as fast as he can the other way. There are four potential traps here: The cost in American lives; The … [Read more...] about US Ground Troops for Syria: A Really Bad Idea
Will NATO fight? And for What? (la NATO combatterà? E per cosa?)
The one thing I am convinced about is that the Russians can count. They know the size and capability of NATO-directed forces deployed in the Baltic States and Poland, and they know that NATO is, despite recent frenetic activity and the delivery of … [Read more...] about Will NATO fight? And for What? (la NATO combatterà? E per cosa?)
Return of the Dark Ages?*
Recently Spengler (David Goldman) used the examples of right-wing homosexual Milos Yiannopoulos and Chinese classical pianist Yuja Wang to illustrate the collapse of the value-system painstakingly erected over centuries by a fusion of Judeo-Christian … [Read more...] about Return of the Dark Ages?*
Banning The Muslim Brotherhood
President Trump is considering designating the global Muslim Brotherhood organization as terrorist. It's about time. Two days before he signed the Executive Order on “Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Attacks by Foreign Nationals, the Muslim … [Read more...] about Banning The Muslim Brotherhood
Identifying ill-intended refugees
President Donald Trump’s first executive order on “Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Attacks by Foreign Nationals,” has been met with objection, which grew into hysteria, by opponents on the Left and some on the Right, at home and abroad. The … [Read more...] about Identifying ill-intended refugees