Left: "Death on a Pale Horse" - Benjamin West,1796. - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse There is a bull market on pale horses throughout the world today, and especially in the Middle East/North Africa region (MENA). Since the ill-fated invasion … [Read more...] about Death Rides A Pale Horse
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Bursting The Taittinger’s Bubble – Again*
We rarely think about the owners of the wineries when choosing champagne with which to celebrate New Year. We should. Consider the French champagne house Taittinger, and its' California Domaine Carneros estate. Pierre Taittinger, the well-known … [Read more...] about Bursting The Taittinger’s Bubble – Again*
Obama is Not Done with Israel, yet
President Obama's refusal to veto the U.N. Security Council's Resolution 2234, which delegitimizes the Jewish State of Israel's presence on its own land, should have come as no surprise. His behavior since his first inauguration speech and more … [Read more...] about Obama is Not Done with Israel, yet
Trump Is Right About the F-35*
President-elect Donald Trump is right about the super-expensive F-35. Not only is the plane very costly per copy and even more to keep it flying, but it is a very big bet on a single platform. If it does not pan out as an effective fighter, the US … [Read more...] about Trump Is Right About the F-35*
The Berlin Truck-Jihad Attack
The latest jihad-by-truck deadly attack on Berlin's Breitscheidplatz’s Christmas market, could and should have been prevented. But the German security agencies failed to arrest/deport Anis Amri, the Tunisian criminal, asylum seeker with known ties to … [Read more...] about The Berlin Truck-Jihad Attack
What Sets the U.S. Apart from the Political Turmoil of Europe
The efforts to change the Electoral-College vote has failed. On January 20, 2017, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Still, Hillary Clinton’s supporters claim this is unfair because she received 2.8 million more … [Read more...] about What Sets the U.S. Apart from the Political Turmoil of Europe
On the Eve of Trump’s Deregulatory Revolution
Left: Charging Bull (Bronze), by Arturo Di Monica, in Bowling Green Park in the Financial District in Manhattan, New York City -- President-Elect Trump has the unprecedented opportunity to eliminate thousands of useless federal regulations without … [Read more...] about On the Eve of Trump’s Deregulatory Revolution
Assured Position, Navigation, and Timing for the United States
Left: World map showing the location of GPS ground components It is shown that the issue associated with assuring Position, Navigation, and Timing is not one of building backup systems to augment the GPS, but, rather, one of designing and building … [Read more...] about Assured Position, Navigation, and Timing for the United States
New U.S. Drug Policy For President-Elect Trump
President-Elect Donald Trump promised to tackle the fast-growing widespread use of illegal drugs in the United States. Since the 1970’s - except the Reagan years - the use of illegal drugs in the U.S. has increased and reached into every segment of … [Read more...] about New U.S. Drug Policy For President-Elect Trump
The Dragon’s Breath*
With the disastrous foreign and defense policies followed by the last two administrations Washington, power vacuums have emerged throughout the world, and as we all know, nature (and politics) abhors a vacuum. Europe can no longer even be considered … [Read more...] about The Dragon’s Breath*