In all likelihood you will have seen the recent performance by Secretary of Defense (aka,Secretary of War) Hegseth. His on stage performance before an assembly of Pentagon brasshas been widely reported. The coverage has not been favorable. Without question, there is much to criticize. Peggy Noonan’s excellent WSJ article does anadmirable job of pointing out the flaws of Hegseth’s performance
Tune into any news channel today and you will be truly alarmed by the pending governmentshutdown. This looming disaster, we are being told, will be a national catastrophe. People willstarve, patients will die, Granny will be pushed off the cliff!Look, for example, at tonight’s PBS’s coverage. The first twenty minutes of their nightly newshighlighted nothing other than tragedy that we
Charlie Kirk will be missed. Doesn’t matter if you are liberal or conservative. He will be missed. His courage to express strong opinions, his willingness to listen to opposing points of view, andhis civility in discussing differences, all embodied we strive for on this website. Rest in peace Charlie.
Would a Mamdani win in November’s race for NYC’s mayor be a positive or negativeoutcome? Passions are running high on both sides of the question. There is a good, ifunorthodox, argument to be made for a Mamdani victory.My conservative friends are howling at this. Read on.We have been told that the United States has become a nation divided by extremepolitical
Did you see the recent (fictional) Food Channel episode? It featured a cook-off between twoNew York City chefs, Nugyen Quang Foe against John Smith. Foe was a Buddhist monk whoemigrated from Saigon in 1964. Smith, a native New Yorker, owned a popular, restaurantlocated on Manhattan’s upper east side.For his final offering, Smith presented his signature dish, Chateaubriand prepared with adelicate
Coincidence or coordination? President Trump gave Iran 60 days to “do a deal.” Israel struck Iran on day 61. You don’t just flip a switch to launch that kind of attack. The planning and logistics took time to prepare (maybe 60 days). Coincidence or coordination? You decide.
