America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded; sufficient numbers […]
ICYMI: We must stop destroying our institutions
America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded; sufficient numbers […]
We must stop destroying our institutions
America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded; sufficient numbers […]
America is in deep trouble
For however many more years the good Lord has me on this Earth, I never want to see anything like Sept. 11, 2001, again. It was a day of hell. And for […]
Washington Post report: Internal review suggests Secret Service bungled security
The Washington Post reports that an internal investigation suggests the White House security detail fumbled badly the night a man hopped a White House fence. Numerous security measures that were supposed to […]
Security to increase at international airports with direct flights to the U.S.
RTE reports that U.S. officials have indicated security will increase at international airports that have flights direct to the U.S. Amid concern terror groups are developing new explosives to circumvent airport security, […]
Murrysville, PA., and Overland Park, KS., are too much alike
You might think it odd to compare the stabbing of almost two-dozen high school students by a 16-year-old boy to the fatal shootings of three people by a 73-year-old man. But please […]
First, Crimea. Now, Donetsk. When does the West stop Russia’s expansion ideas?
There was significant debate in the West about how to respond to Russia’s intervention in Crimea. You can substitute “intervention” for “invasion” or any other term you believe is appropriate. Western leaders […]
The U.S. wants a new Cold War?
Russia Beyond The Headlines has posted an intriguing op-ed that examines whether the U.S. is trying to provoke Russia into a Cold War. Putin, of course, is not the West’s favorite politician, […]
Edward Snowden, traitor? (2x UPDATED)
1st UPDATE: 7:30 p.m. EDT: I’ve come across three editorials today — from one domestic and two international news agencies — that offer distinct opinions about how Snowden should be identified. I […]
Edward Snowden, to 15 nations: Please take me! (3x UPDATE)
3rd UPDATE: 6:29 p.m. EDT: WikiLeaks has released a statement purported to be written by Edward Snowden. You decide, after reading it, if he wrote it. 2nd UPDATE: 12:31 p.m. EDT: The […]
Edward Snowden: A man who can’t go anywhere, but…
…probably needs to go somewhere. We are now approaching one full week of the most unusual manhunt of this century. Unless multiple governments are lying, former NSA employee Edward Snowden remains in […]
