[First published on L!, January 28, 2013] Iāve had opportunity to work overseas with many of Uncle Samās alphabet soup agencies (DEA, CIA, DOS, USAID, etc.) and have generally been underwhelmed by their lack of foreign language skills and understanding of the local culture. On the other hand they are filled with lot of really … Continue reading Plan Mexico Ch. 1(readersā advisory: esoteric military stuff)
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Why the Bangladesh Crisis is a Major Concern for India
Did you know that India shares a 4,096-kilometer-long international border with Bangladesh? This border spans across 5 Indian states: Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, and West Bengal. There could be a major crisis in these states in the near future if Indian authorities do not take action. I'm shedding light on how anti-India forces are working … Continue reading Why the Bangladesh Crisis is a Major Concern for India
How do you feel about love?
Do you love love? Really love it, love thinking about it and doing it and remembering it and hoping for it? If so, I have a book to recommend: Sarah Perryās Enlightenment. It is ALL LOVE, ALL THE TIME. And it is gloriously long. Although i like the author, I didnāt jump on this one … Continue reading How do you feel about love?
Can Trump give us a non-racist, non-sexist presidential race?
I think he can! Although the electorate may be a tad slow to catch on that heās doing it. Blacks and women are hardly under-represented in elected and appointed governmental positions these days. Nobody thinks twice about it, any more than they think of the ethnic origin of a surname. We already had a two-term … Continue reading Can Trump give us a non-racist, non-sexist presidential race?
āPalace Coupā?
I just had an epiphany, grĆ¢ce Ć Roger Kimball on American Greatness this morning: what we just saw with Biden and Harris was the opposite of a ācoupā, a term which implies a revolutionary upset of the existing order. But, Trump wasnāt wrong to call it that, because a āpalace coupā, as opposed to other … Continue reading āPalace Coupā?
Ella Langley & Riley Green: you look like you love me
https://youtu.be/uRQQ5E4LAdA?si=H4CoOAMW20bGQoMC Talk Singing meets C&W
Habeus Non Corpus: a Living Martyr and a Much- mourned (But Living) Elder Statesman
Last week, we had Trumpās miraculous survival of an assassination attempt: a martyr who didnāt die! And this week, weāre getting OlāBygoneās elegiac state funeralāand HE hasnāt died either! Dementocrats who were begging him to get out last week are now crying on the airwaves about his ācourageousā choice, his āsacrificeāā¦.heās much more useful to … Continue reading Habeus Non Corpus: a Living Martyr and a Much- mourned (But Living) Elder Statesman
Obama the Destroyer
https://youtu.be/rpsuDb6s5MI Obama is not a righteous black man. Change my military mind.
Hick Sunt Dracones: the other 1960s
JD Vance referred to himself as a āhillbillyā in his acceptance speech, referencing his book Hillbilly Elegy, a bestseller in 2016 and of course, again now. When his book was published, that was almost the first time we had heard the epithet since the TV show The Beverly Hillbillies and its numerous progeny (green Acres, … Continue reading Hick Sunt Dracones: the other 1960s


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