There’s no doubt that the July 15, 2016, “attempted coup” in Turkey was in fact a military operation. Somebody wanted the Turks to stop doing destructive things. Turkey is a former empire. All former empires—except Great Britain—want to relive their glory days. The easiest way to become “important” on the world stage is to cause…
The traitors who live happily among us
November 18, 2015
It’s time for us to call out the traitors who put our lives at risk by doing everything they can to champion the cause of jihadist terrorism. A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is…
Stop praising our enemies’ nonexistent prowess
January 31, 2015
I just read an opinion piece titled, “Is Iran Preparing for a Two-Front War With Israel?” It’s part of the now-standard approach that the press adopted during World War II of granting our enemies a nonexistent prowess in order to sell papers. Bad news is far more popular than good. In the ensuing years, however,…
In our republic, we get what we deserve
July 4, 2015
I lived in San Francisco from August of 1991 to August of 1993. From 1993 until 2003, I went back two or three times a year. I’ll never return. San Francisco is a laboratory for terrible ideas, but the residents view themselves as morally and intellectually superior to all who disagree with them. What some…
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