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After the Fire
Once thieving vultures have picked the carcass of Los Angeles clean and the debris left by the Great Fire of Los Angeles has been cleared, the question arises: “Who will govern and rebuild the city?”One thing is certain: Los Angeles as it…
High Noon in Israel
The lone man of principle faces down a menace. The stakes are high; the odds of success are not. Yet, bolstered by that principle, he defeats the menace. That motif runs through our culture, our history, and our…
Major James Capers: A Hero Who Defies Identity Politics
Amid the chaos of Phu Loc, Vietnam, with shrapnel tearing through his body and gunshot wounds threatening his life, Major James Capers Jr. stood firm. The screams of his wounded men pierced the air, but he refused to back down.…
In the Hands of an Angry God
A couple of nights ago, as I was following the latest on the L.A. fires, I ran across a satellite picture of the tragedy. I could see the vastness of the conflagration, not closeups, not here and there a burning house or car, but the…
Be Your Own First Line of Protection: Self-Defense for Everyone
Things being what they are, Americans should assume responsibility for their own protection.And this includes learning, within the limitations of the principles of physics, human physiology, their body types, and their own unique bodies,…
Can the First Amendment Accommodate an AI Solution?
In the epic 1979 film Apocalypse Now, an audio transmission of the Colonel Kurtz character cast a light on the chaos of the Viet Nam mess in which he found himself:
“I watched a snail crawl along the edge of a straight razor. That's my…
Learning from Years of Accomodating China
News stories of a China increasingly belligerent both at home and abroad are widespread. But in an attempt to understand how we have gotten into this position, many have assessed the growth of Beijing without fully examining the…
Migrant Family Separation: Cutting Through the Anti-Trump Agitprop
Soon, open border advocates will step up their agitprop against the new Trump Administration for alleged migrant family separation at the U.S. border. A number of broader points about the family separation phenomenon are worth…
Why the H-1B Visa Issue Touches a Nerve
H-1B visas are a special type of visa that allow American companies to easily bring in skilled workers from other countries. They were introduced in 1990, but since 2004, they’ve been capped.President Trump, who has historically been in…
What an Interesting Time to Be Alive
A lot of people are anxious these days. They are worried about nuclear war, mass government surveillance, artificial intelligence, lab-created disease, central bank digital currencies — you name it! I’m worried about…