Commentary I’ve never been comfortable hearing others talk about the unseen, unknowable “they,” as if “they” were a cluster of faceless, soulless puppeteers directing our fates against which one was powerless. The whole idea always had a disturbing and distasteful tinge of paranoia about it to me. But one must be clear-eyed about events and…
Even Two More Rate Hikes Might Not Be the End
From the latest dot plot released by the Federal Reserve, the mode value of funds rate implies two more hikes of a quarter percent by yearend. However, careful examination shows there are more dots below the mode than above. Taking into account the dovish tone by chairman Powell, the market does not believe this and…
Reparations Revisited
Commentary The drive for reparations to be paid to African-Americans in the United States has been gaining momentum in places such as California and New York. I have written before about how morally dubious reparations to descendants of slaves would be. But even if we assume, for the sake of argument, that reparations can be…
The T-90M Tank, Cost Has a Quality All of Its Own
Commentary “In my opinion, this [T-90M tank] is now the best tank in the world. … It is certainly better than Leopard, Challenger, Abrams [tanks], including in terms of its tactical and technical data, even in terms of such a component as mass,” Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, reportedly said. Boasts…
Treating the Common Cold With Telehealth, Brought to You by COVID-Era Madness
Commentary Have you ever experienced a persistent and severe common cold, only to be advised by your healthcare provider to schedule a telehealth appointment with your treating doctor? Nowadays, medical clinics discourage patients from visiting their doctors in person, presumably to avoid the risk of infection for their staff who are required to wear masks….
Affirmative Action Debate Brings Racist Attack on California Republican
June 21, 2023
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Commentary Affirmative action has brought nothing but division. That’s still happening at a time when California is the most diverse polity in human history. The latest comes from Fox News: “Calif. Democrat accuses Muslim colleague of White supremacy for not backing race-based law: Calif. Republican says bill allows state to ‘discriminate based on race when…
COMING SOON: Ride the 2024 Presidential Roller Coaster With Roger Simon and Crew
Already tired of all those tedious presidential interviews that never change and sound so canned you might as well call them Chef Boyardee? So am I. In an attempt to try something new—mixed with my own unfortunate compulsion to make a fool of myself—we have come up with something we call “The Presidential Roller Coaster:…
Trump’s Documents and the Bob Kerrey Precedent
June 21, 2023
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Commentary For the better part of a decade, I worked as a cryptanalyst for the National Security Agency (NSA). In that position, I handled highly classified documents on a daily basis. All of the people I worked with took the responsibility of dealing with classified information seriously, and if they hadn’t, the consequences would have…
Putin’s Nuclear Threat Against the US Is Terrorism
Commentary In Vladimir Putin’s latest act of desperation, he has again threatened the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and by extension, the United States as its lead member, with nuclear weapons. The U.S. nuclear umbrella covers all NATO nations, so a nuclear threat against NATO is a nuclear threat against the United States. On June 16,…
A Summer Solstice on Block Island
Commentary Every summer, I come with my colleagues from The New Criterion and Encounter Books to Block Island for a few days. This year, we happen to be here on the plumpest day of the year, summer solstice. The guidebooks say that the actual moment occurs at about 2:58 post meridiem this year. The…
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