Torleif Sorenson: Pelosi Did Not Die

Nancy Pelosi

On Friday, December 13, 2024,  the imperious career politician Nancy Pelosi (a Democrat from California’s 11th Congressional District for the last 37 years) fell and injured her hip during a taxpayer-funded government publicity trip to Luxembourg.  I am *not happy* that the Congresswoman fell and was injured, requiring hip replacement surgery. I note with some relief that the Congresswoman is alive and receiving far better medical care than you or I ever will.

John Geraci: The Great American Culture Shift–From Nanny State Blues to Patriotism 2.0

Once upon a time, not too long ago, America found itself in the throes of an era best described as “The Great Babysitting Experiment.” It was a time when the government was less of a functioning entity and more of an overprotective helicopter parent,

The End of Palestine; Donald Trump Reminds the World That Ideas Have Sell-by Dates

The End of Palestine; Donald Trump Reminds the World That Ideas Have Sell-by Dates by Lee Smith President Donald Trump single-handedly collapsed the most destructive idea of the last hundred years—Palestine. During meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials, Trump said he was going to move 1.7 million Palestinians out of Gaza. …

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Scott Jacobson: Why Gulf of America?

I recently tried to answer this for someone else, so I thought I would post it here, for broader consumption. WHY ‘GULF OF AMERICA’? A fair question, for anyone not in the business of oil production, shipping, recreational boating, cruise ship travel, scientific expedition, border control, and the defense of it all. The suggested name …

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