Trump Shouldn’t Rush Iran Strategy: Rep. Issa

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Republican Congressman Darrell Issa of California reacts to President Trump’s threats against Oman, saying the President’s comments should be taken “in context.” Issa describes the confrontation with Iran as a 47-year problem and says Trump shouldn’t feel pressured to resolve it on a political timeline, arguing that appearing to be in a hurry would play into Iran’s hands. He also discusses conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln as the USS George Washington makes its way to the region to relieve the carrier. He speaks with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on the late edition of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power.”

Weather the Storm

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This past week our little town got hit by a storm cell that was tornado-like in all but name and dark funnel. It was our hardest hit since the storm of the century, Hurricane Isabel, in 2003. This one was all wind, not water. Living on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay we’re used to getting both. A no name Nor-easter will flood with inches of past records. We weather them all. We weather whatever the storm.

The storms of nature and man will always confront us.

Will The SAVE Act Save America?

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My original intent was to write a short piece in favor of the SAVE Act. But exposure to the facts, generally missing from the debate, changed my mind. This effort led to a proposal to replace the SAVE Act, one that respects the wisdom of federalism, rejects one size fits all legislation, and recognizes the reality of legal challenges.

Goodbye Lawyers: The Last Billable Hour

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The horse didn’t disappear when the automobile arrived. It simply stopped being essential. Artificial intelligence may be forcing the legal profession into a similar reckoning. When a $20 monthly subscription can research case law, organize evidence, draft motions, and explain legal procedure, the age of the billable hour may finally be facing its greatest challenge. Somewhere, an attorney is still billing in six-minute increments while AI has already finished the paperwork.

Just a Gigolo: Once again a high-profile woman allegedly buys love with other people’s money

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Last Wednesday, police in California arrested Heidi Beirich, formerly with the beleaguered Southern Poverty Law Center, on charges that she oversaw secret payments to informants inside of white supremacist groups—including payments to an informant who allegedly was her neo-Nazi boyfriend. Are you ready for the amount of SPLC donor dollars he received? (In Doctor Evil …

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Shockingly Underreported News and Commentary for the Week of 9 August

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This is the third post of a weekly feature that highlights news and commentary on important geopolitical, cultural, and economic issues that the Democrat-media complex buries because they expose the hypocrisies associated with the continuing Marxist-Democrat narrative. Everything is properly sourced and linked for follow-up reading, whether from legacy media, independent sources, or social media.

America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (Piggy Bank) Is a Giant Salt Shaker

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When most Americans picture the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, they imagine rows of giant steel tanks behind barbed wire. The reality is far stranger—and arguably far more impressive. America’s emergency oil supply is stored inside enormous caverns carved into ancient underground salt domes along the Gulf Coast. It’s a brilliant feat of engineering, but there’s a catch: salt slowly moves. If those caverns stay too empty for too long, the surrounding rock gradually squeezes inward, creating long-term engineering challenges. It’s a fascinating story of geology, infrastructure, and national security—and a reminder that even America’s emergency backup plan isn’t immune to the laws of physics.