History, Activists, and Truth
From James Rowles, “History, activists, and the truth,” The Eighteenth Century Club, August 29, 2022. See, 1) Megan McArdle, “A fight among historians shows why…
Bret Stephens
Ukraine War, July 24, 2022: The American Front–Biden is urged to renounce 2024 candidacy
em>Developing. We are publishing this article as it is being written. Please check back for updates. THE WAR TO SAVE THE U.N. CHARTER AND INTERNATIONAL…
Ukraine War, April 6, 2022 (I): Memories of Aleppo, as NATO countries watch from the sidelines while Russian forces commit horrific crimes against humanity in Ukraine
Developing Due to rapidly-breaking developments and in order to facilitate readers’ access to the latest dispatches, we are publishing this article as it is being…
Ukraine War: March 9, 2022 (II): Fear of Putin and Self-Deterrence; U.S. and White House lawyers debate fine points of law, while Putin and Russia commit crime of aggression, war crimes, and crimes against humanity against Ukrainian civilian populations
Developing Dispatches See, 1) Dominic Nicholls, “Britain to send world’s most advanced anti-aircraft missile system to Ukraine; Designed to destroy fighter jets and helicopters,…
Biden’s disastrous decision to withdraw all troops from Afghanistam–with links to best opinion pieces
The decision to surrender to the Taliban and abandon our Afghan allies and supporters is among the most craven and dastardly decisions in U.S. military and foreign policy history. One searches in history for a decision of such dishonorable magnitude.
The comparison that comes to mind is the agreement by Neville Chamberlain of England and Ėdouard Daladier of France with Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden in Bavaria in October, 1938. The agreement, known as the Munich Pact, has become synonymous with betrayal and appeasement
That will be Joe Biden’s legacy, unless he changes course, which seems unlikely.
H. L. Mencken ‘s memorable quote and prophecy
From: Gail Collins and Bret Stephens, “There Is No Perfect Way Out of This; In the absence of a coordinated federal response, fits and starts…
Trump and House Articles of Impeachment: The Rule of Law in Retreat
Reprinted, with permission, from Lawyers for Humanity, December 14, 2019. With the adoption by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee of two narrowly-focused articles of impeachment,…