Category Archives: War & Terror

Strength, Not Preemptive Surrender

     The rise of neo-isolationists, particularly on the “right”, who would cede to world to America’s geo-political enemies under the belief that “nation building at home” can be done free of the wicked world in a “safe space”, needs clear counterpoints … Continue reading

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Firing Line Friday: Subversion and the Law

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      How far is too far when it comes to fighting unconstrained by the law for some greater good? … Continue reading

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The Also Always Blame America First

     Once upon a time a true American ambassador spoke to a convention in America and said something very true of certain segments of domestic opposition cum agitation: They always blame America first.      Yet again, we see this.      In this case, … Continue reading

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Firing Line Friday: In Defense of Policy

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      The unpersoning of people for politically incorrect thinking is nothing new, as is seen by W.W. Rostow who … Continue reading

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A Strong But Grounded Foreign Policy

     It seems that we’ve gone in the past half century in America from the “they always blame America First” Left who urged America to not meddle in other countries’ affairs and to instead tend to troubles (and government spending), at … Continue reading

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Firing Line Friday: Human Rights in the USSR

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      With war between Russia and Ukraine one must wonder how the successor the USSR, the Russian Federation, is … Continue reading

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Firing Line Friday: Russian Jewry and American Foreign Policy

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      Unsurprisingly, conspiracy theories about how Ukraine is a (((Jewish))) plot are throughout the internet. Let us look back … Continue reading

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Firing Line Friday: A Princely Look at Russia and Eastern Europe

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      With Russian invasion of Ukraine the question of Russia and Eastern Europe is again salient, just as it … Continue reading

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Unwoke Black History Month

     The “1619 Project” pushes the narrative that America is an oppressive regime that is all about oppressing Black individuals. Reality, on the other had, demonstrates that rather than being at its core oppressive, America was, is, and always will be … Continue reading

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Firing Line Friday: NATO and European Security

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      With Russia getting militarily frisky in Eastern Europe, and heightened concerns concerning the Baltic countries, let us look … Continue reading

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