This is the grave of Charles Bent. Born in 1799 in Charleston, now West Virginia, Bent was the son of a judge named Silas Bent. The family moved to Missouri after some time in Ohio. Basically, Bent Sr. was a frontier guy and constantly moving to...
Don't worry, if it doesn't come from the Guerre region of France it's just a sparkling military engagement: U.S. and Israeli forces expanded their bombardment of Iran late Saturday, including.
I saw Jason Isbell at the Wang Theater in Boston last week--fancy! This was my 13th Isbell show, briefly putting him alone in 2nd for the most times I've seen.
I did some thinking on what it would require for the Trump administration to carry through on its threats to invade Iran: Why would the United States want to invade Iran? The short answer is that it doesn’t; invading Iran is not the act of sane men, or even...
It is not a good sign for the Trump administration that it's getting this kind of analysis in straight news stories: Donald Trump won reelection on the promise of restoring.
Get The following excerpts are by Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, an Emirati billionaire. Nov. 11, 2024. This is what you want: A New Era of Hope: President Trump’s Return and.
April 6 is the deadline for comments, which is a short comment period for a non-essential rule. At nearly 10,000 comments two days after it was posted, this one might set a record. And I know some readers love to comment. The Department of Justice (“Department”)...
A week of war. This morning, an insane post from our President. Iran has surrendered, so I will kill them all. Pete Hegseth said something similar last night. They really.
xcancel Just taking a look back at a time when Lewdanowski thought he was important because he was Kristi Noem's bag man, even though he was sneaking in and out.
If there's one thing you know about the Republican Party and its unnecessary wars in the Middle East, it's that urging the Kurds to rise up never leads to negative consequences: The CIA is working to arm Kurdish forces with the aim of fomenting a popular...
Posted early this morning: I'm sure Bret Stephens and Ross Douthat can turn this utterly incoherent screeching into a masterful if audacious Plan (tm), with the help of a little.
This is the grave of James E. Webb. Born in 1906 in Tally Ho, North Carolina (what a name!), Webb grew up pretty well off. His father was county superintendent.