“Masked youths...attacked the head of Greece’s largest trade union, who was addressing the crowd, and hurled stones at the police. GSEE union boss Yiannis Panagopoulos traded blows with the rioters before being whisked away, bloodied and with torn clothes.” The Daily Mail account put the blame for these disturbances on Germany’s ...read more

I was plying the interstate highways of New England this weekend — there is no sane way to get from Albany, New York, to the vicinity of Middletown, Connecticut, by public transit — marveling at the vistas of normality all around me: the freeway lanes with their orderly streams of ...read more

I was more than a little thrilled to hear about a new potential pandemic. I was more than a little disappointed when I found out it didn't involve zombies. I should admit up front that I am a doom-and-gloom sort through and through. I'm also a fan of spectacular collapses, disasters...and ...read more

First of all, I really believe that we have another FDR on our hands.  Obama is a superb orator.  With those teleprompters at hand, he is an absolute master.  He has a deep, resonant voice, is extremely intelligent, and can read those speeches with total ease and composure.  His speech ...read more

I was in New York City recently for some meetings. I was walking around Lower Manhattan and -- in a city that large -- by chance bumped into an old Navy buddy who now works for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The NTSB ball cap gave him away. He ...read more