There is no shortage of news these days. China is increasingly stepping up the nuclear arms race – something we thought we had left behind. Iranians are once again, and this time at much greater risk of personal harm, taking to the streets. …
Posted on | February 17, 2026 | No Comments Left to right: Jack LaSota, Michelle Zajko, Daniel Blank Monday was the one-year anniversary of the capture of three members of the “Zizian” cult, including the group’s leader Jack “Ziz” LaSota. The…
A question from an inquiring mind: “How can we who live in this age of podcasts, email newsletters, Substack opinions, social media digressions, and 24/7 streaming distinguish between mere information and wisdom?” Hmm. Four decades ago, when we…
Posted on | February 17, 2026 | No Comments — compiled by Wombat-socho Spring 2026 Based Book Sale Top Ten…So FarSilicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOMDirector Blue: The Day of Pickett’s Charge (1863), Rubio’s Munich Speech – The…
If you were paying any attention to things geopolitical over the weekend then you know SecState Rubio delivered a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday that may prove as pivotal in setting the world’s course for the next few…
Ran into an interesting article just this morning, “Americans rank clergy at record low in honesty and ethics ratings: Gallup.” The poll cited does not delve much into the reasons, but it does note that the same is true for most institutions…
President Bush and Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister on the steps of Number 10 in June 1988. Trinity Mirror / Mirrorpix via Alamy B4J64XI was invited to deliver the defence lecture at Newcastle University ten days ago, as part of their public…
The freedom to select a spouse and not have one imposed upon us is something we take for granted. Yet we’re still learning about the great personal and social benefits conferred by this medieval upheaval to ancient practice. Read More… Western…
While reading Stop, in the Name of God: Why Honoring the Sabbath Will Transform Your Life one can’t help but recall Josef Pieper’s Leisure: The Basis of Culture. Written just after WWII, Pieper asked what new world the Allies would build in the…
Why Democracy Needs the Rich by John O. McGinnis arrives at a moment when public discourse treats wealth less as a social fact and more as a moral pathology. Consequently, McGinnis writes into an atmosphere thick with slogans, suspicion, and…
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