Knowledge is Good

Yesterday The American Spectator published The Men Behind the Wire: Voices From the DC Jail, my latest article about the degrading and sadistic pre-trial detention of the January 6 Capitol Hill protesters by the District of Columbia Department of Corrections. The title is based on The Men Behind the Wire, a song written and composed by Paddy McGuigan of the Barleycorn Irish folk group in the wake of Operation Demetrius, a 1971 British Army operation in Northern Ireland. It involved the mass arrest and imprisonment without trial of individuals suspected of involvement with the Irish Republican Army. The brutal manner […]

The classic 1953 movie From Here to Eternity is set in the Army’s Schofield Barracks on the island of Oahu in the months leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Ernest Borgnine (pictured above) plays one of the movie’s main chracters, Fatso Judson, the sadisitic Sergeant of the Guard at the post stockade. In one of the movie’s most memorable scenes, Fatso and Private Angelo Maggio (Frank Sinatra) square off in a bar room and prepare to fight. That’s when Sergeant Warden (Burt Lancaster) steps in and breaks up the confrontation. You can view the scene by clicking […]

Many years ago, on a bright and sunny day, three members of the Philadelphia Eagles football team were in a large black SUV with tinted windows. They were stuck in stop-and-go afternoon traffic on South Street in Philadelphia. One of them lit up a cigar packed with marijuana – called a “blunt” – and began passing it around. When the SUV clouded up and breathing became difficult, they rolled down the windows and released a fog bank of marijuana smoke which caused heads to turn as it drifted down the street. Unfortunately, they had failed to notice two uniformed Philadelphia […]

Yesterday The American Spectator published my article about the legal peril confronting Kyle Rittenhouse in the aftermath of his acquittal. In it, I recommended that Rittenhouse keep his mouth shut, stay out of the public spotlight, and prepare for legal challenges to come. Nevertheless, he did a lengthy interview with Tucker Carlson which you can view by clicking on this picture: Although he did well under Carlson’s sympathetic questioning, for the reasons spelled out below, I stand by my recommendation that he lower his profile and avoid making public statements of any kind. Kyle Rittenhouse’s Perilous Future – The American […]

Pictured above, left to right, are Gaige Grosskreutz, Anthony Huber, and Joseph Rosenbaum. They are the individuals who were shot by Kyle Rittenhouse. During the civil unrest surrounding the Vietnam War, my wife’s uncle, a very smart and insightful physician, observed that many of the angry and violent protesters opposed to the military and America’s involvement in that conflict appeared to be unstable and emotionally disturbed. In his estimation, these young people were drawn to the antiwar left in large part by their need to belong to a movement that gave meaning to their dysfunctional lives and afforded them a […]

Here’s my latest published in yesterday’s The American Spectator. The subject is the recent federal grand jury indictment of Igor Danchenko and how it fits into Special Counsel John Durham’s ongoing unraveling of the Trump-Russia collusion hoax. In upcoming articles, I plan to discuss the legal jeopardy facing National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, former Justice Department lawyer Bruce Ohr and his wife, Nellie. For now, take a look at the below article which lays out how Durham has essentially gutted the infamous Steele Dossier. Hope you enjoy it. Igor Danchenko’s Wet Dream – The American Spectator | USA News and […]

This morning I was privileged to be a guest on Chicago’s Morning Answer AM 560 with Amy Jacobson and Dan Proft. The topic was the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Pictured above is a so-far unidentified individual kicking Kyle while he is on the ground. Immediately behind the kicker is an individual holding a skateboard with which he hit Kyle in the head. While Kyle did not shoot the kicker, he killed the skateboarder. He shot and killed one other attacker and wounded another who was lunging at him with a loaded pistol pointed at his head. His […]

The following was adapted by The American Mind from a speech delivered by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at the Claremont Institute Gala, held on October 23, 2021 in Huntington Beach, California. It’s long and covers many topics, but well worth reading. Opposing Tyranny A governor details how his state has resisted federal overreach. Governor Ron DeSantis Over the last year and a half, we’ve stood up to entrenched bureaucrats and the partisan corporate press to keep Florida open and to protect individual Floridians’ right to work to own and operate their own businesses and to make sure that every single […]

Yesterday The American Spectator published my article analyzing the recent federal grand jury indictment of one Igor Danchenko for making false statements to the FBI. It’s a rather long piece that covers the events that preceded the indictment. My intent is to place the charges into their proper context. And speaking of context, former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe appeared two days ago on Maria Bartiromo’s Sunday Morning Futures show. I consider Bartiromo to be the best interviewer on television, and her discussion with Ratcliffe is well worth watching. Ratcliffe explained how he gave declassified documents to John Durham […]

Yesterday, The American Spectator published the seventh article in my series analyzing the federal grand jury indictment of lawyer Michael Sussmann. Unlike previous entries, Real Clear Politics did not feature this one and opted, instead, to concentrate on the Republican electoral tsunami in Virginia and New Jersey. As exciting as the GOP’s clean sweep in Virginia was, my favorite story of the day involves New Jersey Republican Ed Durr, a 58 year old truck driver who won a seat in the state senate by defeating Democrat Senate President Steve Sweeney. In 2017, Sweeney reportedly spent millions winning re-election and was […]

Yesterday The American Spectator published my article discussing the potential involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin for the inexcusable shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. As you will see, I tried to present a restrained analysis of Baldwin’s potential legal problems. In doing so, I left out a lot more that needs to be said about what happened including the flagrant and outrageous violations of the basic rules of firearm safety. As for the the media frenzy surrounding Ms. Hutchins’ death, it’s apparent that there are public relations specialists crafting Baldwin’s response to the tragedy even as they try to […]

Remember the Salad Shooter? Back in the pre-cable ancient times, Salad Shooter commercials were a staple of the “But-Wait-There’s-More!” genre of UHF television advertising. For those of you too young to know what I’m talking about, take a look at this video compilation by the late Phil Hartman: So, you may ask, what’s the point? Well yesterday The American Spectator published my article “John Durham’s Salad Shooter”. To understand the title, you will have to read the article. And, for those of you who have been culturally deprived and never heard of a salad shooter, here’s an instructional video: In […]