The Ultimate Insider’s Massive Stock Trades - Rarely does President Donald Trump evoke bipartisan applause while delivering a State of the Union address, but he inspired just such a moment last February — when he called out former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her husband’s history of stock trading. “As we ensure that all Americans can profit from a rising stock market, […]
News From Around the South, 5/11 to 5/18 - Louisiana: More Louisiana officials get approval to carry guns inside State Capitol Louisiana legislators voted this week to expand the list of public officials who can carry a handgun in the State Capitol. Senate Bill 277, sponsored by Sen. Rick Edmonds, R-Baton Rouge, would allow six more statewide elected officials to carry a firearm in […]
When Killing Becomes Commonplace - “It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.” — Voltaire (1694-1778) Last week, when the Pentagon resumed its attacks on small boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, the media barely noticed. The U.S. military has now destroyed 56 vessels […]
Intelligence Agencies’ Origins Date Back to American Revolutionary War - This year marks America’s 250th birthday, a nation born in war. Factors that led to the U.S. victory over the British Empire during the Revolutionary War included an effective intelligence network. Gen. George Washington, commander of the Continental Army, established a light infantry unit in 1776 known as Knowlton’s Rangers. The unit specialized in espionage […]
Barney Frank Speaks - Republicans are dancing on the grave. They really were afraid of losing the House and with reason. Their leader, the president, is sinking like a rock. That should hurt them, but only so much. The decision of the Virginia Supreme Court to throw out the new map enacted by voters at the urging of Democrats […]
