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Politics Joe Biden, Temporary King The president relives his glory days in Delaware while he can. Credit: image via Shutterstock President Joe Biden may be pushed aside in Washington, D.C., but, as far as he is concerned, in Wilmington, he is still on top of the world. And why not? His name is on the… Continue reading Joe Biden, Temporary King

Culture Put Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame Degenerates need examples, too.  The story of Pete Rose is the story of America. It’s my story. It’s our story. A life failed, in the richest and most spectacular fashion. A miserable, downtrodden, hopeless romance with the juice. A desperate desire to fix. And the supreme… Continue reading Put Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame

Foreign Affairs J.D. Vance’s Point of Departure for Peace in Ukraine A negotiated settlement is the most viable way to end the carnage. Credit: image via Shutterstock Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky recently spoke before the UN General Assembly and had meetings soliciting support from President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and allegedly even the… Continue reading J.D. Vance’s Point of Departure for Peace in Ukraine

Politics Walz Is Not My Sort of Midwesterner Boorish goofiness is not in fact a staple of America’s heartland. Credit: lev radin via Shutterstock Among the myriad reasons not to make Tim Walz the second-most powerful person on the planet—his radicalism, his propensity for overstating his international travels, his weirdness—the one that looms largest in… Continue reading Walz Is Not My Sort of Midwesterner

Foreign Affairs Whither Mexico? The end of the AMLO era leaves big questions on the table for America’s southern neighbor. (Octavio Hoyos/Shutterstock) Andrés Manuel López Obrador, former president of Mexico, departed his home Tuesday to the seat of government in the capital one last time. Thousands of citizens jammed the narrow streets around his car,… Continue reading Whither Mexico?

Politics America’s Failed Grand Strategy Guarantees the Draft’s Return The U.S. is already overextended; what will happen if we actually enter a war? Credit: image via Shutterstock According to the most recent National Security Strategy, made public at the end of 2022, America’s official policy is “there is nothing beyond our capacity.” Such a statement… Continue reading America’s Failed Grand Strategy Guarantees the Draft’s Return

Foreign Affairs An Antidote to Europe’s Summertime Blues Complaints about Central Europe’s “democratic backsliding” don’t hold up under scrutiny. Credit: MDart10 Boarding my U.S.-bound plane once in Dublin, a stewardess cheerfully reminded the line of long faces that it’s never too early to plan next year’s vacation. The sentiment resonated more than the charitable stewardess… Continue reading An Antidote to Europe’s Summertime Blues

Politics Kerry’s Constitutional Confusion The First Amendment is not a “major block” to the functioning of a democracy. Credit: image via Shutterstock John Kerry, the former U.S. Naval officer, senator, secretary of state, and candidate for the presidency, a man who has taken the oath of allegiance to the Constitution many times now, says that… Continue reading Kerry’s Constitutional Confusion

Firefighters from the Kern County and Bakersfield fire departments battled an 8:31 a.m. Saturday blaze at a commercial building in the 2000 block of Edison Highway.