What they have not done, and will not do.
Category Archives: War Commentary
The Gundo
I’ve lived here for over four decades, but I hadn’t noticed that it’s apparently become a major new tech hub, with a new nickname, despite the hostile California business environment. El Segundo itself is too small to contain all of the new innovation, so it’s spilling over into Hawthorne, Torrance, and even down to Long Beach. But it seems emblematic that SpaceX started here, over two decades ago, before they outgrew it.
[Update a while later]
Sort of related: How American entrepreneurs can keep us ahead of China in space. General Kwast told me a few years ago that he keeps a copy of my book on his desk.
[Noon update]
Another story about El Segundo.
The Return Of Realpolitik
The new world order:
“The American empire may be creaking, and Trump may be extraordinarily unattractive, but an alliance with his new administration is still surely preferable to being dependent on Russian energy, Middle East oil producers, or the cadres in China.”
One would hope.
The Border
Yes, Mexico knows exactly what it is doing.
The Fumes Of The 2024 Election
Reflections on the past three weeks on Thanksgiving Eve:
The Fumes of the 2024 Election
— Victor Davis Hanson (@VDHanson) November 27, 2024
Three weeks after the election and the fallout from it, we are starting to appreciate the clarity of the vote. It explains much of the present, the past, and the future.
Consider the following:
1. Even Donald Trump’s enemies are beginning,…
[Saturday update]
The Democrats remain in denial.
[Bumped]
Marc Andreeson
…explains to Joe Rogan why he supported Trump.
Using The Military For Deportation
Is it against the law? Maybe not.
The New Defense Secretary
Highlights from an interview with The Economist:
An instructive podcast, published six days ago, with Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for the secretary of defence position. A few takeaways: https://t.co/fPkLGjQAjV
— Shashank Joshi (@shashj) November 13, 2024
I think his book was a key reason for the pick. He’ll be an antidote to all of the woke nonsense that rose during the Obama administration.
Day One
I would love to see Milley recalled and court martialed, and stripped of all that nonsense chest candy.
More (a lot more) on Trump’s planned opening moves. It’s a good start. Worth noting, though, that he’s not actually going to be signing any laws on Day One.
[Update a while later]
They’re trying to get me to vote for him again (assuming I had the first time): Dismantling the FBI.
After The Election
Blake Powers is very concerned.