Monthly Archives: August 2015

Why Did Obama Back Jihadists in Syria?

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Lawrence Person

This piece in Foreign Policy Journal is certainly eye-opening: In Al Jazeera’s latest Head to Head episode, former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Michael Flynn confirms to Mehdi Hasan that not only had he studied the DIA memo predicting … Continue reading →

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Russian Tank Driver Manages to Roll a T-72

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Lawrence Person

This appears to be from some sort of Russian tank proving ground. Skip to 1:46 for the really interesting stuff. Honestly, until I saw this I was unaware it was even possible to roll a T-72 on level ground. That’s … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for August 7, 2015

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Time for the traditional Friday LinkSwarm! “Unions represent the main political obstacle to just about every kind of reform: School choice. Entitlements. Pensions. Health care.” (Hat tip: Pension Tsunami.) Since the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing is upon us, … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Makes Bacon With a Machine Gun

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Lawrence Person

OK, now he’s officially the front-runner… (Although to my sight, it looks a lot more like an assault rifle like (Maybe an HK MR556A1? The glimpse is pretty brief.) than a machine gun.) (Hat tip: Ann Althouse.)

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Texas vs. California Update for August 5, 2015

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California roundup: Oakland’s monthly rent has doubled in the last five years, but the Oakland police are laying off people and no longer investigate property crimes. (As Zero Hedge notes, average rent is now more … Continue reading →

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Not News: Hillary Clinton Unpopular. News: Among White Women

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Lawrence Person

This doesn’t sound like good news for Team Inevitable: Many Democrats have long hoped that Hillary Clinton might expand Barack Obama‘s electoral coalition by drawing in more white women voters. A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll suggests she may … Continue reading →

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Team Shrimp Boy Chow Says San Francisco’s Mayor Took Bribes

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Though California Democratic state senator Leland Yee has plead guilty to one charge of racketeering, the trial of confederate Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow is still pending. And his lawyers have dropped a bombshell of a charge: In an explosive court … Continue reading →

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Robert Conquest, RIP

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Robert Conquest, one of the leading historians of Soviet genocide, has died at age 98. It’s hard to remember now, but for most of the Cold War, western liberals vehemently denied that genocide had occurred in the Soviet Union (or … Continue reading →

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Fifth Planned Parenthood Video Drops

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Haven’t watched all of this one yet either, but the phrase “Intact fetal cadavers” certainly stands out….

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Puerto Rico Defaults

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Lawrence Person

While not unexpected, this

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