2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (376+ words) Transportation of goods between Asia and Europe is, obviously, of great importance. There are basically three routes, or potential routes: Our goal, and Europe's, is to identify a route that does not go through Russia or Iran. That is now…...

8+ hour, 49+ min ago  (183+ words) Is the special relationship between the U. S. and Britain on the rocks? I think it depends on which Britons you ask. At yesterday's Unite the Kingdom rally, they showed pictures of world leaders on the screen. One after another was booed…...

14+ hour, 17+ min ago  (1028+ words) Star Tribune investigative reporter Jeffrey Meitrodt emailed me the URL for his long and long-awaited Star Tribune story on the Feeding Our Future case at 7: 42 a. m. this morning. He must be proud of it. I have thanked him for the alert....

17+ hour, 17+ min ago  (250+ words) The 2028 election is a long way off, and much will happen between now and then. To mention just one non-remote contingency, it is possible that the Democrats will succeed in killing President Trump, so that by 2028 JD Vance is the…...

17+ hour, 17+ min ago  (173+ words) From the New York Post, Minnesota "Squad" Rep. Ilhan Omar knew about $250 M COVID meal fraud, scheme "mastermind" claims in jailhouse interview. The Minnesota "mastermind" of the state"s massive COVID meal fraud claims "Squad" Rep. Ilhan Omar was in…...

19+ hour, 9+ min ago  (991+ words) Today is the anniversary of the birth of singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester. I think I first wrote this remembrance at the time his death in 2014. Marking time until our annual celabration of Mister Bob on his birthday next Sunday, I want…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (148+ words) The Eurovision finals were tonight, and the result was an upset. Bulgaria won with this performance of Bangaranga: Israel placed second, with this performance of Michelle by Noam Bettan: Bettan had to deal with concerns that didn't apply to other…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (176+ words) I could easily make this into a weekly series. The horrific incident. The carnage covered in euphemisms. All immediately forgotten. Today's entry from the U. K. Guardian, Seven people injured after man drives car into pedestrians in northern Italy. Eight people were…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (474+ words) Last September, British conservatives held a massive march through London. Estimates varied, but the crowd was at least 100, 000 to 150, 000 strong. We wrote about the march here. There was another Unite the Kingdom demonstration today. These events were organized in part…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (246+ words) Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has laundered Hamas propaganda and damaged the Jewish state with his absurd rape dog column. Kristof is sticking with his story, as is the Times. May they both rot in Gehenna. A…...