In August 2007, after my promotion to Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, I was blessed to do my Senior Developmental Education (usually War College) as an Air Force Fellow at the Brookings Institution, along with fellows from the Army, Navy, Coast Guard and CIA. After arriving at Brookings one morning, I was greeted (and […]
Archives
-
With Leadership Must Come Accountability: U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle Must Go!
22 Jul 2024
-
Polls show that Americans are punishing Democrats for the establishment insisting that Biden was healthy and capable for a second term: A detailed report compiled by Democrats showing the president forecast to lose in an Electoral College landslide has sent alarm bells through the party’s leadership and led to renewed calls publicly and privately for […]
-
The bag of Joe Biden Potato Chips was never very full to begin with, and wasn’t particularly tasty, but in the eyes of many Americans, his chips were at least prospectively better than the alternative of Tasty Trump Chips. The Trump chip bag had some great tasting chips, and it was pretty full. But occasional […]
-
While ~70% of Americans lament that we are stuck with Biden-Trump Round II, there is nevertheless a choice to make this November. For Christian conservatives, I believe there really is no choice, as Joe Biden is hostile to most Christian values (e.g., he is not just supportive but an unabashed defender of the most radical […]
-
Profiles in Political Courage? Anybody? Bueller?
13 May 2024
Our ideal leader should have many positive attributes, but one of the most needed is courage. Most important decisions are fraught with danger–should the plan fail, the leader himself or herself can be at risk. We know that, and many of us decry the politician who sticks his finger in the wind waiting for the […]
-
Watch the latest BATG video with Peter Schweizer and bring your comments and discussions here
04 Apr 2024
Look to the right on the site, and you can hear my interview with Peter Schweizer, one of the most compelling speakers on political corruption and foreign policy around. I’m happy to engage with your comments or questions on the video below. And yes, go buy his book! Some of you were asking for videos, […]
-
Over 15 years ago I published an op-ed on how businesses have to respond to inflation. I think it bears repeating today so I’ll put it here on BATG as well. Obviously Bidenomics has crushed these old numbers; you can’t get a fast food meal for under $9 in most places now. For you younger […]
-
Yesterday I returned again to the theme of bad economics that Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden share, lamenting on their economic nationalism (which is really pure special interest politics at the expense of the rest of us). But don’t think I’m drawing an equivalence between the two: Mr. Biden is a deliberate obfuscator of the […]
-
One of my principle objections to the whole Trump movement is its ill deserved label of conservative. Mr. Trump is the same 1990s big government Democrat he always has been, with the exception of his conversion on pro-life issues during his first term, where he can legitimately be described as the most pro-life president we’ve […]
-
The divorce between Reaganites and Trumpians is almost complete–the Trumpians have contempt for previous Republican dogmas such as free enterprise and a strong military that helps freedom fighters abroad. Sure the Trumpians like enterprise, but it’s the free thing that they have a problem with. And yes they want a strong military, but supporting those […]
Bert Wheeler
Jeff Haymond
Marc Clauson
Mark Caleb Smith
Tom Mach