Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked the promotions to one-star admirals of several senior Navy officers who had been selected for promotion by a board of officials.
New Mexicans are choosing Democratic and Republican nominees for governor as the state grapples with high rates of violent crime, chronically underperforming schools and cuts to federal safety net programs
Where do you think all this comes from? The post Three Cheers for the Rich appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag Three Cheers for the Rich Where do you think all this comes from? TakiMag (Photo by API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) Defending the rich nowadays is a tricky business. Vulture capitalists have given the rich a very bad name, especially as some don’t build businesses but break them up for profit. Back in the good old days, a boss made 20 times a workers salary; now it’s 400 times minimum. Yep, defending the rich is not for the fainthearted, especially if one has inherited moolah, as is my case. In the PC world of today, people are ashamed and frightened to even acknowledge the slightest difference where…Open
Accusations of racism and misogyny have lost their sting. The post Graham Platner’s Rise Paves the Way for Groypers appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Graham Platner’s Rise Paves the Way for Groypers Accusations of racism and misogyny have lost their sting. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) It remains to be seen whether Graham Platner, the by turns troubled and troubling Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, sees his campaign end like Joe Biden after that ill-fated 2024 debate performance or, instead, like Donald Trump after the 2016 release of the “Access Hollywood” tape (or any number of other controversies). The Democratic establishment never wanted Platner to be the nominee to take on Sen. Susan Collins, would probably still like to push him…Open
America’s dealmaker-in-chief has created an escalating geopolitical catastrophe. The post Some Disturbing Links Between the Ukraine and Iran Wars appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Some Disturbing Links Between the Ukraine and Iran Wars America’s dealmaker-in-chief has created an escalating geopolitical catastrophe. (Photo by Iranian Presidency/Anadolu via Getty Images) First, the bad news: The Iran War shows no signs of ending soon. Tehran on Monday said it would suspend peace talks with the U.S. in protest of Israeli strikes in Gaza and Lebanon. Now, the even worse news: The Iran War is linked to the Ukraine War in myriad disturbing ways, and the longer the former drags on, the more dangerous the latter becomes. Talk of “World War III” tends to be ludicrously…Open