By Tim Donner

Those who watched the speech by Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference over the weekend were undoubtedly struck by his impressive statesmanship and the unexpected standing ovation he received from European leaders. But one might draw another conclusion from the most important address ever delivered on the world stage by the […]

2-J’s has passed.  Reverend Jesse Jackson, aged 84, died Tuesday morning according to his family: “Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement. “We shared him with the world, and in return, […]

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Nearly 80% of the 2017 and 2018 Truman Scholars—a taxpayer-funded scholarship program— now have “a clear connection to liberal politics, such as working for Democratic members of Congress, advocating for progressive causes, or teaching classes with a liberal focus,” reports the College Fix.

Jennifer Kabbany, editor-in-chief of The College Fix, joins Jack Fowler on this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” for an in-depth discussion on DEI programs, higher education challenges, and jaw-dropping campus stories.

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By Graham J Noble

Why certain elected Democrats chose to attend the 2026 Munich Security Conference is not clear – other than to strut their stuff on the world stage, trying to acquire some cachet as 2028 presidential hopefuls. As it turns out, the stuff was not worth strutting and not one of those hopefuls did themselves any favors. […]

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By James Fite

This episode is all about the Hill, the Hillary, and the laws being passed in states to restrict your First Amendment Rights.

By Dave Patterson

A second round of talks between the United States and Iran starts today (Feb. 17) in Geneva, Switzerland. As with the first discussions, held Feb. 6 in Muscat, Omani officials will act as mediators for the indirect discussion. Iran’s delegation will once again be led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff […]

On February 17, 1940, the Altmark Incident: The crew of the British destroyer Cossack (pictured) boarded the German tanker Altmark in Jøssingfjord, Norway, releasing 299 British prisoners after hand-to-hand fighting with bayonets and the last recorded Royal Naval action with cutlasses. — I just heard that actor Robert Duval passed away.  May he rest in peace. – JWR — Using a 13-inch (33-cm) telescope at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, Clyde W. Tombaugh, a 24-year-old American with no formal training in astronomy, discovered the dwarf planet Pluto this day in 1930. — We are nearly done with deliveries of …

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“That’s not a knife. This is a knife!” (Paul Hogan as Mick Dundee, in Crocodile Dundee, 1986). When I took the Cold Steel Recon 1 XL out of its box for the first time and deployed the blade, the attempted mugging scene from Crocodile Dundee immediately came to mind. The Recon 1 XL is bigger than the average everyday carry (EDC) knife: a lot bigger. It has a 5.5-inch blade that is 0.15 inches thick and 1.63 inches wide. It is 12.25 inches long when the blade is deployed. And it weighs 8 ounces. The knife is 6.75 inches long, …

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This weekly column features media from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest.  This week: Some more backcountry flying videos. “My Window Is Gone” an Adventure in the Oregon/Idaho Backcountry. (Trent Palmer.) These Kodiak 100 Backcountry Landings Are Insane – You Won’t Believe the Strips! Landing at Ryan Field (2MT1) in West Glacier, Montana. And a word of warning: Idaho Pilots: Roland Steadham was “safest pilot”, knew the area and powerlines well. Montana Knife Company nearing finish line on completion of new …

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“All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation.” – John Adams

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