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The Self-Inflicted Wound Feb 24, 2026

On the night of Sept. 21, 1788, Austrian hussars scouting for the Ottoman Army stumbled upon gypsies who offered them schnapps. The Austrians got drunk, encountered part of their infantry, refused to share the alcohol and a fight broke out. One soldi... Read More

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Putin on the Potomac: A Grand Jury Says 'Nyet' Feb 24, 2026

Time was when throwing your political opponents into prison on trumped-up charges was the deplorable domain of despots over whom we claimed moral superiority: Saddam Hussein or the Iranian mullahs, say. Or pick your Soviet premier. Or Vladimir Putin.... Read More

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Is Free Speech Really the Highest Value? Feb 23, 2026

On Wednesday evening, I attended the third annual RealClearMedia Samizdat Prize Gala in Palm Beach, Florida. RealClear, whose brands include its flagship RealClearPolitics website, is best known as a content and polling aggregator, and as an advocate... Read More

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Plant in Your Own Life and We All Reap the Rewards Feb 23, 2026

There's a 36-year-old song that talks about the value of hard work. "I gotta get out of bed and get a hammer and a nail," the chorus goes, "Learn how to use my hands, not just my head. I think myself into jail. Now, I know a refuge never grows from ... Read More