Victor Davis Hanson is one of those articulate people that can speak extemporaneously better than most people can write considered prose. For those who don't have the time to devote to the full interview, we've captured some of his thoughts.   Read the rest of this entry »

Don't worry, our fearless leader, really does care. Even though he can't be bothered to attend a National Security Meeting on what's happening in Ukraine. He's been briefed by 'it was all because of a video' Susan Rice. After all, he did say there would be consequences.   Read the rest of this entry »

The Last Patriot is novel by Brad Thor, and admittedly not the sort of book normally reviewed on WWTFT. That being said, there was a clever tie-in to some things that are regularly covered on WWTFT. For one, President Thomas Jefferson is weaved into the plot as is Captain Isaac Hull, the man famous for sinking HMS Guerriere early in the War of 1812.   Read the rest of this entry »

I had an interesting conversation today with two friends I’ve made over the past 18 months. One of them is from Ukraine and the other from Russia. First, some background: I’ve been brushing up on my Russian for the past 18 months or so, and was fortunate enough to make the acquaintance of these two men early on. They are both extremely gracious and patient with my butchering of their language, and we’ve been able to have many an interesting conversation.   Read the rest of this entry »

Richard Fernandez has written an excellent piece on the causes and consequences of destroying a society from the inside out. Fernandez explains that the collapse of a society is deceptively slow ... until it isn't. There are inherent human responses that strive to perpetuate the illusion of normality, long after the point of no return.   Read the rest of this entry »

The Wire has an interesting story on the far-left organization Organizing for Action, which morphed out of the president's campaign organization with the same initials. Per Wikipedia: "Organizing for Action (OFA) is a nonprofit social welfare organization and community organizing project in the United States which advocates for the agenda of U.S. President Barack Obama. The organization is officially non-partisan, but its agenda and policies are strongly allied with the Democratic Party of which Obama is a member. It is the successor of Obama's 2012 re-election campaign and of Organizing for America, which itself succeeded Obama's 2008 campaign. "Founded after President Obama's re-election, the group seeks to mobilize supporters in favor of Obama's legislative priorities. OFA is registered as a 501(c)(4) organization,which may advocate for legislation but is prohibited from specifically supporting political candidates. OFA is organized as a grassroots organization, with local chapters that decide which issues to organize around. "   Read the rest of this entry »

Sometimes you just stumble upon things that jump out at you. This blogger was looking for a reference to the president's recent interview with Bill O'Reilly in which he said there was "not even a smidgen of corruption" in the IRS. The results of this search were surprising.   Read the rest of this entry »

Stephen Budiansky’s Perilous Fight is a detailed exposition of just what the subtitle proclaims: America’s Intrepid War With Britain on the High Seas, 1812-1815. Intrepid, while a bold and colorful adjective, is exactly the right word. In using it, Budiansky is not only describing the early 19th century American fledgling navy, but also the scores of privateers under letters of marque that set out to plunder the British merchant marine. To understand what kind of men these were, you don’t have to go too far into Budiansky’s book.   Read the rest of this entry »

The third and final installment of a three part interview with Tim McGrath, author of John Barry, An American Hero In The Age Of Sail.   Read the rest of this entry »

The second installment of a three part interview with Tim McGrath, author of John Barry, An American Hero In The Age Of Sail.   Read the rest of this entry »