Source: U.S. Dept. of Defense.

Military strategy statements can be pretty boring. This one, for example, shows for the nth time there can be no such thing as an aesthetically interesting photograph taken of ships at sea. Nevertheless, these periodic statements retain some practical interest because they actually are used to establish military doctrine, operations, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, and facilities — all the things we taxpayers pay for.

In that context Advantage at Sea (published yesterday) is noteworthy in several respects.

Continue reading “Advantage at Sea, Prevailing with Integrated All-Domain Naval Power” →

Source: Peter Navarro, White House trade advisor.

You can’t say there is no evidence of fraud in the 2020 election.

The Navarro Report doesn’t prove that Joe Biden stole the election from Donald Trump, but it does provide a usefully constructed catalog of specific allegations. It organizes the allegations into six types (or dimensions) of irregularity and rates their prevalence in each of five battleground states. The result is like a roadmap for discussion of election integrity issues.

I think the report is significant just because it exists. To my (limited) knowledge nothing like it has ever been produced in response to the outcome of a presidential race.

Last night Catherine Herridge reported that Director of National Intelligence, John Ratcliff, “told CBS News that there was foreign election interference by China, Iran and Russia in November of this year, and he is anticipating a public report on those findings in January.”

A similar Intelligence Community assessment published in 2017 led to allegations, still believed by many, that Donald Trump was illegitimately elected to his first term. In light of controversies surrounding Joe Biden and the 2020 election, the new DNI report may have the same effect.

Yesterday’s hearing was a relatively sober presentation of 2020 election issues as — I imagine — most Americans understand them. I imagine most Americans view the election as flawed in concerning ways that require attention, but not as an immediate crisis that needs to be resolved by reversing the outcome.

Continue reading “Senate holds a hearing on examining irregularities in the 2020 election — 12/16/2020” →

The Electoral College yesterday voted for dual sets of electors in seven states: PA, GA, MI, WI, AZ, NV, and NM. In each instance, one slate would elect Joe Biden, the other would elect Donald Trump.

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Source: American Institute for Economic Research.

I like this piece for its invention of the term hygiene socialism, which seems useful to me. The writer notes that the concept is not new. Herbert Spencer described the same threat to liberty using similar language in 1851. The new phrase, however, is instantly meaningful to today’s libertarians and conservatives.

Continue reading “What is to be Done? The Rise of Hygiene Socialism and the Prospects for Liberty” →

Source: Associated Press.

So the man who would be president must now appoint an attorney general to oversee criminal investigations of his own son. We’re long past there-is-no-evidence, and deep into national farce.

Another reason to call a Joe Biden administration illegitimate.

Source: PJ Media.

The Exploding Whale may have been the very first viral video in Internet history. We Baby Boomers sometimes date ourselves by remembering when we first heard Sgt. Pepper. The Exploding Whale is like that.

The Internet soon became a wasteland (remember the Hampster Dance?)

Source: U.S. Supreme Court.

Here is the full text of the SCOTUS order in the Texas election lawsuit:

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Source: U.S. Supreme Court filing (PDF).

Given the pushback in this forum on the SCOTUS amicus brief in another thread, this filing may be of some interest. The defendant states in the Texas election lawsuit had until 3:00 p.m. today to file responses. After they did, Texas filed a response to them.