A shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut Friday left the alleged gunman dead. Multiple media reports state that several students and faculty members were also killed, though nothing definitive has been reported.
Mitt Romney’s ’47 Percent’ Gaffe Tops Yale’s Quotes of the Year
e’re nothing if not good sharers at NewsFeed, which is why we don’t just point you in the direction of TIME’s top 10 quotes of the year but — as the saying sort of goes — to others that are also available.
Missile Launch Doesn’t Make NoKo’s Kim Jong-un a Dud
There’s a Wall Street Journal op-ed by Jack David saying latest North Korean missile launch proves Kim Jong-un won’t be a reformer and that — basically — anyone who still believes that is a dupe.
That’s specious logic in the …
General Disorder #1, General Disorder #2, &c.
When Marine General Anthony Zinni became chief of U.S. Central Command in 1997, he was stunned to find a Navy commander working for him dedicated to keeping track of Zinni’s schedule. “You’ve got to be kidding me,” Zinni …
Susan Rice Bows Out from Secretary of State Consideration
There’s a view that politics and national security should be oil and water–that some iron rule of Washington should make the two impossible to mix.
Holiday Gift to Turkey, Batteries Included
The U.S. is sending a pair of Patriot anti-missile batteries, and some 400 troops to operate them, to protect NATO ally Turkey from any stray missiles from Syria. German and the Netherlands are slated to do the same.
This is …
Farewell, Loud and Annoying TV Ads: The CALM Act Becomes the Law of the Land
Just when you thought Congress was utterly useless, here comes one of the great bipartisan legislative victories of our time: They turned down the volume on commercials.
The New, Improved Earmarks
Good-government groups and others without financial stakes involved have long criticized lawmakers for adding “earmarks” to defense bills – boosting certain accounts, or at least ordering the Pentagon to spend money on this …
Why Your 401(k) Match Will Get Cut
Employee benefits are constantly evolving, and the trend line isn’t great for most workers.
“The most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam, if it's carried out.”
The Lesson of the Boy in the Pink Ballet Flats
Amazingly enough, the big parenting story this week concerns a pair of pink zebra-patterned shoes.
Of Shipmates, On and Off the Water, Pens, and Holidays
I got my Christmas cards out early this year. I had some time after Thanksgiving to write short notes, and I mailed them the end of November. A little early, but I still think it is fun to send and receive, and heaven knows, the …
Red-Winged Greybirds Heading for Home…
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower steams across the Atlantic Ocean headed for its homeport in Norfolk, Va., Dec. 10, after supporting missions in Afghanistan.