Author Archives: Joe Benning

The Permanent Government Strikes Back

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Joe Benning

“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” George Orwell, 1984. As we approach inauguration day the Lefty meltdown has morphed into a strategy that Orwell would recognize. It is to embed in the … Continue reading →

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“Silence” by Martin Scorsese

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Joe Benning

Martin Scorsese’s Silence is a complicated film. Based on a novel of the same name by Shusaku Endo, it tells the story of 2 Jesuit priests in the 17th century who set out for Japan to find their mentor, Father … Continue reading →

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Hacking, Shmacking

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Joe Benning

As the controversy over Russian hacking swirls around the capital, it is well worth remembering Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s admonition that Intelligence should never be confused with intelligence. Consider this when listening to National Intelligence Director James Clapper’s testimony before Congress, … Continue reading →

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Fake News

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Joe Benning

The latest battle cry being test marketed by enemies of free speech is “Fake News”. It is the perfect bumper sticker slogan because the phrase is entirely devoid of substantive meaning, and it is sure to get partisan blood boiling. … Continue reading →

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So Long 2016, Hello 2017

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Joe Benning

Well, it’s been quite a year. A lot of improbable things happened in 2016, not the least of which was the election of His Majesty King Donald the 1st as the 45th President of the U.S. It may be difficult … Continue reading →

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Rogue One

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Joe Benning

In “Rogue One”, prequel to the original Star Wars film released in 1977, the mighty walking tanks of the Empire seem vaguely like Godzilla trampling through Tokyo. Chalk that up to Gareth Edwards, director of Monsters (2010) and the 2014 … Continue reading →

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Obama Tosses Israel Under the Bus

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Joe Benning

“Israel, we got your back” Obama famously claimed in August 2012. So the question must be asked, how  would U.S. foreign policy look any different if Obama’s goal were to put Israel on the road to extinction?       … Continue reading →

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For Kevin Lara Lugo Born 2000, Died 2016.

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Joe Benning

The story is always the same; it is only the names that change. This time the name is Kevin Lara Lugo. He died on his 16th birthday. The New York Times reports that he had spent the previous day foraging … Continue reading →

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The Art of the 180

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Joe Benning

As Christmas and Hanukkah approach, it is altogether fitting that the hypocrisy of the professional left has been bared, and for the umpteenth time. Its utter contempt for the rule of law; its virulent hatred of freedom and of self-determination … Continue reading →

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Absurdities

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Joe Benning

Really Surreal His Majesty, King Donald of 5th Ave, now insists (by Tweet of course) that he could have won the popular vote had he chosen to do so. The basis for this latest round of nonsense is that he … Continue reading →

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