Jed Babbin
American Spectator
Frederick, MD, United States
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The (Empty) Arsenal of Democracy
In a 1940 speech, President Franklin Roosevelt labeled Detroit the “arsenal of democracy.” During World War II, Detroit alone built tens of thousands of tanks and other ground vehicles, aircraft, bombs, and guns. Much of the rest of our economy... → Read More
Iran Again: Does Anybody Care?
One of the early scenes in the movie 1776 shows John Adams despairing for America’s freedom from British oppression. He sings, “Is anybody there? Does anybody care?” That scene came to mind when the latest news broke about Iran’s hell-for-leather... → Read More
An Opportunity Xi Can’t Ignore
Word came on Thursday that the Air Force has grounded all of its KC-135 tanker aircraft because of a defective pin that could result in the loss of a part of the tail section of the aircraft while in flight.... → Read More
Enough Balloons for a Circus
For the fourth time in less than 10 days, U.S. fighters have shot down a balloon, at least one of which was a Chinese spy balloon. One traversed the entire country before being shot down. Another entered Alaskan air space... → Read More
Putin the Not-So-Great
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s words are usually aimed at Western leaders as well as to the Russian people. Those words, threatening to the West and attempting to raise a nationalistic fervor among Russians, sometimes threaten both audiences. He has, for... → Read More
Biden’s Classified Documents Scandal Won’t Go Away
The photo you see here was taken in 2013. It shows then–Vice President Joe Biden standing in the Oval Office with his back to the window. Next to him stands Obama’s press secretary and to his front is an assembled group... → Read More
SCOTUS Defeated: The Leaker Gets Away With It
Last May’s leak of the Supreme Court’s draft decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization severely damaged the high court’s ability to perform its essential function: that of debating and deciding — in secret — the most important legal... → Read More
Can Russia Outlast Ukraine?
The Russian war to conquer Ukraine is nearly 11 months old. The U.S. media, which demands instant gratification, has grown bored with it. Nearly the only media mention of Ukraine occurred when top-secret intelligence information about Ukraine (and Iran and... → Read More
The Weakest Speaker
California Republican Kevin McCarthy was finally elected Speaker of the House on the fifteenth ballot Friday night after days of begging, threatening, and compromising with other Republicans. This column has never been an advocate of McCarthy because he has never... → Read More
2022: Goodbye and Good Riddance
Brandon Year Two (aka COVID Year 3) lived up to every cynic’s expectation. 2022 was a pointless prima donna of a year. An event in late May summed it up perfectly. At the Louvre Museum in Paris, a transgender “woman,”... → Read More
Ukraine: How Much Is Enough?
Russia has reached the 10-month point in Vladimir Putin’s war to conquer Ukraine. Putin thought Russian forces would succeed in a matter of weeks or even days, but they suffered one setback after another. Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have... → Read More
Renegade Intelligence: Can It Be Reformed?
At last count, there were 18 federal agencies gathering and analyzing intelligence. Sitting atop this massive bureaucracy is another: the Director of National Intelligence, which neither sows nor reaps nor does anything of discernible value. The purpose of all these... → Read More
Our Fading Deterrence
There is a lot to be said about the way President Joe Biden runs our military affairs and foreign policy, none of it good. A big part of the problem is how he is failing to maintain our deterrence of... → Read More
Winter Amid Ukraine Drone War
It seems as though the only people who aren’t bored with the war in Ukraine are the Russians and the Ukrainians. Too many Americans don’t understand that wars aren’t entertainment. The European Union is trying to convince itself that it... → Read More
Biden’s Agenda Wins at COP27
Since May, the fashion among ecoterrorists has been to try to destroy famous works of art in sacrifice to their religion of global warming. In the May event, in the Louvre Museum in Paris, a transgender “woman,” protesting government inaction... → Read More
Indicting Trump: The Appointment of Robert Mueller’s Successor
Friday’s appointment of Jack Smith as special counsel to investigate and prosecute former President Donald Trump was an attempt by Attorney General Merrick Garland to prevent any such prosecution from being labeled political. That attempt will fail because, thanks to... → Read More
From Egypt to Bali, Biden Stumbles Abroad
Basking in the results of last week’s elections, President Biden has flown across the world to exercise his diplomatic expertise again. It could have been worse. Arriving in Sharm-el-Sheik, Egypt, to attend the latest UN conference on global warming, Biden... → Read More
Biden’s Gift to the Taliban
Since he was inaugurated, Biden has spent about $4 trillion through legislation and executive orders. Biden’s reckless overspending is the principal reason that our nation is now suffering an inflation rate of over eight percent, which isn’t — as Biden... → Read More
The Delusional Democrats Won’t Learn Anything on Nov. 8
How many Americans don’t fit into one of the categories of depressed, frustrated, angry, or maybe all three? The people who are truly delusional — including President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris — seem to have convinced much... → Read More
Turmoil in UK, Israel, and Ukraine Endangers All of Us
We’re not the only nation that will hold a significant election in the next couple of weeks. As we inevitably drift into our preelection solipsism, we should at least pay attention to the elections in the United Kingdom and Israel... → Read More