His Last Day Ever

by Jonathan Gray (New Zealand) “Get out! Get ready!” said the email in my box last Thursday. “Prepare while you have the chance.” There was urgency in the tone. “Get out of the big cities” quickly. And away from coastlines? Well, warnings like this had been coming for about five years now. Some from possible crackpots, but others through reputable intelligence sources. Now the warnings were growing more urgent. Our world economy in danger of collapse angry nations planning to invade when the collapse occurs, trial runs in some cities for possible nuclear attacks, Planet X on its way toward Earth, to cause […]

The last straw, tepid support for Trump

(Copyright) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan) TO THE EDITOR, NATIONAL REVIEW:Just reread the article that was the last straw, “Has the Presidency Become Impossible? No, but it is too hard for the incumbent” (2/24/20). I didn’t try to cancel the dumb subscription, but I’m letting it expire. The writer Richard Brookhiser quotes academics, one of whom says the job hurts the health of Presidents and they die young (tell Jimmie Carter and Bush 41). “Trump, a novice with no information, limited intelligence, and bad character, has held office for over three years without catastrophe. . ,” writes Mr. Brookhiser. “What […]