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Reading the Onion in Boot Camp

By: Luther Ray Abel · Luther Ray Abel
One quick anecdote to add to Dominic’s Onion-induced reminisces.

The CCP’s EVs Aren’t Magically Better

By: Luther Ray Abel · Luther Ray Abel
Americans have no need of an electric Lada with tablet-operated windshield wipers.

A man holds a charging plug to charge a car at a Smart Charge electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Beijing, China, February 2, 2024.

Anti-Israel Students Protest Jerry Seinfeld’s Commencement Speech

By: Luther Ray Abel · Luther Ray Abel
Manners maketh Man. 

Jerry Seinfeld attends the premiere of Netflix's <i>Unfrosted</i> at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif., April 30, 2024.

Cornell’s President Resigns: ‘There Will Be Lots of Speculation’

By: Luther Ray Abel · Luther Ray Abel
Failed DEI programs, campus antisemitism, and faculty revolt have made for an eventful presidency. 

Cornell president Martha Pollock speaks during a tribute to the 2020 graduate class.

Space Force Now Boasts Three ‘Space Cowboys’

By: Luther Ray Abel · Luther Ray Abel
Whatever you are, Space Force, congrats — you fast-talkin’ cats. 

A U.S. Space Force Guardian hydrates during a spur ride held by the U.S. Army Sixth Squadron, First Cavalry Regiment, First Armored Brigade Combat Team, First Armored Division, at Fort Bliss, Texas, April 29, 2024.

Warning to Young Women: Bears Will Maul You

By: Luther Ray Abel · Luther Ray Abel
If you prefer to share a bit of arboreal real estate with wild Ursus rather than Frank from Lac du Flambeau, you should rethink your choice.

MIT Dumps Diversity Dogma

By: Luther Ray Abel · Luther Ray Abel
May other schools join in and do away with the diversity statements’ affront to merit. 

People stand in front of Building 10 behind Killian Court at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Mass., November 21, 2018.

Welcome Self-Awareness from the New York Times

By: Luther Ray Abel · Luther Ray Abel
A Q & A from the deck of the Titanic. 

People line up for taxis across the street from the <i>New York Times</i> building in New York City.

A New Battery Promises Less Child Labor per Kilowatt

By: Luther Ray Abel · Luther Ray Abel
Congress should try its best not to subsidize the new sodium-ion-battery technology out of existence. 

A lithium-ion battery in an Apple iPhone 6S in 2018

Navy Boss Keelhauled before Congress for Ongoing Recruitment Shortfalls

By: Luther Ray Abel · Luther Ray Abel
It’s unacceptable, all the more so because the other branches have, at least in the short term, recovered from their recruiting troubles. 

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro stands with crew of the USS Delaware nuclear submarine at the Port of Wilmington in Wilmington, Del., April 2, 2022.

U.S. Flag Rises on Chapel Hill after Activists Tore the Ensign Down

By: Luther Ray Abel · Luther Ray Abel
God bless the cops, chancellor, and young students who raised and cheered the restoring of the only flag that should fly there.

A Dead Dog in the Dakotas Derails VP Dreams

By: Luther Ray Abel · Luther Ray Abel
Kristi Noem is a doggone menace to man and beast. 

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during CPAC in Dallas, Texas, July 11, 2021.

Columbia Capitulates

By: Luther Ray Abel · Luther Ray Abel
The watermelon mob has won in the Big Apple. 

People use umbrellas to block members of the media from documenting the encampment at the Columbia University campus in New York City, April 26, 2024.

Unfit Female Agent Responsible for Secret Service Ruckus

By: Luther Ray Abel · Luther Ray Abel
May Monday’s relatively bloodless episode be a lesson, resulting in the reprioritization of merit over optics. 

Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a round table with faith and community leaders who are assisting with the processing of migrants seeking asylum at the Paso del Norte Port of Entry in El Paso, Texas, June 25, 2021.

The Biden–New York Times Divorce

By: Luther Ray Abel · Luther Ray Abel
If this schism is as real as the reporting suggests, then good for the Gray Lady for taking a break from acting as a consort. 

President Joe Biden walks towards Marine One carrying a newspaper and cellphones as he departs the White House in Washington, D.C., March 22, 2024.

Vice President Harris’s Security Detail Comes to Blows

By: Luther Ray Abel · Luther Ray Abel
Is the stress of picking up the president’s electioneering slack too much for the VP and her staff? 

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech during a Get Out The Vote rally ahead of the Democratic presidential primaries at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, S.C., February 2, 2024.

Pay Up, Europe

By: Luther Ray Abel · Luther Ray Abel
Pledges count for very little in the oblasts’ mud, Europe. Buy the gear and get it shipped. 

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade fires a 120-mm mortar towards Russian troops at the frontline near Bakhmut, Ukraine, March 5, 2024.

Ingrates at the Ivy-Laden Gates

By: Luther Ray Abel · Luther Ray Abel
The Ivy League may be considered by some the playground of the wealthy and connected, but it needn’t take that description literally. 

Students protest in support of Palestinians near a closed entrance of Columbia University in New York City, U.S., April 23, 2024.

Biden Finally Condemns Columbia Antisemitism

By: Luther Ray Abel · Luther Ray Abel
The putzing president is running out of time to get a handle on the bloodthirsty activists in his coalition. 

Demonstrators, guarded by NYPD police officers, gather outside of Columbia University in support of Palestine in New York City, April 20, 2024.
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