Andy Burnham became British Prime Minister on July 20, 2026. Parliament had risen for the summer recess, and so he only had his first Prime Minister’s Question Time yesterday.  To the political virgins, PMQs look a lot like gladiatorial combat among the members of the Oxford Union. It is one of the few blood sports…

The US war with Iran entered a new stage yesterday with the attack on two Iranian tankers by US military forces. This was the first implementation of a new approach (sort of) to the war. The “tanker-for-tanker” policy is simple deterrence theory applied to oil tankers. If the Iranians are going to attack tankers leaving…

Dan Driscoll served as Secretary of the Army after 18 months. The top civilian in the army quit yesterday without an official reason being given. There are, however, countless rumors of conflicts with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (known less-than-affectionately here as Whiskey Pete Kegsbreath). Whenever someone resigns in government, the reason is a variation…

For the past few weeks, the US has fought the Iranian war on the economic front more than on the military one. The president announced an “Economic D-Day,” tightening sanctions on Iran even more. While the image of the 2nd Certified Public Accountants Division landing on the beaches of Iran is amusing, it underscores just…

Mark Zuckerberg scored a major win yesterday over several state attorneys-general with the settlement of a lawsuit that claimed Meta (the holding company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatApp) deliberately programmed its algorithms to addict children to social media. The company agreed to pay a $18 billion fine (a pittance to a company that earns that…