In his 1909 short story, A Piece of Steak, originally published in the Saturday Evening Post, Jack London, America’s first prominent and still greatest boxing writer, tells the tale of Tom King. King is a fighter well past his athletic prime with features that bear the scars of past battles: ‘A nose, twice broken and More

While the media have expressed concern over the consequences Trump’s recent overhaul of military brass may have on the projection of U.S. military power overseas, it has demurred on what it may mean for America domestically. Perhaps, say the pundits, Trump will attack Iran – which would be an odd decision on his part since he has actually moved to reduce troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq. He has, to give the devil his due, succeeded in keeping America out of wars, albeit if more by accident than design. But, as the assassination of the lead scientist on Iran’s nuclear project makes clear, he may opt to roil the waters via proxies. More

As a straightforward historical fact, the Electoral College produces squeakers far more often than does the national popular vote. In 1948, for example, a flip of just 31,000 votes in four states would have made Thomas Dewey president – despite the fact that Harry Truman won the national vote handily. To change the latter, election thieves would have needed to flip well over one million Truman votes to Dewey’s column. More

Donald Trump’s December 5th rally in Georgia was an opportunity to promote Republican candidates in the state’s upcoming runoffs. But more than anything, it was another chance for the president to bask in the adoring eyes of his base and to disseminate baseless claims of voter fraud. In typical super spreader style, the president gathered More