Hey, look: this started to come out this week. E-book first, hardcover later. ** Win the gold, turn it into tin by currying favor with a fascist. That's America's men's hockey team. That team, in fact, has reminded us all that Trump's departure isn't going to make us all magically like America again. After Trump, Americans are still going to be pretty easy to intensely dislike. Because Trump is America, now, and America is Trump. Remember, Team USA: Trump destroys everything

Already? E. spotted this last night on Amazon (and, yes, we hate Bezos' online flea market, too, but when you live in a rural area, it's pretty hard to avoid). According to Amazon, my new book The Hidden Hand is number four in Amazon's "political doctrines" books, number nine in "political ideologies" books, and waaaaaaaay back in plain old bestsellers. Given that the e-book version only became available on Tuesday, none of that seems very likely, to me. And, yes, I know tha

Michael Bauer has the best story about the looming Iran-Israel-America war. It’s about his two sons. The weekend is coming, and the Israeli author’s sons are arguing about who should get to use the family car. “I need the car on Friday,” says Bauer’s oldest son. “No, I’ll need the car on Friday,” says his younger son, “unless there’ll be a war, and then I won’t need the car.” The older brother agrees: if there’s a war with Iran, he won’t really need the car, either. The sold-

...in ebook form, to start. Hardcover comes a few weeks thereafter. Here. It's more than two years in the making, and this is the story it tells: October 7th, 2023 was a truly horrific day—a day in which Israeli men, women, and children were slaughtered or kidnapped, in the most barbaric fashion possible by the Iran-backed, Gaza-based terrorist group Hamas. The attack set off a bloody war, with profound consequences for both Israelis and Palestinians. That much is well known.

The terror group Hamas has covertly targeted scores of Canadian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and charities operating in Gaza – to infiltrate the organizations, steal aid, and attempt to control their operations, according to a respected watchdog organization. The shocking allegations are contained in confidential Hamas documents from 2018-2022 period, and seized by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the Hamas-Israel war in Gaza, according to NGO Monitor. The document

Someone said to me today that Epstein was bumped off before he could spill. Sure, I said. So? That's extremely unlikely to happen with the guy who was arrested today, said this person. Which should make Trump and his co-conspirators really, really nervous. Good point, said I. ** Here's the Andrew formerly known as Prince, leaving the Aylsham police station after being charged with sharing UK government secrets with Epstein. Not a happy birthday, I take it. ** Trump + Prince A