NR Daily: Mad dogs, flutists, &c.

Reading about Jim Mattis, I thought of Frederick the Great. As this report tells us, Mattis visited troops at Fort Bragg. (He is the secretary of defense, as you know.) He said that "storm clouds are gathering" over the Korean Peninsula. He said that diplomacy has the best chance of preventing a war if it is backed up by arms — a strong, capable military. "My fine young soldiers," said Mattis, "the only way our diplomats can speak with authority and be believed is if you're ready to go." Do you remember Frederick the Great? "Diplomacy without arms," said the king, "is like music without instruments ...

December 28 2017

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Mad dogs, flutists, &c. Jay Nordlinger Reading about Jim Mattis, I thought of Frederick the Great. As this report tells us, Mattis visited troops at Fort Bragg. (He is the secretary of defense, as you know.) He said that "storm clouds are gathering" over the Korean Peninsula. He said that diplomacy has the best chance of preventing a war if it is backed up by... READ MORE Security Theater Comes to Disney World Resort Katherine Timpf Just when you thought Disney World couldn't be a bigger nightmare, new security measures at some of its hotels are basically allowing Mickey Mouse and his obnoxious friends to invade your... A New Paradigm for Counterterrorism Andrew C. McCarthy Editor's Note: As part of National Review Institute's End-of-Year Appeal, NRI fellows are sharing words of wisdom and inspiration. Today, Andrew C. McCarthy explains how NRI helps develop new... ADVERTISEMENT The Museum of the Bible Naomi Schaefer Riley Washington, D.C. — If you walk through the new eight-floor, 430,000-square-foot Museum of the Bible too quickly, you will miss Steve Green's favorite object. Mr. Green, the museum's founder and... The Sexes after Weinstein Heather Wilhelm Editor's Note: The following article appears in the December 31, 2017, issue of National Review. Think back: Do you remember your first boy–girl party? "Perhaps we all have the same memory,"... 'You Lose Your Turn' Graham Hillard These are boom times for tabletop gaming. According to data released by the NPD Group, a market-research company, U.S. sales of games and puzzles posted an 18 percent growth rate in 2016 — this... Civilization's 'Darkest Hour' Hits the Silver Screen Victor Davis Hanson The new film Darkest Hour offers the diplomatic side to the recent action movie Dunkirk. The story unfolds with the drama of British prime minister Winston Churchill's assuming power during... ADVERTISEMENT The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 James D. Hornfischer "A masterful account of the barbaric last year of the Pacific War...The Fleet at Flood Tide is, quite simply, popular and scholarly military history at its best." - Victor Davis Hanson LEARN MORE Best of 2017: Animals Top Shots ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.