Editor’s Note: We welcome Arrias back to the regular line-up. Salvaging A Maritime Power On April 21st KRI Nanggala, an Indonesian submarine, sank in the waters north of Bali. This past week the Chinese military offered a large, state-of-the-art salvage ship to assist the Indonesian Navy in recovering the remains of that submarine. > > […]

Editor’s Note: It was a fabulous holiday weekend down at the farm. It was filled with warmth and the sunlit prospect of hope. The Socotra editorial staff unanimously decided to allow tomorrow to take care of itself. Now, as often happens, tomorrow has arrived. Arrias has some thoughts on the kettle of crises, and one […]

Editor’s Note: Arrias this morning addresses one of the primary reasons things don’t seem to be working well in our Republic these days. There was a string that followed about the distance between those that enjoy the sea of cash that is flowing from Government printing presses to a variety of startling things beyond the […]

I applaud Bill Maher for stating the obvious: that China and Cancel Culture represent real threats to the United States, to all Americans, to our way of life, and to the culture of individual freedoms and limited government. Mr. Maher quoted from the movie “Lawrence of Arabia:” So long as the Arabs fight tribe against […]

Editor’s Note: A marvelous day in the Piedmont of Virginia. Our glimpse of Spring from the back deck, overlooking the pastures and the treeline that separates us from the Chinese Glass project were a backdrop to a delightful Joint Service visit. Arrayed at the outdoor table were proud members of Army, Air Force and Navy. […]

Editor’s Note: Arrias helps the Socotra House Staff limp from the sadness of the loss of a good friend and back to the surreal world in which we (temporarily) reside. There are large things in motion in the wide world. Royal squabbles on Oprah is one for the morning. The COVID extravaganza, of course, and […]

Editor’s Note: Frabjous day! Calloo, Calay! That snarly little month of February has been placed behind us now, and the depths of winter here in the Piedmont have passed! Of course, the chill rain has been falling since yesterday, washing us in a sea of country gray of ambivalence. A former President appeared somewhere late […]

Editor’s Note: One of the problems that plagues my thoughts these days is the sheer mount of cash floating about our beloved Congress. Some say there is still a trillion dollars still in some sort of digital limbo from the last adventure in relief from something, and another two trillion to come. The purpose of […]

A prominent lawyer and former member of the Obama White House recently penned a piece on free speech, and suggested that the debate on free speech was, to use his words, “Broken.” He takes issue with the Supreme Court’s commitment to “the marketplace of ideas,” and with Justice Brandeis’s comment that the remedy for falsehood […]

Editor’s Note: Made the first half of the Super Bowl that culminated a chaotic season that reflected our social chaos. It was the first professional sports I have watched in a year, but sadly only made it to the half of the game. There are several stories in the contest, but we will let them […]