Hendrix's Eccentric Commentary

Eccentric and Idiosyncratic Commentary on Current and Military Affairs

Category: Politics

  • The Israeli Pitcher and the Well

    8/20/2026 There were many factors that brought about the creation of the State of Israel.  There was the Zionist movement that began in the late nineteenth century, the Balfour declaration…

  • Solutions that are Worse than the Problem

    6/28/2026 Thought for the Day: Both Donald Trump in the US and Brexit in the UK were populist reactions to a neoliberal economic and political system that was enriching and…

  • The Greatest Fighting Force on the Planet

    6/19/2026 As I read and listen to the commentary about the Memorandum of Understanding with Iran, I am told, over and over again, that the US military has done huge…

  • Cage Match vs. Trooping the Colors

    6/15/2026 This weekend past, there were two birthday celebrations: one, in London on Saturday, June 13th, marked the King’s Birthday, but was really a celebration of British nationhood; the other,…

  • Scary Thought for Memorial Day Weekend

    5/23/2026 Scary Thought for the Memorial Day Weekend: Memorial Day began as a tribute to the dead (700,000 or so according to the latest estimates) of the American Civil War.…

  • Fiscal-Military Observation of the Day

    4/22/2026 The United States flat cannot afford a $1.5 Trillion Defense budget:  the size of the public debt, the unwillingness of the Republicans, in particular, to find ways to raise…

  • Who Won the War with Iran

    4/18/2026 Thoughts about the War in Iran:  In terms of who’s winning and who’s losing I am of the school that thinks that Iran, through seizing control of the Strait…

  • Is there any actual Trump Policy?

    4/1/26 I posted the following as a reply to someone’s comment and I am impressed enough by my own brilliance that I am posting it here as well for anyone…

  • The Candidate comes First

    1/2/2026 With the New Year comes Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as Mayor of New York City — and a significant part of the Democratic establishment is clutching their pearls at the…

  • Anger not Joy

    10/22/25 Reporting on the No King’s rallies held on Saturday, October 18, 2025, much has been made of the good humor shown, the people dancing, or in funny costumes, the…

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