Stories about Mr. Massie have the feel of tall tales but frequently turn out to be true. The solar-powered mobile chicken coop, a.k.a. the Clucks Capacitor, is designed to move an inch an hour so the chickens always have fresh grass. Then there was the neighbor who asked him for help hiding distilling equipment. (Mr. Massie says he told him he could not get caught up in anything illegal, but that if the man kept driving, there was an old tobacco barn that “rarely gets visited.” He heard the truck go back and forth two more times. “I never saw the equipment,” he told me. “And nobody went to jail.”)

 

He’s One of a Dying Breed in Congress. America Needs Him Now More Than Ever.

By Katherine Mangu-Ward

Ms. Mangu-Ward is the editor in chief of Reason.

Sorry Josh but Bibi Netanyahu's total support of illegal Jewish settlers in Palestine determined to eradicate its Muslim population makes him as despicable ironically as Hitler

 

I’m a Democrat. My Party Has a Double Standard on Antisemitism.

By Josh Gottheimer

Mr. Gottheimer, a Democrat, is the representative for New Jersey’s Fifth Congressional District.

Gulf nation’s denial of trip by Netanyahu reflects complications of dealing with a leader seen in the region as a destabilizing force

 

Dispute Over Secret Visit Shows Limits of U.A.E.-Israel Embrace

By

Anat Peled

 and 

Stephen Kalin

May 14, 2026 8:16 am ET

Sorry again Tom, but your suggestion that Europe's Navies help out in opening the passage through Hormuz is so beyond crazy that one thought it was a joke because its beyond fixing. Its Iran's toll booth for the near future

 

NATO, Please Help. Trump Has No Strategy for Iran.

By Thomas L. Friedman

Opinion Columnist

Iran Strikes Hard - Israel's Tank Production and Maintenance faces total Shutdown. Practically speaking Iran with cheap missiles surgically destroyed Israel's tank making and servicing capacity leaving no hope for continued tank with combined air power and missiles warfare to continue. It was an incredibly surgical attack that leaves Israel's army stunned!

 

Iran STRIKES HARD – Israel's Tank Fleet Faces TOTAL Shutdown!

Iran’s strangling of the Strait of Hormuz and Ukraine’s defense against four years of Russian aggression suggest that despite the president’s bluster and Mr. Hegseth’s politicization of the brass, the size of your battleship isn’t the only thing that matters.

 

The U.S. Military Needs Another Revolution

By 

Rahm Emanuel

May 10, 2026 4:00 pm ET

Because Emiratis only make up 10% of the total population in the United Arab Emirates, with over 88% of the population expatriates makes its viability as a country at war with Iran bleak, back to nomadic tribes actually

 

Singled Out by Iran, U.A.E. Doubles Down on U.S. and Israeli Ties

The United Arab Emirates has borne the brunt of Iranian attacks throughout the war, hardening the government’s resolve to reassess its list of friends and foes.

By Vivian Nereim

Reporting from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

May 8, 2026