Photo, above: Flag of Morocco, one of many countries whose geopolitical and military situations are explored on a new site, MilitaryEdge[dot]org The centerpiece of the site is an interactive map of the Middle East and North Africa. With this map, users can easily access the known weaponry of any...
Photo, above: Helmstetter’s Curve Farm, Maryland. See Hour 3, Block A, Alan Bjerga of Bloomberg News on the farm bill. "The Helmstetter barn burned down on July 9th [2009]. John lost cattle and his friend Teddy, the border collie featured in the photo. To help John Helmstetter, go to the John...
Photo, above: Ayu Oke, new head of Nigerian Intelligence. JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Co-host: Larry Kudlow, The Kudlow Report, CNBC; and Cumulus Media radio. Hour One Tuesday 4 February 2014 / Hour 1, Block A: Larry Kudlow, in re: repricing risk; markets got frothy at end of year as growth...
Painting, above: Chinese Year of the Horse [credit: paintings chinese] JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Co-host: Thaddeus McCotter Hour One Monday 3 February 2014 / Hour 1, Block A: Bill Roggio, Long War Journal and FDD, and Thomas Joscelyn, Long War Journal senior editor, in re: "The Obama Administration...
Photo, above: A Seventeenth Century Stradivarius 'cello valued at US$20 million. Antonio Stradivari (1644 – 18 December 1737) was an Italian luthier and a crafter of string instruments: violins, 'cellos, guitars, violas, and harps. Stradivari is generally considered the most significant and...
Photo, above: Consécration de l'abbaye de Cluny (928 Anno Domini). JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Saturday 1 February 2014 / Hour 1, Block A: Civilization: The West and the Rest by Niall Ferguson (1 of 3) Saturday 1 February 2014 / Hour 1, Block B: Civilization: The West and the Rest by Niall...
Photo, above: Reconstruction of a [Denisovan] Neanderthal female gripping a spear. JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Friday 31 January 2014 / Hour 1, Block A: Liz Peek, The Fiscal Times & Fox, in re: What a shame that President Obama did not use his State of the Union address to propose a new...
Photo, above: St-Takla.org Image: Modern Coptic icon of Jesus Christ, by the nuns of St. Demiana Monastery, El Barary, Egypt JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Co-hosts: Mary Kissel, Wall Street Journal editorial board. Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents. Hour One Thursday 30 January 2014 / Hour 1,...
Photo, above: Typhoon in the Philippines, 2013. JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Wednesday 29 January 2014 / Hour 1, Block A: Arthur Waldron, Lauder Professor of International Relations at the University of Pennsylvania, in re: China is trying to hang the blame on Japan for discord;...
Photo, above: Pete Seeger, 1919-2014, with Steve Stanne and Andrew Revkin, June 2010. JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Tuesday 28 January 2014 / Hour 1, Block A: State of the Union 2014 Tuesday 28 January 2014 / Hour 1, Block B: State of the Union 2014 Tuesday 28 January 2014 / Hour 1,...