Jack DeVine is a retired nuclear energy executive. He is a 1965 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and served as a nuclear submarine officer. He is a lifelong reader, an author, and a passionate observer of current events. He writes a weekly op-ed column for print and online distribution and is a regular contributor to The Patriot Post.
In his professional career, Jack led the planning and engineering for the safe multi-year recovery work at Three Mile Island following the nuclear accident there in 1979. He served in senior executive positions, including engineering Vice President at GPU Nuclear, Chief Closure Officer at the Savannah River Site, Senior Vice President and General Manager — US and Latin America Nuclear Operations with WorleyParsons, and Chief Decommissioning Officer at the Sellafield Nuclear site in the United Kingdom. He was cofounder and chairman of Polestar Applied Technology, a successful nuclear consulting firm serving U.S. and international clients.
Midterm Elections, Dead Ahead!
Get ready, American voters — NOW is the time to make sure that next November’s elections don’t unravel a year of major achievements.
A New Low in Political Messaging
Six Democrat members of Congress want U.S. military service members to be on-the-spot arbiters of all directives from their commander-in-chief. How will that work?
The Catholic Bishops Weigh In
In a nutshell, the USCCB’s special message is that the Catholic bishops abhor every aspect of current U.S. policy on immigration. All of it.
Thank You for My Service
Somehow, even in today’s incessantly angry social climate, we veterans seem to hear the words “thank you for your service” more frequently than ever before.
Bill Gates’s Climate Epiphany
An influential public figure just changed his mind on a controversial topic — and had the courage to admit it. How refreshing is that?!
Sixty Years Later
Every now and then, even in these tumultuous times, something happens that makes us feel that all will turn out OK. For me, it just did.
No Kings — Just Effective Presidents
Must we choose between canonizing Donald Trump and hating him? Why can’t we just be happy that he’s doing what we hired him to do?
The Real Cost of Lawfare
The Democrats’ efforts to destroy Donald Trump’s 2020 election prospects failed — and left to the nation a very ugly price tag of rancor and division.
Hegseth and the Generals
At crunch time (now, for example), nothing beats eyeball-to-eyeball communication, which is what the secretary of war did with the top military brass last week.
Déjà Vu
When you take a look at headlines and the rampant political violence overtaking our nation, do you ever get the feeling that we’ve been down this rocky road before?
A Sea Change on Political Discourse?
Will our politicians keep inciting political violence? Or will they, for once, listen to their bosses (us) and tone down the rhetoric?
Just STOP!!!
Last week, free and open political discourse was shut down by an assassin’s bullet. We can’t have that, and we must stop the poisonous rhetoric that makes it more likely.
Trump 2.2 — The Next Phase
Midterms dead ahead: time to hold the high ground, build on success, and hammer home the wins the voting public will be looking for.
Team Trump: President, VP, and Can-Do Cabinet
President Donald Trump’s first eight-month whirlwind of achievement has been accomplished in no small part thanks to his remarkable, multi-disciplined, high-energy cabinet.
The President of Almost Everything
No challenge is too big (or too small) for a president with the energy and capability to do it all — and who doesn’t need long weekends on the beach to recharge his batteries.
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Hans von Spakovsky The Trump Case Is Finally Dead, but Fani Willis Left Fulton County Taxpayers on the Hook for Millions of Dollars
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Michael Reagan Exposing the Liberal Media’s Sloppy Hoaxes
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Michael Barone Closing the Door on Immigration? Not Yet.
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Gary Bauer Arrest Made
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Josh Hammer The Welcome Demise of Climate Change Catastrophism
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Victor Davis Hanson A Newsom Nihilist Nomination?
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David Harsanyi War Powers Are Dead
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Tim Graham Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Skipping ‘Morning Joe’
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Mark Alexander Profiles of Valor: SSgt William Pitsenbarger (USAF)
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Erick Erickson At War With Cartels
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Allen West Sympathy for the Devil
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The Washington Stand On David, Drug Boat Strikes, and Leaving No Survivors
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The Babylon Bee Minnesota Vikings Change Name to Minnesota Somali Pirates
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