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.
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The Great ‘Democracy’ Heist
The opportunity to politicize threats to democracy is evidently too inviting to pass up. For progressives, it has become a one-size-fits-all political rallying cry.
Are We Missing Something?
Maybe we’re not seeing ALL the news that’s fit to print.
Celebrating SCOTUS
Progressives aren’t actually concerned about our Supreme Court’s ethics; it’s the conservative majority they can’t stand.
The Most Accurate Poll Ever
The instantaneous reaction by beer drinkers to Bud Light’s dalliance with Dylan Mulvaney reveals what people really think about gender fluidity.
The Wrong Presidential Race
Staring us right in the face: a presidential race between two demonstrably unfit candidates.
Abortion: Quick and Convenient?
Popular or not, Judge Kascmeryk’s ruling on the abortion pill raises the right issues.
Save Our Children, Save Our Country
Wake up, America — our education system is hard at work producing a generation of one-dimensional thinkers.
Another NYC Hijacking: The 2024 Election
Thanks, Alvin Bragg, but we’d prefer to pick our own presidential candidate.
Stanford Law — Not Quite Ready for the Bar
Are Stanford and other admissions departments so obsessed with DEI credentials that civility and rational thought never enter the picture?
Telling It Like It Isn’t
Honest conversations about differences in principles and policy would be far more productive than the current political blizzard of disinformation.
Another COVID Brawl
If we want to be ready for the next pandemic, we’d better face up to the realities of the last one.
The Graffiti Pandemic
One more sign of civilization in decline?
A Long-Forgotten History Lesson
Our nation’s future? Take nothing for granted.
Our World Is Shrinking
The uninvited Chinese balloon is just one indicator of how vulnerable we are to high-risk intrusion.
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Gary Bauer After the Fall
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Jeff Jacoby Middlebury College Flunks a History Test
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Jeff Jacoby AM Radio in Your Car? Don’t Let Congress Decide
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Matthew Continetti The Secret to McCarthy’s Success
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Institute for Faith & Freedom Clocking in, Clocking Out ‘til You Die
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Rich Lowry Democrats Are Making a Crazy Bet
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Michael Reagan Nixon + Congress = $32 Trillion in Debt
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