Jack DeVine Bio

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.

Jack DeVine / February 11, 2025

What’s Not to Like?

Hey Democrats, if you want to win back disaffected voters, don’t keep blocking the changes they voted for.

Jack DeVine / February 4, 2025

Mid-Air Collision: Public Safety vs. Politics

The president sends the right message at the wrong time and place.

Jack DeVine / January 28, 2025

Cyclone Trump

One week in, and the difference between administrations is earth-shaking.

Jack DeVine / January 21, 2025

Now, the Hard Part

Watching the most extraordinary political upheaval in my lifetime — and perhaps in American history — unfold in real time.

Jack DeVine / January 14, 2025

The Politics of Success

As with a California wildfire, job one is always fixing the problem, not finding culprits.

Jack DeVine / January 7, 2025

Coming Clean on J6

The insurrection myth must be put to bed once and for all.

Jack DeVine / December 17, 2024

Knowing Right From Wrong

Protecting threatened passengers on a subway is good. Assassinating an executive because we don’t like his profession is bad.

Jack DeVine / December 10, 2024

Those Good Old Days

Are we better off — or worse off — than we were six decades ago?

Jack DeVine / December 3, 2024

The Reckoning

It is time (way past time, actually) to set the record straight on the Big Lie and J6.

Jack DeVine / November 26, 2024

Giving Thanks

It’s simple: Ours is the best nation on earth. We are blessed beyond measure.

Jack DeVine / November 19, 2024

Cabinet-Building, Trump Style

Trump will need the best team he can get, and some advice from the peanut gallery (us) might help him — and the nation.

Jack DeVine / November 12, 2024

Challenges Ahead? Ask a Veteran

Maybe there are lessons to be learned from those who put themselves in harm’s way on our behalf.

Jack DeVine / November 6, 2024

The Actual Morning After

Reality will creep in, but it will take some time.

Jack DeVine / November 5, 2024

The Morning After

The election is almost over — then reality sets in.

Jack DeVine / October 29, 2024

Trump, the Fascist Dictator?

The Harris campaign’s “Trump is Hitler” smear is more harmful to the nation than anything Trump has in mind.

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