John T. Reed’s news blog

I have been criticizing Army for years for not accounting for the enemy QB on defense. What would I say if they demanded I explain exactly HOW to do that?   The basic answer is on pages 35 to 37 of my book Gap-Air-Mirror Defense. That discussion is about how to stop the off-tackle play, but the same principle applies.   Collingsworth said tonight that the Vikes may have to put a spy on Trubisky. Yeah, that is one possibility, but it is only half the solution. Whomever you choose for spy was doing something else on defense before you made...

U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly, who was appointed by Trump, ordered Trump to reinstate CNN’s Jim Acosta’s White House press. Here is how my fictional Unelected President “Mike Medlock” would respond to that court order at a news conference to be held today. “Good afternoon members of the White House Press Corpse [sic]. I want to personally welcome back Jim Acosta and hand him his court-ordered White House Press Credential. C’mon up here, Jim.” They pause during the handshake so still photos can be taken. Acosta returns to his seat. “Don’t sit down, Jim. Everyone else stand up. When...

Here is a comment from a reader at my Facebook Wall and my response “I think they WANT the dollar to collapse and hyperinflate. Eventually, the hyperinflation would end, and they figure that when it's over, they'll get the kind of government that they want, claiming the old way caused everyone to get screwed, so their way will be the best way moving forward.“I don't understand the impeach Trump rhetoric however. If they want the dollar and economy to crash, I figured they would want a Republican at the helm. The last time the economy crashed that bad, Herbert Hoover...

I occasionally remind readers about what is important as opposed to all the spin and ratings seeking..• The national debt-to-GDP ratio is grotesquely high and once against rising at a trillion dollar a year of additional deficit spending rate.• Trump’s trade war is hurting American exporters and consumers and likely to get worse.• America is the nation that pharmaceutical companies develop new drugs for. All other nations impose price controls on drugs. Trump says the US government will now pay the same as foreign countries with price controls. Price controls cause supply to shrink to the point of disappearance. In...

My wife is at a Hillsdale College seminar on the Constitution in DC. She asked an expert who said the Democrat party is having a civil war between the status quo people like Pelosi and the Bolsheviks how Pelosi becoming speaker again was a manifestation of any civil war. Black Caucus He said part of the Dem civil war that is unseen is the Black Caucus demanding that one of their most senior members get one of the top two majority posts in the House. The two top posts are Speaker and majority leader of the House.   Who are...