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.
Signal Clarity
International crisis it was not, but the Signal group chat kerfuffle deserves some attention — and some clarity.
American Kristallnacht
As predicted, the Nazi nightmare seems to be materializing — but from where?
Political Litmus Tests
Let’s base all political decisions solely on reflexive disagreement with whatever the other side does. What could go wrong?
Trump, Musk, and Social Security
Continuing to ignore our Social Security mess may be politically astute, but it’s economic malpractice.
Ukraine Dilemma
The shouting match is irrelevant. We need to find a way to heal the breach and stop the killing.
Trump’s Omelet
There is no such thing as change without consequences, including some adverse ones.
Who’s Afraid of Elon Musk?
Democrats need a new public enemy right now. How about Musk? He’s available!
What’s Not to Like?
Hey Democrats, if you want to win back disaffected voters, don’t keep blocking the changes they voted for.
Mid-Air Collision: Public Safety vs. Politics
The president sends the right message at the wrong time and place.
Cyclone Trump
One week in, and the difference between administrations is earth-shaking.
Now, the Hard Part
Watching the most extraordinary political upheaval in my lifetime — and perhaps in American history — unfold in real time.
The Politics of Success
As with a California wildfire, job one is always fixing the problem, not finding culprits.
Coming Clean on J6
The insurrection myth must be put to bed once and for all.
Knowing Right From Wrong
Protecting threatened passengers on a subway is good. Assassinating an executive because we don’t like his profession is bad.
Those Good Old Days
Are we better off — or worse off — than we were six decades ago?
Top Opinion
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Mark Alexander Musk and the Metastatic Woke Mind Virus
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Rich Lowry Trump Is Right to Want Open Sea Lanes
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Gary Bauer The War on Normalcy
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Stephen Moore Why Democrats Hate DOGE and Love Waste
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Star Parker Shut Down the Department of Education ASAP
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Ian Haworth Anti-Antisemitism Is Not Like BLM’s Anti-Racism
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John Stossel Lawn Gone Liberty: The Update
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Tim Graham Jeffrey Goldberg Congratulates Himself All Over PBS
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Betsy McCaughey Roadmap to Reform CDC — Currently the Centers for Disaster and Confusion
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The Babylon Bee JD Vance Sweetens Deal by Offering Statue of Liberty to Greenland
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The Washington Stand Will You Survive Woke Medicine?
The Foundation
“The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest. Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.” —Thomas Jefferson (1775)
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