5:08 PM-Monday-10/09/2023: Joel Skousen Columnist, Political Strategist, & Security Specialist Explaining the Situation with Israel, Ukraine, Russia, & China Live on KWRO

October 8, 2023 Rob Taylor

This Week in the World Affairs Brief

UNI-PARTY AVERTS SHUTDOWN, McCARTHY OUSTED AS SPEAKER

As of last Friday, it looked to me like the threatened government shutdown on Sunday morning would be inevitable, consider how far the hard-line conservatives were from accepting the compromises of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. But, just like last April, McCarthy turned to the Democrats to get enough votes (335-91) to pass a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government open until November 17. The Senate joined in by dumping their own bill and backing the House version with most Republican Senators adding their votes to their Democrat colleagues in order to seal the deal that gave Democrats most of what they want. The two major issues missing from the compromise CR were conservative demands to stop Biden’s open border policies and funding for the war in Ukraine. Only nine Republican Senators had the courage to vote no. To receive a free one-time sample of the brief, click on Request a Sample on the left.

About Joel:

Joel Skousen is a political scientist, by training, specializing in the philosophy of law and Constitutional theory, and is also a designer of high security residences and retreats. He has designed Self-sufficient and High Security homes throughout North America, and has consulted in Central America as well. His latest book in this field is Strategic Relocation--North American Guide to Safe Places, and is active in consulting with persons who need to relocate for security and increased self-sufficiency. He also assists people who need to live near a large city to develop contingency retreat plans involving rural farm or recreation property.

Joel was raised in Oregon and later served as a fighter pilot for the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam era prior to beginning his design firm specializing in high security residences and retreats. During the 80's he took a leave of absence to serve as the Chairman of the Conservative National Committee in Washington DC. and concurrently served as the Executive Editor of Conservative Digest. For two years he published a newsletter entitled, the WORLD AFFAIRS BRIEF, and served as a Senior Editor of "Cogitations" a quarterly journal on law and government . The World Affairs Brief is now back in publication and is available as a weekly email newsletter or in a monthly print edition.

He is the author of four books, one on law and government, and three on his special design innovations in security architecture:

1. Essential Principles for the Conservation of Liberty, 1984

2. The Secure Home--Architectural Design, Construction and Remodeling of Self-Sufficient Residences and Retreats, new edition now available.

3. How to Implement a High Security Shelter in the Home (1996),

4. Strategic Relocation--North American Guide to Safe Places (1998)

5. (In the works) Foundations of the Ideal State--a comprehensive treatise on government structure and practice, constitutional theory, and legal changes necessary to preserve liberty and justice.

Joel Skousen miraculously survived a plane crash in Spanish Fork, Utah on March 12, 2013. Pilot feels 'blessed' after surviving plane crash | KSL.com