The Bookworm Beat 4-1-15 — the “I need a new brain” edition and open thread
So much to say, so little time. I’ve got an incredible line-up of posts, so I’ll just give you the down-and-dirty on each:
You’ve heard it before, but I’ll say it again: Obama’s negotiating partner has said that one of the non-negotiable issues is its absolute right to annihilate Israel with the weapons Obama is allowing it to develop. It’s things such as this that give one clarity. Obama is no mere Lefty, or rube, or dreamer, or ideologue. He is, quite simply, evil.
No wonder Obama’s on Vice-President has warned Jews that their only safe haven in the world is Israel.
Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, Ron Prosor, has written an outstanding opinion piece for the New York Times that reveals the UN for what it is: a group controlled by the worst kind of thugocracies and dictatorships, all of which use the UN’s power and authority to launch continuous attacks against Israel.
Seth Mandel looks at the enormous damage Obama has done to the entire Middle East in his relentless pursuit of a deal with Iran. And whether there’s a deal or not at the end of the day, that damage cannot be undone.
Apropos Obama’s maddened fanaticism, David Horovitz asks him “Mr. President, are you absolutely sure you’ve got this one right?” As did Mandel, Horovitz points out the downsides if Obama’s wrong, none of which have offsetting upsides if he’s even a little bit right.
Andrew Stiles took a New York Times-sponsored trip to Iran. Everyone who wants to understand more about the regime with which Obama is negotiating should read it. And everyone who wants to be informed and amused should read it too.
Yes, for the first time since 1948, the U.S. will break from Israel. It’s what Obama wants and nothing will stop him.
Allen West has written a brilliant post about Israel, Obama, American Christians, Blacks, and the blindness of American Jews. I can’t recommend it highly enough. Read it and you’ll see what I mean. I would so love to see him as a Vice Presidential candidate and eventually a Presidential candidate.
David French explains the real prejudice surrounding Indiana’s RFRA law — it’s anti-Christian hostility from the Left. Incidentally, the most significant thing distinguishing RFRA from Jim Crow is that Jim Crow was state action, violative of the Constitution. Here, RFRA allows individuals (and corporations, which are collections of individuals) the right to make their own decisions. There is no state action; there is a promise about an appropriate absence of state action. It used to be that in America, freedom of thought, speech, and association gave people the right to make decisions, both business and personal, even if they’re bad, mean, or stupid ones.
Jonathan S. Tobin also examines the fact that liberals have made a definitive break with religious liberty.
Andrew Klavan adds his own trenchant and enjoyable commentary to the RFRA kerfuffle in Indiana.
A.F. Branco has come into his (her?) own as a brilliant political cartoonist during the Obama administration. Here are a few great examples.
Reason Magazine reminds me why I hesitate to be called a libertarian. I agree with the publication about 70% of the time, which is a good average. It’s that other 30% that’s the problem. Wolf Howling examine’s Reason’s fallacious attack on Republicans for being anti-science.
Mike McDaniel, a former police officer, writes about the problem of false rape accusations from the police perspective. With the plethora of false accusations, starting with the completely fictional UVA rape claim, and with the Left’s insistence that false rape claims only highlight how badly American campuses suffer from a “culture of rape,” his post is an important weapon in every thinking person’s intellectual arsenal in the service of truth.
Deroy Murdock has looked at how the Bergdahl swap would have played out if Obama had been president during WWII. It’s not a pretty picture.
