Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Fjordman, who is not afraid to “out” jihadist violence in Europe has a long, long post at Gates of Vienna about the violent crime wave in Europe that has its root, not in socio-economic factors, but in jihad. The following paragraphs are just the beginning: Although the European Union warns
Continue readingHave you noticed that, of late, whenever something anomalous occurs, it’s blamed on climate change? This has slowly been seeping into my subconscious, and suddenly burst to the forefront of my mind when I saw today’s SF Chronicle, with a story about shorebird die-offs. Not to speak disrespectfully of these
Continue readingAfter I did yesterday’s post about the Israeli media’s attack on Yoni Netanyahu, I kept thinking about the Leftist assaults on iconic American figures. The approaches that most immediately spring to mind are the almost obsessives reports about Washington’s and Jefferson’s role as slave holders. There are a lot of
Continue readingI printed here the “I am John Doe” manifesto that Michelle Malkin authored. To make sure the other side isn’t left out, Bad Example has obliged them by creating the hilariously funny “I am Huff Po” manifesto, so that the Huffington Post crowd has something to stand for. Read it
Continue readingI write here often about what I perceive to be Leftist bias in the American media. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the same Leftist bias permeates the Israeli media as well. Nevertheless, I found it deeply saddening to know that, for the past 20 years, this bias has
Continue readingChildhood is a modern construct. Before the Victorian era, children were perceived as mini-adults, albeit with a higher mortality rate. Since the early Victorian era, however, all Western nations have recognized and cultivated the special bond between a parent and a child and, more importantly for purposes of this post,
Continue readingTonight marks the first night of Passover. Richard Baehr forwarded to me a special prayer to include in tonight’s ceremony, and I pass it on to you: A Passover Prayer for Israel’s Missing Soldiers As we gather to celebrate this Festival of Freedom, let us recall those who have their
Continue readingAs regular readers may know, I haven’t done so well in the last two weeks of the Watcher’s Council — and deservedly so, since the other posts were better than the ones I submitted. I’m a bit competitive, though, and I’d like to get back in the running, so that
Continue readingIf you’re like me, and would rather see a Republican, than a Democrat in the White House, you may agree with me that it’s unnerving, to say the least, that Democrats now outnumber Republicans in poll responses: A recent Pew poll showed a sharp change in Americans’ political-party identification: Democrats
Continue readingAs the press likes to remind us, 2,621 American troops have died in Iraq as a result of hostile action, with a total of 3,253 dead. (I assume that the differential is because, at any given time in a large organization, especially one that trains with deadly weapons, a certain
Continue readingLast week, in what I now think was a foolish burst of optimism (in my defense, it was a lovely, sunny day), I noted that the Arabs were resurrecting the Saudi peace plan. It’s a lousy plan for the Israelis, which is why, despite the New York Times‘ urging, they’ve
Continue readingI have no idea how long the following has been circulating — I only got it today — but I did confirm that the author is a real person, so this is probably really a letter he wrote to Sen. Harkin: The Honorable Tom Harkin 731 Hart Senate Office Building
Continue readingA liberal friend told me today that it’s okay that Al Gore lives high on the energy hog because, while his message is important, you can’t really expect him to change his lifestyle: “He’s entitled to expect a certain standard of living.” Same friend was unfazed by the fact that
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[I haven’t had the chance to think this busy weekend, let alone blog. For some reason, though, I can’t get out of my head the WWII stories of a few people I met, long after the war, when they were old and gray. I’m therefore resurrecting this post because I
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