Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
NPR today had a story about Democrats seeking an issue to draw their voters to the polls. The issue they’ve picked is the minimum wage. Democratic strategists think that Republicans have repeatedly bested them by using ballot initiatives to draw out their base. In past elections, as in this one,
Continue readingMr. Bookworm is one of the smartest people I know. He’s also someone who gets his news exclusively from the New York Times, NPR and The New Yorker. He’s fond of repeating in a loud voice that President Bush is the worst president ever, that he’s an idiot, and that
Continue readingThe war claimed another life, that of Army Spc. 4 Christopher D. Rose. His death is noteworthy, not only because it’s a tragedy every time an American soldier dies, but because he is San Francisco’s first Iraq tragedy since the war’s start more than three years ago: The parents of
Continue readingThomas Sowell on one of the fallacies behind the argument that illegal aliens cannot be deported but must, instead, be given amnesty: New York’s mayor Michael Bloomberg is still pushing the line that there would be economic collapse without illegal immigrants. But, despite the scary picture of 12 million illegals
Continue readingIf you want a reminder that children are the most effective, lethal weapon a foul ideology can harness to carry out its aims, read this. In many ways, it’s a companion to this. And it explains my heartlessness when I wrote this. The only way to save the children is
Continue readingIf you haven’t already, you should read Dennis Prager’s most recent column about communications to and about African-Americans.
Continue readingThis time, Bombay took the hit from the religion of pieces (AP calls the actors in this drama “Kashmiri militants”) in the latest chapter about the jihadist assault on the civilized world. Only in the story’s last paragraph does AP carefully reveal the truth about these “militants”: Seven explosions hit
Continue readingI wanted to remind you, if you haven’t already signed up, that there’s still time to be part of D.Challener Roe’s lovely tribute on the 5th Anniversary of 9/11. Roe is assigning to each volunteer the name of a 9/11 victim. The volunteer, in turn, undertakes to write a tribute
Continue readingI’m always fascinated, when visiting my favorite bloggers, to see the things they find on the liberal blogs. I’ve never had any success reading some of the most popular liberal blogs, though. Many are written in a kind of shorthand that reminds me of the bulletin board at my high
Continue readingOne of today’s most emailed NPR stories discusses a book by Robert Jensen, a professor of media ethics and journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. In his book, Jensen purports to explain why all white people are in fact racists. I haven’t listened to the story, nor have
Continue readingAs I’ve noted before, feminism keeps reinventing religion in a feminized version. The latest example, courtesy of NPR, is the feminist rediscovery of the mikvah — the ritual bath Orthodox Jewish women take every month after their period before resuming sexual relations with their husbands. Here’s the feminist take on
Continue readingI was on the freeway this morning and ended up behind a motorcycle with a side car. In the side car was a woman with luxurious red hair. On the back of the side car was the ubiquitous “Dog is my co-pilot” bumpersticker. I’ve never really gotten this slogan. It’s
Continue readingWith Israel making incursions into Palestine, we’re already getting the obligatory stories about the Palestinian civilians caught in the crossfire: With mourners chanting calls for vengeance, the funeral procession wound its way through dusty streets on Sunday, bearing the shrouded bodies of a Palestinian mother and her two children. Civilians
Continue readingGovernments don’t make money; they just print money. It’s people who make money. In other words, if government will stop being so greedy and let people keep their money, people will, in turn, make more money resulting in, yes, I’m gonna say it — more tax revenue. This is so
Continue readingI am indebted to Laer, at one of my faves, Cheat Seeking Missiles, for leading me to a Gates of Vienna post about the attraction jihadist Islam holds for all the world’s nihilists. To fully appreciate the post, you have to pay close attention to the blog’s masthead, which is
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