When it comes to free speech, Britain has embraced Big Brother
Frankly, whether Scotland goes or Scotland stays, once-Great Britain is dead. It’s death was a slow-mo, stupidity-driven suicide: Post by CBN News. Orwell understood:
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“I disagree with you so shut up!” is not an argument; it’s tyranny
Yesterday, as we were driving along, my daughter asked me if I’d heard about the gal in Texas, a college student, who posts pictures of her African big game shots (some dead, some tranquilized) on Facebook. I’d heard about it vaguely, so my daughter elaborated. “They’re trying to kick her
Continue readingAndrew Klavan tells “The Revolting Truth” now that the debate is over
Nothing new here, but all so delightfully expressed:
Continue readingHelping Mark Steyn’s epic battle to defend freedom of speech
I’ve written before about Mark Steyn’s epic battle and equally epic Answer and Counterclaim in the suit that discredited “Hockey Stick” artiste, Michael Mann filed against him and the National Review. What I forgot to tell you is that there is a way you can help Mark Steyn, who
Continue readingDid Phil Robertson pave the way for a free speech rebellion amongst the most unlikely people?
As everyone in the world now knows, Phil Robertson said in a magazine interview that he didn’t understand the attraction of gay sex. Even worse, he added that, while he wouldn’t presume to judge sexual behavior (or, rather, misbehavior), he had no doubt that God will do some judging. His
Continue readingLiberal tolerance
1. British Christians are slowly being banned from advocating traditional Christian views . . . such as the belief that marriage should involve one man and one woman. The only allowable morality is that which does not align with traditional Judeo-Christian doctrines. 2. A well-known Hispanic actress was fired from
Continue readingMark Steyn on Pajama Boy and the Robertson firing
As always, Mark Steyn’s whole essay is worth reading, but this quotation below is the part that bears remembering and repeating: Look, I’m an effete foreigner who likes show tunes. My Broadway book was on a list of “Twelve Books Every Gay Man Should Read.” Andrew Sullivan said my beard
Continue readingPiers Morgan gets it wrong AGAIN
Piers Morgan makes money in America, but doesn’t understand America. Following the Duck Dynasty explosion, Morgan tweeted out that the First Amendment “shouldn’t protect vile bigots” like Phil Robertson. Au contraire, Piers. Putting aside the fact that this is not a First Amendment kerfuffle (A&E is not the government), Robertson’s
Continue readingPrancer, Dancer, and Vixen
I linked obliquely to this video yesterday, but as the Phil Robertson matter heats up, I want to include the following Obamacare video here, with its focus on getting gay men to sign up. Please be warned that the video is vaguely NSFW. There’s no bad language, nudity, or sex,
Continue readingNow I remember why I don’t like the ACLU
Sometimes the ACLU remembers what it’s about and actually defends civil rights. Most of the time, though, it’s just another hard-core Leftist organization. Take its reaction to a Marin County Fair edict, for example. The Marin County Fair in past years has been plagued with gangs from the Canal District,
Continue readingThe Democrats’ attacks on free speech on their approach to the immigration bill demonstrate what good strategists they are.
Democrats are very organized. I’m not just talking about their ability to whip up a rally at a moment’s notice or to elect a President with the help of a substantial voter fraud and government chicanery. (I’m referring to the IRS scandal.) Those were just the visible signs of Democrat
Continue readingBoth mandatory unions and mandatory professional organizations are antithetical to Constitutional Free Speech *UPDATED*
The State Bar of California, which I have to pay into in order to practice law in the State of California, long-ago abandoned its core responsibility of ensuring that people who hold themselves out as lawyers to California citizens are at least minimally qualified. As with all these mandatory organizations,
Continue readingLife imitates South Park
I’m not much of a TV watcher to begin with, so I guess it’s unsurprising that South Park isn’t part of my repertoire. That explains how I missed the fact that, a few years ago, South Park predicted with uncanny accuracy the government’s response to the Mohamed video.
Continue reading“Rid the world of those savages!”
Froggy, who blogs at BlackFive, attended the funeral of Ty Woods, one of the former Navy SEALS who died trying to defend the consulate in Benghazi that State Department policy left completely exposed. Dorothy Woods, Ty’s widow, had the emotional strength to deliver a powerful eulogy for her husband. Froggy
Continue readingJonah Goldberg gets to the heart of the matter about Islam and the First Amendment
I wish I’d said it this well: It’s really quite amazing. In Pakistan, Egypt, and the Palestinian territories, Christians are being harassed, brutalized, and even murdered, often with state support, or at least state indulgence. And let’s not even talk about the warm reception Jews receive in much of the
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