Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
I was doodling about on that Folio Society site I told you about, and I came across a book I’ve never heard of: The Master and Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov. Here’s the product description: ‘Well, as everyone knows, once witchcraft gets started, there’s no stopping it’ On a hot spring
Continue readingThere’s nothing funny about the Obama administration’s decision to trample on the First Amendment in its rush to placate radical Islamists. Well, almost nothing. If you give the conservative masses a crack at their still functioning right to free expression, you end up with marvelous examples of political wit. Here
Continue readingIf you read nothing else today, nothing else this week, or even nothing else before the election, you must read Glenn Reynolds as he explains why Obama should resign. Then, email it to all your friends, tweet it, put it on Facebook, and print flyers to put on people’s windshields.
Continue readingObama made a statement today. Here is the official transcript of what he said (emphasis mine): I strongly condemn the outrageous attack on our diplomatic facility in Benghazi, which took the lives of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Right now, the American people have the families of those we
Continue readingYes, I understand that the embassy in Cairo is besieged but it does strike me as cowardly to abandon core principles as this juncture (emphasis mine): U.S. Embassy Condemns Religious Incitement September 11, 2012 The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to
Continue readingA woman named Jane Pitt recently exercised her Free Speech rights by sending a letter to a local paper castigating Obama for supporting same-sex marriage and urging people to vote for Romney, because he will support traditional marriage. She was predictably savaged by Leftists who didn’t merely challenge her beliefs,
Continue readingDan Savage made a name for himself as the face of the “anti-bullying” campaign sweeping America’s schools. He’s gotten lots of money, lots of media face-time, and lots of access within the Obama administration because of his “peaceable” message. Savage’s own behavior, though, makes clear that his anti-bullying message is
Continue readingI bet all of you all remember “Everyone Blog About Bret Kimberlin Day.” After all, it took place less than a week ago. For those unfamiliar with it, this is the way it worked: Conservatives bloggers learned that Brett Kimberlin, using both the legal system and a bit of self-help,
Continue reading[I’ve added a newer post, with more links and more facts here.] Before today, I’d been aware of Brett Kimberlin in only the vaguest possible way, since his name suddenly seemed to be popping on various sites I visit. Since his name didn’t actually ring any bells, I didn’t stop
Continue reading“The message from the man who controls the Justice Department (which can indict you), the SEC (which can fine you), and the IRS (which can audit you), is clear: You made a mistake donating that money”, writes Strassel.
Continue readingI’ve been following a free speech story out of England and have been meaning to blog about it. Since the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, I never did get around to writing that post. Fortunately, someone else did, and a whole lot better than I would have
Continue readingThis video is a year old but, especially with the latest Koran burning “scandal,” is as pertinent now as it was when first made: Hat tip: W”B”S
Continue readingI always love it when Leftist idiocy highlights some sort of life lesson I just imparted to young people. Today’s life lesson is that fairness should be a reasonably objective standard, rather than one that, as Bill Maher would have it, depends on whether you, personally, are benefiting from the
Continue readingBack in the late 1980s, early 1990s, when political correctness first floated into the realm of mainstream culture, everyone thought it was the same as being nice or having good manners. It’s not. Good manners, to my mind, means assuring that the people around you feel comfortable. Political correctness means
Continue readingAmerican universities pay lip service to multiculturalism and inclusiveness, but one of their despicable secrets is that, while conservative and Jewish speakers are ignored or shouted down with no push-back whatsoever from the university administrations, pro-Palestinian speakers are given a bully pulpit. The worse their rhetoric — the more anti-inflammatory
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