Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
The Dalai Lama spoke today in Berkeley, and reminded me strongly of Gandhi. This was Gandhi’s approach to the Nazis, as expressed to the English (who were, you remember, the nation against which he was rebelling): “I would like you to lay down the arms you have as being useless
Continue readingOne of the things I periodically try to do at this blog is get away from political labels and focus on the core difference between governments: lots of government control versus less government control. I prefer the latter, although I’m not foolish enough to crave absolute anarchy. Iran is an
Continue readingAmericans should be forced to read British newspapers every day, because it gives them an insight into the world of abasement to Muslims, big government and managed care. Today’s horror story is one in which a senile old lady was snatched from her daughter’s loving care. You can also read
Continue readingUsing your own people as weapons is not a new tactic. During WWII, the Soviet Union was effective against the Germans, not because it had good weapons, but because it had a seemingly inexhaustible supply of cannon fodder. When the Germans advanced on Russia, the Soviets threw unarmed men in
Continue readingPicture this: You’re a believing Christian, and you work for a Christian charity that is under the patronage of your country’s major Christian organization. One of your colleagues, in a private conversation, asks for yours views about your faith. You say that you’re opposed as a doctrinal matter, but that
Continue readingCharles Johnson, at Little Green Footballs, has been urging less heat on the Obama bow matter because, as he and Newt both point out, Bush bowed too. I agree with Johnson that hysteria on the subject is badly placed — although I think hysteria on any subject is badly placed.
Continue readingEven my kids have figured out that the best negotiation is one in which you negotiate in good will from a position of strength. Barack Obama probably agrees with this principle, but it’s becoming obvious that he’s misidentified the source of America’s strength in any negotiation. When presidents from prior
Continue readingWhen I was growing up, my father was a teacher with a lousy salary and lousy benefits. The only good thing he had was his dental plan. It was a wonderful dental plan. Provided that we got our teeth cleaned and checked twice a year, it would pay the total
Continue readingThe other day, I asked “can it happen here?” The Radio Patriot reminded me that it is already happening there, in France. Mark Steyn talked about the demographic destruction of Europe in his book America Alone: The End of the World As We Know It. But he didn’t include maps.
Continue readingThere’s a row in England over the fact that a kids’ cartoon magazine, published by the Who Cares? Trust, which receives a great deal of public funding, shows a boy wearing a large cross being an Islamophobe, while a hijab clad girl is an articulate, brave defender of human rights.
Continue readingDidn’t Biden say Obama would be tested within months of taking office? The State Department says that North Korea has launched a rocket, following through on its promise of a launch despite international criticism. State Department spokesman Fred Lash confirmed the launch, saying it occurred at 10:30 p.m. EDT Saturday.
Continue readingI know nothing about US Admiral James Stavridis. I don’t know whether he attained his high rank because he’s a brilliant military strategist or just another political hack. I don’t know if he believes in a strong America, or believes America’s best defense is to role over and play dead.
Continue readingReading this, it makes you think that if, God forbid, Iran truly gets the bomb (although I place faith in Israel to prevent that), those at the epicenter might be the lucky ones: An Iranian-American journalist — held in Tehran in solitary confinement now for 47 days — has reportedly
Continue readingFor three years, a single British hospital that was obsessed with following government health care mandates to the letter, succeeded only in killing 1,200 patients unnecessarily: Twelve NHS trusts are being investigated following a damning report which today slammed ‘appalling’ care at a single hospital. Hundreds of patients may have
Continue readingA friend sent me an email entitled “I thought this might interest you,” along with a link to this article: Last year, Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi had no problem setting up meetings with top officials in the U.S. government. On his current trip to Washington, Ashkenazi
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