Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
A liberal friend of mine who is genuinely fond of me is quite concerned that I’ve gone around the bend. Because I think the Republicans are now the better choice than the Democrats, he’s worried that I’ve become a groupie. When I press him, though, for ways in which the
Continue readingAs you know, there is a big debate going on in England right now about the veil. Those who support the veil are framing this support in terms of religious freedom. However, veils are not an integral part of the Muslim religion. Instead, they are a product of Arab culture.
Continue readingI was with my kids at our crowded local post office today. As you know, they always have displays of the speciality stamps one can buy. In her carrying voice, my oldest announced, “If I had the money, I’d buy the one to help prevent family violence.” “Hmm,” I thought,
Continue readingThere is, apparently, nothing as divisive as asking people to join up with you. Or at least that’s the Reuters take on the very important squabble in England right now about veils. I leave you to interpret the story yourself but, as you read about Blair’s call for Muslims to
Continue readingSince I’ve been grumbling non-stop about issues connected with my kids’ new career as public school students, I think it’s only fair to say that I came away impressed after the parent-teacher conference with my son’s teacher. The teacher seemed to understand my son pretty well — his strengths and
Continue readingIf there’s anyone left who still thinks the numbers in the Lancet study are valid, he should read Steven Moore’s op-ed explaining why the study’s methodology is invalid by any standard: After doing survey research in Iraq for nearly two years, I was surprised to read that a study by
Continue readingIf you are, as I am, a fan of Crossing the Rubicon, a literate, witty blog that focuses on politics and Jewish issues, you’ll want to know that Gail has moved her blog. You’ll now find it here. If you haven’t yet been there, check it out, and I’m sure
Continue readingThomas Sowell asks “Can we talk?” in light of efforts from the Left to shut down debate. It’s a great article and I urge you to read the whole thing. FacebookTweet
Continue readingI wrote about the fact that Muslims are seeking to impose on us their non-religious traditions. Dennis Prager says much the same thing, only better, and with a clear focus on the difference between morality and ritual. Here’s just a bit of a longer column you may enjoy reading: The
Continue readingI found intriguing a Reuters story entitled “Imams in Denmark seek to cool cartoon row.” Based on that headline, I thought it would be a story in which thoughtful Imams, looking at the anarchy abyss their followers created during the cartoon riots, stepped back from the precipice, and urged their
Continue readingMy blog title is an exaggeration. The hardline Islamists in Nigeria who are denying children polio vaccinations are not planning on creating a worldwide polio epidemic, or even a pan-African epidemic. They are just operating on a paranoid, anti-Western intellectual model that doesn’t have a problem with sacrificing children to
Continue readingThe ExPreacherMan forwarded to me an email he received from a friend: Working people frequently ask retired people what they do to make their days interesting. Well, for example, the other day I went downtown and went into a shop. I was only in there for about 5 minutes and
Continue readingJon Sanders, who is working to challenge the 9/11 Truthers, wrote an article about how that same crew is trying to build a conspiracy theory about Cory Lidle’s plane crash. It’s a fascinating deconstruction of conspiracy mythmaking in action. I particularly appreciated this lucid paragraph about the impossibility of bringing
Continue readingI was going to write a review of Friday Night Lights but, somehow, never got around to it. My bottom line would have been: Watch It! Fortunately, S.T. Karnick, writing at National Review Online, has written the review I thought about, if only I could write so well. Karnick’s bottom
Continue readingThis is my day to write about dogs. I noted earlier today that the Islamic horror over dogs isn’t even a religious proscription, it’s a cultural one. This is also my day to write about sacrifice, since I posted on the death of Michael Mansoor, who threw himself on a
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