Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Rick Steves is a charming and interesting travel writer, who also does hugely popular travel shows for NPR. His most recent show is a one hour travel special about Iran. My question for you: Is it morally wrong for an American travel writer to promote Iran? And is it morally
Continue readingI never thought I’d find myself in agreement with the Iranian government, but pigs are flying, and wisdom emanates from Tehran: US President Barack Obama’s offer to talk to Iran shows that America’s policy of “domination” has failed, the government spokesman said on Saturday. “This request means Western ideology has
Continue readingIt’s been an incoherent day, one that never gave me the opportunity for contemplation and writing. Instead, I’ve been bopping here and there, and dealing with one thing and another. Nevertheless, I have been tracking the news, so I thought I’d just write up a mish-mash of thoughts about current
Continue readingThe inimitable Mark Steyn: A couple of days after Hamas voted to restore crucifixion to the Holy Land, their patron in Teheran (and their primary source of “aid”) put in an appearance on British TV. As multicultural “balance” to Her Majesty The Queen’s traditional Christmas message, the TV network Channel
Continue readingThe head of the UN General Assembly just called Israel an “apartheid” state. In other words, Israel is emblematic of evil in the world. I’ve finally realized what the problem is: Israel has a mixed population. Think about it: Iraq expelled her Jews and hounded her Christians into obscurity. Saudi
Continue readingAbe Greenwald looks at the vast differences between the values of America’s enemies and semi-enemies (such as Iran, North Korea, and Russia), as well as Obama’s naive and dangerous inability to understand that the leaders and fanatics in those nations are not like us.
Continue readingWith regard to Iran, Israel is currently facing two options. It can launch a preemptive strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities, which will allow Israel to survive intact while inflicting minimal loss of life or property against Iran. Alternatively, it can allow Iran to take a preemptive strike against Israel (which
Continue readingNews from Iran (emphasis mine): “Thirty people convicted of murder, drug trafficking, illegal relationships… will be executed on Sunday at dawn,” the Aftab newspaper quoted Tehran’s prosecutor office as saying. Illegal relationships would be rape, adultery or homosexuality.
Continue readingObama’s getting the press, but McCain’s saying the important stuff, at least to those who believe that Israel, as the sole liberal democracy in the Middle East, deserves our support: American presidential candidate John McCain told Israel’s Channel 2 News station that stiffer sanctions might stop Iran’s threats against Israel.
Continue readingWe all know the story: Adolf Hitler planned for the 1936 Olympics to showcase Aryan supremacy, only to have his little race-building effort destroyed by the great Jesse Owens. Iran, apparently, isn’t taking any chances. It’s decided that it simply cannot afford to risk having one of its athletes race
Continue readingBelieve it or not, the words of my post title were my exact words to my children the other day. My daughter came up to me, very concerned, because she’d heard somewhere that Iran has a nuclear bomb. I assured her that Iran does not yet have a nuclear bomb,
Continue readingMichael Ledeen has a written a wonderful article that uses the evil in the world’s recent past (Hitler, Stalin), as a springboard for discussing the West’s resolute refusal to see the evil in its midst. I think the following paragraphs are the core of his argument, but the whole article
Continue readingConservatives definitely aren’t a monolithic bloc, but I’m willing to bet that there isn’t a single conservative who doesn’t respect Thomas Sowell’s thinking. That’s why, when Sowell makes the case for John McCain, we should sit up and take notice — especially since Sowell doesn’t particularly like McCain very much:
Continue readingOnly Claude Raines, of course, could infuse the word “shocked” with the perfect sarcastic inflection, indicating that he wasn’t shocked at all, but you’ll still know exactly what I mean when you read the following: Iran warned Sunday it may limit cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, expressing disappointment over
Continue readingThere’s something about Obama’s friends…. Gateway Pundit has a post that posts that one of Obama’s current advisers might also be one of Iran’s more active friends. Even though, without further information, I’d acquit Obama of intentionally dealing with an Iranian agent or agitator, there’s absolutely no doubt that Obama
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