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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Does the apparently senile Jimmy Carter know anything about Islam?
Islam is premised upon Jihad — war. It’s binary. There’s either war against unbelievers or complete subordination to Allah. What religion is Carter — an increasingly virulent anti-Semite who also seems to be declining quickly into a revolting old age — talking about? For a more accurate view of Islam
Continue readingObama’s awful statement about James Foley was even worse than I predicted
In my post about James Foley’s execution at ISIS’s hands, I made some predictions about Obama’s eventual statement. Let’s see how my prediction matches with reality. First, my prediction: Obama will eventually issue a bland, fairly affect-free statement, either through a spokesman or through a brief appearance on the White
Continue readingMonday afternoon round-up and Open Thread
We had a productive long weekend, in that we made some smart big purchases courtesy of 4th of July sales. I can’t decide whether doing so was patriotic. On the whole, I’m inclined to think that anything I do right now to support the U.S. economy is patriotic. Yay, me!
Continue readingMuslim agitation and Western accommodation
My cousin, the former prison chaplain, has some more interesting words about Islam: Muslim agitators have us (meaning liberal democracies) over a barrel. We sincerely think that our proclamations of toleration, multi culturalism, free dialogue, and mutual understanding will bring cooperation and mutual respect. Muslims have repeatedly told us: We
Continue readingSaturday afternoon round-up and Open Thread
Saturdays just slip away from me. Now you see ’em, now you don’t. Suddenly, it’s 1:30, and I’ve accomplished nothing more than making another batch of haroset, which I’m trying to eat in lieu of ice cream. There are things, though, that I’d like to share with you: The first
Continue readingBarack Obama, in his own words, on Islam and Christianity
Barack Obama self-identifies as a Christian. He seems, though, to find Christianity troubling. Meanwhile, although he denies being a Muslim, he obviously finds it an emotionally and aesthetically attractive belief system. Why do I say this? Because someone was good enough to assemble a list of his statements about both religions,
Continue readingChris Christie — Obama’s ideological heir when it comes to Israel
When Chris Christie burst upon the scene, I admired him for being willing to do what no other American politician would: tackle the teacher’s union head on. He was articulate and unafraid. I still admire him for that. But as time went by, we learned a bit more about Christie.
Continue readingOMG! When it comes to the Islamic faith and the First Amendment, am I prescient or what?
Earlier today, I put together a post saying that the Bill of Rights trumps the Civil Rights Act. It is so because the Rights are inherent in individuals, meaning that Congress has no power to pass a law abrogating those rights (at least not without a very good reason). I
Continue readingWednesday Wrap-Up (and Open Thread)
This is what community organizers do: they go into a struggling community that anxiously awaits a high-quality, low-priced store that community members believe will help lift up their neighborhood and, shouting racial epithets, they shut the initiative down. *** Democracy? Who needs democracy, even a watered-down representative democracy? Rep. Sheila
Continue readingI too am outraged by what Roger Ailes said about Muslims in the new World Trade Center
All of the predictable people are expressing predictable outrage about the revelation that Roger Ailes once proposed what he thought was a clever way to keep the new World Trade Center from being the target of another Islamist terrorist attack. What he allegedly said was, “We should fill the last
Continue readingQuick links, pre-Christmas Eve edition
I have a legal memo to write, so of course I had to check out all sorts of stuff on the internet first. Here’s a quick run-down. The Left loves to talk about McCarthyism. The Left also loves to practice McCarthyism. John O’Sullivan reminds us that GLAAD’s approach to the
Continue readingA small posy of interesting things
Palestinians only destroy. Israelis not only create, they resurrect. It’s amazing to see sophisticated plumbing emerge from the earth after 12 centuries. Even the New York Times is being forced to tell the truth about those new Obamacare policies — they’re really expensive. In isolation, high deductibles might not be
Continue readingAn embarassment of riches; or links to all over
There’s so much good stuff out there, I’m just going to spill it all here, a la Instapundit. Jonathan Tobin doubts that Obama’s upcoming three-week long “Sham-Wow” commercial for ObamaCare will miraculously turn around the public’s perception that the program is a failure and the president a liar. The success
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