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The Divider-in-Chief
Patrick Caddell and Douglas Schoen, who self-identify as “traditional liberal Democrats,” are calling out the President for fomenting “the politics of polarization, resentment and division.” They accuse him of Nixonian levels of compromising the majesty of the Presidency. The news peg is Obama’s recent statement, “We’re gonna punish our enemies and we’re gonna reward our […]
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Victor Davis Hanson Offers a Useful Cliff Notes Guide to the Obama Presidency
Victor Davis Hanson is one of my favorite authors — so much so that I was surprised just now to discover that I never made a VDH “tag” for my blog posts. (I just made one now… maybe someday I’ll go through the annoyingly tedious process of assigning the tag to past blog posts. It […]
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It’s Long Past Time to End Public Funding for Broadcasters
This is a roundup of some of the best commentary I’ve seen on the bizarre dismissal of Juan Williams. Cliff May sets the scene: So much for National Public Radio’s commitment to freedom of speech. As just about everyone now knows, NPR fired commentator Juan Williams for expressing not an opinion but a fear — […]
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In Any Language, the Ground Zero Mosque is a Bad Idea
Yasser Arafat, the Father of Modern Terrorism, whose 1994 receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize tarnished that award for all time, pioneered the art of condemning violence in English while encouraging it in Arabic. He largely got away with it, because of a shortage of Arabic-language speakers in America and Europe. Enter MEMRI, the indispensable […]
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Did Governor Awesome Get Cold Feet?
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced yesterday that he was halting work on an $8.7 billion rail tunnel under the Hudson. Here’s why: The federal government and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ultimately each pledged $3 billion. But New Jersey, which had committed $2.7 billion to the tunnel, was responsible for anything […]
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“Mourning in America”: A Brilliant Inversion of Reagan’s Classic Campaign Ad
From John Steele Gordon at Commentary comes the helpful suggestion to watch the Great Communicator’s version first. “Morning in America” is one of the iconic ads that the Reagan re-election campaign deployed against the uninspiring VP of a failed president, en route to winning 49 states. I voted against Reagan twice, but now believe him […]
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Should French Women Wear Burqas at the Ground Zero Mosque?
Sometimes I blog to share what I think. Other times I blog to try to decide what I think. I don’t know what to think about the French Parliament’s vote last week to ban the wearing of the burqa and niqab. More precisely: The legislation adopted Tuesday by the Senate, the upper house of the […]
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In “Let’s Roll,” Neil Young Channels His Inner Neocon
This blog has a new theme song. As quasi-obsessive as I am about 9/11, I can’t understand how Neil Young’s “Let’s Roll” escaped my notice from November 2001, when he first released the single, until today. Thanks to Facebook friend Meg Marlowe for posting a YouTube link to the live version a few hours ago. […]
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Never Forget
This annual post was first published two years ago. It is dedicated to the men and women of the United States armed forces, and to every firefighter who has ever run into a burning building — 343 of them in particular. The name of this blog comes from something that English statesman Edmund Burke apparently […]
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Time Magazine Jumps Through the Anti-Semitic Looking Glass
Just ahead of the high holy days, Time magazine turns reality on its head with an astonishingly offensive cover story. Inside a Star of David constructed of white peace daisies on a blue background borrowed from the Israeli flag, the headline reads “Why Israel Doesn’t Care About Peace.” Yes, that’s right, Time says it’s Israel […]