Tonight’s debate
Here’s an open thread for talking about it.
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Obama is delusional about tyranny, or lying
Maybe both, actually. This article from last February has some rather chilling quotes from Obama about ISIS. If he’s telling the truth here about his beliefs (always a serious question with Obama), it shows him to be so out of … Continue reading →
Why are we not taking in many Christian refugees?
It is now fairly well-known that the percentage of Syrian refugees the United States has taken who are Christians is very small. And yet this is a group that ought logically to be first in line because members face the … Continue reading →
Is Donald Trump’s doctor—Donald Trump?
Are there two people on earth who speak like this? [emphasis mine]: Trump’s physician of 25 years, Dr. Harold Bornstein, said Trump “has had no significant medical problems” and called the candidate’s blood pressure and lab results “astonishingly excellent” in … Continue reading →
Our insane immigration vetting
This is the bunch we are supposed to trust to vet immigrants and refugees and asylum-seekers and visa-seekers: Fearing a civil liberties backlash and “bad public relations” for the Obama administration, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson refused in early 2014 … Continue reading →
Trump ♥ Trump
If you liked Obama, you’ll love Trump. Why? Because what we need more than anything else is another self-aggrandizing narcissist who thinks he’s the best at everything: I actually have a great relationship with people. In fact, I was criticized … Continue reading →
Sympathy for terrorists
A reader sent me a link to this Cynthia Ozick piece in the Weekly Standard about having sympathy for terrorists: At bottom, an open-hearted willingness to understand “everyone” is an appalling distraction from the intrinsic depravity of the act of … Continue reading →
Cruz’s comprehensive immigration plan
If you want to take a look, it’s here.
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It’s getting really really close to Christmas now. And although Chanukah is almost over, there’s still time to give a gift or two. So once again I’m asking you to solve all your gift-giving dilemmas by turning to that online … Continue reading →
Islam: religion or not?
Quite a few critics of Islam say that it’s not a religion. My answer is that Islam is not a religion like other religions. But in certain respects it is similar to a religion and/or is functioning as a religion … Continue reading →
The Trump addiction: madder music and stronger wine
.Victor Davis Hanson on Donald Trump’s appeal: Trump sees his daily bombast as an injection of outrage for a constituency now hooked on someone who finally voices their pent-up anger. The more reckless Trump’s doses of scattergun outrageousness, the better … Continue reading →
Phytoplankton: we have not a clue
Phytoplankton have been proliferating in the North Atlantic when they were predicted to be doing the opposite, and we haven’t a clue why. Nor do we know whether the increase is beneficial or harmful. Here’s an observation on this from … Continue reading →