Once again, as with James Foley’s murder video, internet traffic surges in the wake of the killing of Steven Soloff and the dissemination of the terrorists’ video of their revolting and barbaric crime. You find neither the video nor a … Continue reading →
Obama not only knew about the rise of ISIS for a year, but he knew in detail: President Obama was given detailed and specific intelligence about the rise of the Islamic State as part of his daily briefing for at … Continue reading →
A new video has been released purporting to show the beheading of journalist Steven Sotloff. In the James Foley video ISIS had claimed he would be next. Although its authenticity has yet to be established, I would guess that it … Continue reading →
Today’s a holiday, and I decided to mostly take a break from writing about politics. You know what’s going on, anyway, right? So I want to provide a thread about something entirely different: one of the favorite dishes of my … Continue reading →
Every now and then I get an email or a comment asking me to explain whatever happened to my “a mind is a difficult thing to change” series. Why did I stop writing it in early 2008? And will I … Continue reading →
Labor Day is the bookend on the opposite end of summer from its holiday beginning, Memorial Day. July Fourth is summer’s early peak, with the promise of long light-filled days ahead. But Labor Day is summer’s last gasp, the moment … Continue reading →
The first duo: And the second:
Continue reading →I wonder. It’s not that conservatives lack courage. But from the evidence I see around the blogosphere, many would rather throw up their hands and say that it’s already over, so let it all go to pot and wait for … Continue reading →
…was not a legacy of slavery, although it is often claimed that it is. It happened much, much more recently, as this article by Walter E. Williams points out. The article is a very short version of points that Thomas … Continue reading →
…so goes the US.
Continue reading →Our porous southern borders, and the increasing worldwide jihadi terror threat, combine to create this almost-inevitable situation.
Continue reading →[NOTE: This is in some ways a companion piece to this earlier post today.] Commenter “ConceptJunkie” made an interesting comment the other day. “Concept” was describing a friend of his—a very intelligent lawyer—who voted for Obama: He still insists today … Continue reading →