For the 25th anniversary of 9/11, George W. Bush said this: “This decision, shortly thereafter, was to go to a mosque,” Bush said on Wednesday evening. “I did so because I was deeply concerned about stories of women in coverings … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Yesterday on the thread about the murder – and attempted beheading – of Andrew Wimsatt in Austin, commenter “Marlene” brought up the murder/beheading of Daniel Pearl and wondered whether his being a Jew had anything to do with him … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →Don’t dare blame Islam! Here’s the story: A wealthy Washington, D.C., suburb’s public school district is advising teachers not to link 9/11 with radical Islam and to be sure to create “safe spaces” for Muslim students as the nation somberly … Continue reading →
Andrew Wimsatt, aged 62, was murdered in Austin, Texas, last Monday: Wimsatt was sitting on a park bench at 10:55 a.m. Monday in the 2400 block of Chandler Creek Road when [Benedict Ogbodiegwu, 26] began attacking him with a knife … Continue reading →
What has happened since 9/11? Twenty-five years have happened. It doesn’t seem possible. And yet I know it’s true. For me, 9/11 marked the beginning of a several-years-long process that led to the creation of this blog and a life … Continue reading →
(1) Suddenly we see a host of doomsday warnings about AI. Is it real or is it orchestrated propaganda? Only AI knows. The dangers posed by self-improving AI may be entirely real. So, too, however, are the enormous financial and … Continue reading →
Is there more of it on left versus right? Yes – if only because the left controls most of the press, the schools, and the entertainment world. But I find it just as annoying when it’s on the right, and … Continue reading →
And what a shock it was, and what a year it’s been. Instead of uniting the right, it seems to have divided it. Perhaps Kirk was the glue holding it together, and his absence allowed divisive forces on the right … Continue reading →
The roller coaster ride continues. I never liked roller coaster rides very much. This morning the hospital called saying my ex had a big respiratory crisis and the doctor started asking me a bunch of end-of-life questions. I raced over … Continue reading →