We’ve seen such demonstrations before, notably in Iran. But they were brief and flickered out after the government responded harshly. The same may ultimately occur in Egypt, but nevertheless there seems to be something different about the Egyptian demonstrations. The … Continue reading →
Remember that bipartisan “date night” seating for the SOTU address? I hear it cut down on the applause, although that surely wasn’t the intent. It seems that some people became confused as to what were the applause lines. Being in … Continue reading →
Victor Davis Hanson compares presidents Obama and Carter, and finds both wanting. Check out the last paragraph: There is one consolation in that the progressive Western Europeans, the United Nations, and the Nobel Peace Prize Committee sometimes appreciate American indecision … Continue reading →
…Groundhog Day! Let’s watch it again and again and again and… …again, till we get it right.
Continue reading →It’s funny how Judge Vinson’s ruling against the constitutionality of the HCR individual mandate has been called “judicial activism” and “overreaching” by the left and the Obama administration. Here’s an article that points out that it’s not really “activist” to … Continue reading →
There are heaps of snow outside my door right now, and in that I’m hardly alone. From midwest to northeast we’ve had a huge disruptive blizzard. Some places have had the pleasure of an ice storm as well, which brings … Continue reading →
Michael Totten has an important must-read interview with Iranian exile Abbas Milani, professor at Stanford, who discusses the Shah, the 1979 Iranian Revolution that led to the present theocracy there, and how it might relate to Egypt today. Here’s Milani … Continue reading →
I’ve received word from long-time commenter “strcpy” that he’s been taken ill and is awaiting a definitive diagnosis, but it appears he has some form of cancer. Please join me in wishing him well and add your prayers, if you’re … Continue reading →
I was going to write a long post about this today but alas, I already got caught up in long-windedness on another topic, that of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood. So I’ll just do a roundup. Putting on my Instapundit hat: This … Continue reading →
In my previous post for today, I called those who discount the jihadist intent of the Muslim Brotherhood fools and useful idiots. But it occurs to me that they might instead be knaves. Or both. It’s the age-old question—although what … Continue reading →
Ever since the turmoil in Egypt began, I’ve been saying that no one knows what will happen there. That is still my position. But amidst all the speculation, I think we discount the possibility of an Islamist state at our … Continue reading →
Historian Andrew Roberts seems to be channeling neo-neocon. Not really. But this article of his on Egypt and revolutions sounds a number of themes I’ve been writing about in the last couple of days.
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