Kate of Small Dead Animals has given the story the perfect name: Reutergate. Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs (he of “Rathergate” and the superimposed forged memos fame) has caught Reuters red-handed in allowing a Photoshopped image of the war … Continue reading →
Victor Davis Hanson has written a compelling piece on the current moral malaise in the West and its pernicious effects. It’s a topic many of us have been hammering home lately, although Hanson–as usual–says it especially well. Hanson makes a … Continue reading →
It was written in 1968, and perhaps you are familiar with it: Eric Hoffer’s piece on what he referred to as the “peculiar” position of Israel. Hoffer’s essay is not only still astoundingly pertinent today, but it’s also notable for … Continue reading →
Here’s an astounding article (via Belmont Club) about three of the four founders of the Israeli peace movement (called “Four Mothers”) that was largely responsible for the shift in Israeli attitudes leading to the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000. … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I’m aware that the following information comes from Wikipedia, a somewhat suspect source at times. I can’t independently correborate or refute the information, and I’m wondering whether anyone else can find another more reliable source that can shed light … Continue reading →
I’ve been thinking and writing about the war in Lebanon lately almost to the exclusion of other topics. In this I’m not alone; much of the media and the blogosphere is focused on the conflict, and rightly so. And much … Continue reading →
It’s hard to comment adequately on a tale that resembles something from the Onion. This story says a great deal, however, about how the thirst for destruction that’s become commonplace in Palestinian society has joined the homicidal and suicidal impulses … Continue reading →
I can attest to the truth of this. It’s one of the hottest days I can ever remember in these parts. Back of my neck gettin dirty and gritty. Although, actually, I’ve got one of these.
Continue reading →In keeping with the modern taste for intimate disclosure, the White House has released the results of President Bush’s most recent physical. First, the bad news: he’s shrunk a quarter of an inch. Haven’t we all? And gained five pounds, … Continue reading →
Below, we have Goya’s famous etching”The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters.” It came to mind while I was reading Melanie Phillips, who is presently writing some of the finest analysis of the British (and, by extrapolation, general Western European) reaction … Continue reading →
I was going to write a midlength post on the absurdity of the UN’s call to Ahmadinejad to suspend Iran’s nuclear program or face sanctions. The resolution was considered “mandatory” and “binding,” words that are essentially meaningless in the context … Continue reading →
The casualties at Qana are horrific. The visuals are heartrending, and the details sorrowful–especially the predominance of women and children among the dead. We are biologically predisposed to want to protect children–to love them, to smile when we see them. … Continue reading →