Yesterday I wrote that the word “unimaginable” makes no sense in terms of the thwarted terror attacks. After 9/11, they were not only imaginable, but eminently so. But it turns out it’s even worse than that. Not only were they … Continue reading →
A planned terrorist attack to destroy airliners in flight through explosives hidden in carry-on luggage has been thwarted in Great Britain. The police described the plot as involving “mass murder on an unimaginable scale.” My reaction: unimaginable to whom? Folks, … Continue reading →
A must read (via Pajamas).
Continue reading →Lieberman’s been drummed out of the Democratic Party, the party he refused to abandon on his own. I wrote here about how difficult it is ordinarily to change party affiliation, quoting Zell Miller’s remark that it’s almost like trying to … Continue reading →
Joe Lieberman was defeated last night in the Democratic primary in Connecticut, thus proving (as if it needed any proving) that the Democratic Party has veered to the left. The Democrats seem to have abandoned the “big tent” concept–the idea … Continue reading →
Now that Reutergate has caught our attention, it’s informative to look at certain other questionable aspects of Reuters policy. For example, Reuters is famous for refusing to use the word “terrorist” in its copy or headlines. Two years ago, Reuters … Continue reading →
The first podcast by the Sanity Squad is up at PoliticsCentral. I’m the host, and regulars Dr. Sanity, Shrinkwrapped, and Siggy complete the crew. Here we are (I’ll leave it to you to figure out who’s who–and, by the way, … Continue reading →
To some, the war in Lebanon and Israel may look like just another skirmish in that long-running “cycle-of-violence” film. To others–and I count myself among them–something quite different is going on. And it’s a different “something” than has been going … Continue reading →
The plot thickens. [ADDENDUM: Could it be that Reuters is finally concerned about its own dwindling reputation, if not the state of the Western World? Perhaps. Reuters also said today it had put in place a tighter editing procedure for … Continue reading →
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 →