[This is the second of two parts. Part I can be found here. This is a two-part series from the early days of my blog, January of 2006. I came across the posts by accident the other day and decided … Continue reading →
I don’t for a moment think that Jordanian air strikes caused the death of Kayla Mueller, as ISIS has claimed. But even if such air strikes had been the cause, the full responsibility for her death would still lie with … Continue reading →
The book The Nazi Seizure of Power sounds like a fascinating read. From one of the customer reviews at Amazon: …[The Nazis] were masterful at marketing at the local level. They tailored their messages to the specific audiences they were … Continue reading →
Another outrageously evil attack in which Islamist terrorists target children, this time in Pakistan: Militants from the Pakistani Taliban have attacked an army-run school in Peshawar, killing 141 people, 132 of them children, the military say. Officials say the attack … Continue reading →
This article by Suki Kim is an excerpt from her book Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea’s Elite, based on her experience teaching English in North Korea. From a review of the … Continue reading →
Judea Pearl is the father of Daniel Pearl, and he has written a stirring letter of protest about the Klinghoffer opera. It’s well worth reading in its entirety, but here’s an excerpt: There is nothing more enticing to a would-be … Continue reading →
ISIS has done the world one favor, and one favor only. Favor, you say? Are you mad? What sort of favor could ISIS be doing anyone? That favor is to make more people believe that evil exists. One would think … Continue reading →
In connection with the ISIS beheading of American journalist James Foley, Ace points out something I’ve often thought: As far as I know this is the first war where our enemies are so demonic that they proudly walk up to … Continue reading →
ISIS has released a video purporting to show the beheading of American journalist James Wright Foley, who had been missing for almost two years. The video, which also threatens to do the same to a man identified as American journalist … Continue reading →
ISIS is the very personification of evil. But: “We don’t understand real evil, organized evil very well,” said America’s former ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, in an interview with The New York Times. “This is evil incarnate.” “People … Continue reading →
…I offer this. Do the Iraqi people deserve this, just because they failed to get along together and turn into a well-functioning democratic state in a decade (less than that, actually, before we pulled out)? Remember also that not all … Continue reading →
So far I haven’t written about the latest mass murder and the latest mass murderer, Elliot Rodger. That’s because there is a certain repetitiveness to these horrific crimes and the reaction to them. A young and angry perpetrator. Blaming his … Continue reading →