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 →
In recent weeks I’ve heard the term “Third-Worldism” more and more often. Or maybe I’ve just noticed it more. Perhaps you’ve had the same experience. But what is it?: Here’s a piece on the topic [my emphasis]: … [T]oday’s condemnation … Continue reading →
On incentives for self-deportation: Offers of up to $3,000 per person have helped spur more than 200,000 migrants to “self-deport” from the U.S. — but about half made the move while locked up in detention centers, according to a report … Continue reading →
I hear or read that quite frequently. It seems to be a very commonly held belief. But I think it’s a misunderstanding or a lie, depending on the answer to the “fool or knave” question. First of all, Islam hasn’t … Continue reading →
Yesterday I was listening to an interview with Noah Rothman, who has written a new book on leftist violence in the United States during the last hundred years. It’s called Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence in America, … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Part I can be found here.] You might be surprised by the fact that, at least measured by official membership, the Democratic Socialists of America is a small group: 95,000 members. And yet in recent years they’ve certainly had … Continue reading →
The term “fascist” is thrown around so much – and so inaccurately – these days that it’s come to mean “anyone with whom I disagree and think is doing bad things.” Most people haven’t a clue what it means except … Continue reading →
This book by Buck Sexton sounds worth reading: Manufacturing Delusion: How the Left Uses Brainwashing, Indoctrination, and Propaganda Against You. From the Amazon blurb: Some of history’s greatest empires have devolved into genocidal lunacy—often with shocking compliance from their own … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is the first part of a planned 2-part series.] Last Tuesday was not the first time socialists have won elections in the US, but until recently most of those elections occurred close to a hundred years ago (see … Continue reading →
The idea of fighting a war while keeping clean hands is a tempting one. The wars of the 20th century, particularly the Second World War, involved such massive casualties that neither we, nor other Western nations, want to pay such … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The following is a slightly-edited version of a previous D-Day post.] Today is the eighty-second anniversary of D-Day, the Normandy landings in WWII that led to Western Europe’s liberation. I wonder how many people under forty, either here or … Continue reading →
And really, why would he? The story: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani won’t be attending the city’s annual Israel Day Parade on Sunday, a break from decades-long tradition, despite attending other events celebrating the city’s diverse cultural landscape. Since 1964, … Continue reading →