Here’s the brouhaha du jour – when asked by a questioner what the cause of the Civil War was, Nikki Haley inexplicably failed to mention slavery: I think it always comes down to the role of government and what the … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a revised and expanded edition of a post first published in 2006.] Eighty-two years ago today Pearl Harbor was attacked. That’s long enough ago that only a vanishing few remember the day and its aftermath with any … Continue reading →
Conspiracy theories continue to be popular. Regular readers of this blog know I believe Oswald did it alone, and I see the evidence as completely overwhelming that this is so. Rather than write something new, I draw your attention to … Continue reading →
There have been a lot of comparisons between Hamas and the Nazis in terms of their violent hatred and genocidal intents. I think such comparisons are valid although of course hardly exact; many details are different although the Jewish target … Continue reading →
Commenter “AesopFan” wrote this recently: As Andrea Widburg posted recently at Bookworm Room, [liberal Jews in the US have] believed that their support for all the “catechism causes” of the left would give them some cover for being Jewish, but … Continue reading →
I have decided not to watch or read the descriptions of atrocities that occurred on October 7. Nevertheless I come across headlines, I hear references, and so I actually know quite a bit about what happened. It is so terrible, … Continue reading →
(1) In researching the Constantinople/Istanbul song in this post, I came across this piece of information about the city’s fall to the Ottomans: The Walls of Constantinople, especially the Theodosian Walls, were some of the most advanced defensive systems in … Continue reading →
More heroes: A summary of the history of Jews in the Arab countries – facts that most people don’t know: Caroline Glick addresses the left:
Continue reading →It may seem puzzling. Instead of increasing sympathy for the Israelis among Palestinian supporters in the West, the October 7 massacre seems to have done the opposite: increased the hatred, and not just for Israelis but for Jews. There are … Continue reading →
I’ve already pointed out that one difference is that the Nazis tried to keep their crimes quiet, while Hamas proudly records its murders and atrocities and disseminates the videos worldwide. Here are a few more differences. (1) It’s my impression … Continue reading →
I believe that, were we to fight a war like WWII today, we would not be able to win. I don’t say that because we lack the weapons or the skills. I say it because I believe that we would … Continue reading →
Again, why should this be any sort of surprise? In fact, to Black Lives Matter, even black lives mean nothing unless they are either killed by a white person or unless they can claim they were killed by a white … Continue reading →