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Our wannabee sovereign will address the nation this evening

The New Neo Posted on November 20, 2014 by neoNovember 20, 2014

We’ve been waiting for this for quite some time, haven’t we? For months Obama has been saying, “I’m gonna do it, I’m really gonna do it—unless of course you give me what I want.” He even told us the timing; … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Law, Liberty | 17 Replies

Ebola and the great forgetting: the best of times, the worst of times

The New Neo Posted on October 14, 2014 by neoOctober 14, 2014

WHO director Margaret Chan said yesterday that the current ebola epidemic is “the most severe, acute health emergency seen in modern times.” On the one hand, I’m happy that WHO is taking the outbreak very seriously. On the other hand, … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, History | 65 Replies

Africa: cry, the beloved continent

The New Neo Posted on September 22, 2014 by neoFebruary 4, 2019

Africa is a beautiful place, they say. The cradle of humankind, mecca for animal lovers, exotic and wild, with spectacular scenery. Ridden with disease, violence, poverty, and corruption. There’s no dearth of possible culprits to blame: bad luck, bad climate, … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, History, Race and racism, Violence | 55 Replies

Things fall apart; the center does not hold

The New Neo Posted on September 22, 2014 by neoSeptember 22, 2014

There were two institutions that commanded towering respect and trust—amounting almost to reverence—in my youth: NASA and the Secret Service. NASA lost its good reputation almost three decades ago, with the Challenger disaster and the agency’s bad decisions that were … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Law | 12 Replies

Ebola and influenza: pale rider

The New Neo Posted on September 17, 2014 by neoSeptember 17, 2014

This is not good news: The Ebola virus is spreading exponentially in Liberia, the World Health Organization said, predicting thousands of new cases there in the coming weeks. The agency said Monday the number of new Liberian cases is moving … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, History, Literature and writing, Science | 61 Replies

9/11: Thirteen years

The New Neo Posted on September 11, 2014 by neoSeptember 11, 2014

If you’re the superstitious type, thirteen is an ominous number. But we don’t need superstition to feel bad about what’s been going on in the world lately. For a few years not all that long ago, the threat of terrorism … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Me, myself, and I, Terrorism and terrorists | 31 Replies

So, about those German Jews prior to World War II

The New Neo Posted on September 6, 2014 by neoAugust 10, 2019

Yesterday’s post on the percentage of Jews in Germany prior to WWII (about .75%) engendered a few questions in the comments section that I figured were interesting enough that they deserved a post of their own. First we have “matthew49,” … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Jews, War and Peace | 17 Replies

Statistics and the Jews

The New Neo Posted on September 5, 2014 by neoSeptember 5, 2014

[NOTE: This is a repeat of a very early blog post of mine, from 9/10/2005. I think enough people are probably unfamiliar with it that it could bear a repeat.] A while back, in the course of doing some research … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Iraq, Jews | 13 Replies

John Quincy Adams: on Islam

The New Neo Posted on September 4, 2014 by neoSeptember 4, 2014

Here are excerpts from some essays written in 1830 by John Quincy Adams: In the seventh century of the Christian era, a wandering Arab of the lineage of Hagar, the Egyptian, combining the powers of transcendent genius, with the preternatural … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical figures, History, Religion | 28 Replies

It’s time to boycott AP history

The New Neo Posted on August 26, 2014 by neoAugust 26, 2014

The left has staged a coup.

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Posted in Education, History | 40 Replies

ISIS and the Nazis: atrocities paraded and hidden

The New Neo Posted on August 19, 2014 by neoOctober 18, 2017

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 →

Posted in Evil, History, Terrorism and terrorists, Violence | 54 Replies

Hiroshima: 69 years ago

The New Neo Posted on August 6, 2014 by neoAugust 6, 2014

[NOTE: The following is a slightly changed version of a post of mine. If you follow the links in the second paragraph, you’ll find three other pieces I’ve written about the decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima.] Once again … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Uncategorized, Violence, War and Peace | 54 Replies

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