I have an article at American Thinker today, entitled “Donald Trump and freedom of speech: he’s no champion.” It discusses the recent attempt by some members of the British Parliament to ban Trump for “hate speech,” and compares it with … Continue reading →
This promises to be very interesting: The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will take up a case challenging the legality of President Barack Obama’s executive actions aimed at granting quasi-legal status and work permits to up to five million … Continue reading →
The recent sexual gropings in the New Year’s Eve crowds in various European capitals, apparently perpetrated by gangs of Muslim men on local women, have thrown Europe’s progressives into turmoil. They are being presented with the dilemma of choosing between … Continue reading →
As promised (or threatened, depending on your point of view), Obama has issued an executive order to go around Congress on gun control. He starts by listing types of gun violence and numbers of victims (including suicides) and then goes … Continue reading →
Blogger Sultan Knish (Daniel Greenfield) tackles a topic that seems to be on everyone’s minds lately: whether the way to go in order to combat today’s Democratic Party (otherwise known as the Left) is to follow the strict letter of … Continue reading →
Here it is. It’s written by Mark Krikorian, and it crystallizes something that I’ve been struggling to articulate about what’s going on at the top of the Republican race this election cycle, at least for some conservative voters (hardly all). … Continue reading →
Maybe both, actually. This article from last February has some rather chilling quotes from Obama about ISIS. If he’s telling the truth here about his beliefs (always a serious question with Obama), it shows him to be so out of … Continue reading →
Here are some quotes about liberty that seem timely today. Perhaps quotes about liberty are always timely. From George Washington: “The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.” From Ronald … Continue reading →
[UPDATE: If you want to watch/listen to the relevant part of Lynch’s remarks, go here.] Violent threats against Muslims are Loretta Lynch’s biggest fear as a prosecutor: With terrorist attacks in Paris and a shooting spree in California prompting alarm … Continue reading →
The left’s approach is now two-pronged. To the old “never let a mass murder opportunity go to waste in promoting gun control even though it wouldn’t have prevented it” method we can add the new, agreed-on “we act in effective … Continue reading →
Here’s a transcript and video of Obama’s Paris news conference, which was widely perceived as disturbingly unfocused and halting. He said one thing in particular that received a lot of puzzled criticism: “With respect to Planned Parenthood, obviously, my heart … Continue reading →
A lot like the good old days: There is a sense of fear in the streets, the Belgians understand that they too are targets of terror. Jews now pray in their homes [as opposed to at synagogues] and some of … Continue reading →