[NOTE: Part I can be found here.] I ended Part I with the idea that I would write a Part II that offered some suggestions on how to deal with the problem posed by moderate Muslims vs. jihadis. It’s not … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is Part I of a two-part series.] A short while ago I wrote this about the so-called “moderate Muslims”: Islam may not have moderate branches, but there are moderate Muslims who are good citizens of this country and … Continue reading →
I can’t remember any campaign in my lifetime in which any candidate has questioned another candidate’s religious sincerity. I’m old enough to remember that JFK’s Catholicism was an issue for some people, but Nixon certainly never mentioned it. Same of … Continue reading →
Here’s an interesting article in Foreign Policy on the situation facing Sweden in its attempt to absorb the recent wave of Syrian/Iraqi/Afghan newcomers. Reading the first third or so of the article almost made me stop reading it. Although the … Continue reading →
No surprise here, but still very chilling: [ISIS] has reportedly issued a chilling threat to launch terror attacks in Spain, declaring: ‘We will recover our land from the invaders.’ The jihadists have long made it their goal to expand their … Continue reading →
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 →
I’ve seen a lot of talk about this answer of Rubio’s, so I thought I’d post it here:
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 →
There’s been a discussion in the comments section about the attitude of the Founders towards Islam, and how it relates to freedom of religion, and I thought I’d add some background. At the outset, when the principles of freedom of … Continue reading →
Another “dog bites man” story: A Houston man has been arrested in connection with a suspected arson at a mosque on Christmas Day. A spokeswoman for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed that the man was … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post.] I love the opera “Hansel and Gretel,” by Engelbert Humperdinck (no, not that Humperdinck or this one; this one). His name may be a yuk, but the music he composed is … Continue reading →
No doubt you’ve heard that Hillary Clinton’s claim that ISIS uses Trump in its recruiting videos is a lie. Well, one can hardly regard it as news that Hillary Clinton might be lying. “He is becoming ISIS’s best recruiter,” she … Continue reading →