A group of bloggers and others on the Left have recently composed, signed, and disseminated this document, known as “The Euston Manifesto.” Prominent blogger and Marxist professor Norman Geras was highly involved in the writing of the Manifesto, and has … Continue reading →
Happy Easter to all my celebratory Christian readers, and to all those who just enjoy the holiday as well! One year when my son was little, I spent the week prior to Easter blowing out eggs and dying them. Now … Continue reading →
That’s one rugged chimp. And artistic, too: (Via Stephen Green, Vodkapundit).
Continue reading →This article by Stephen F. Hayes in the Weekly Standard discusses the links between Saddam Hussein’s regime and worldwide Islamicist terrorism revealed in some of the recently declassified Iraqi documents: The Saddam Fedayeen also took part in the regime’s domestic … Continue reading →
I see a trend here, although it’s not one I claim to understand: the Italian election is another cliff-hanger, too close to form a clear majority and give a clear mandate: Final results showed Prodi’s alliance taking control of the … Continue reading →
[CORRECTION: It’s been pointed out by several commenters that the linked article appears to be by one Amit Ghate, not Wafa Sultan, although it appeared on the latter’s blog. The link was originally sent to me and identified as being … Continue reading →
Sorry to inconvenience everyone, but the spambots came back–rather, that is, one spambot came back. But one was enough for me; like mice or ants or other pests, where there’s one, more ordinarily follow. I’m actually surprised it took this … Continue reading →
I find it’s about that time again: another “A mind is a difficult thing to change” post is in the works–at least in my head. I’ve found in the past that it’s best if I make a public announcement of … Continue reading →
What a difference a week makes.
Continue reading →Richard Landes, of the blog Augean Stables and the website Second Draft, has recently returned from a trip to France and filed this eminently readable report on which way the wind is blowing in France today (and you don’t need … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I wrote the bulk of this post late last night, and am now happy to report that the charges against Rahman have been dropped. I’ve added to the post to reflect that updated information, but the issues involved are … Continue reading →
Very light blogging today. I’m busy having fun–a novel idea, I know! So, see you tomorrow. But I just wanted to mention a couple of things, and I’ll be uncharacteristically brief. The first is that after yesterday’s discussion of kitcsh, … Continue reading →