It’s been forty years since this photo shocked Americans: Do you know the story behind the photo? I tell it in this article at PJ. Some of what you read may surprise you. [NOTE: I’ve written about the photo before, … Continue reading →
Some of the new evidence about the Zimmerman-Martin confrontation actually appears to be penetrating the public awareness, according to the results of this poll: A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 24% of American Adults still believe the … Continue reading →
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, mastermind of 9/11, is now on trial along with four accomplices. And it’s in a military court rather than the civilian courts the Obama administration would have preferred. Thank goodness. One of the worst excesses of the … Continue reading →
The quote in the title of this piece is from Bobby Green, one of four black people who were heroes in the LA riots of twenty years ago. But there’s no “just” about it; the acts were rays of hope … Continue reading →
It’s easy to concentrate on the election here and miss what’s happening in Europe, such as, for example, Sarkozy’s threatened ousting in the impending French election by socialist challenger Hollande. It’s all about the economy, stupid: With the highest joblessness … Continue reading →
There’s been a spate of columns on the right since the Trayvon Martin killing asking the question this one asks: why do we ignore the murders of blacks by other blacks? And why do we hear so much about the … Continue reading →
You may notice that I haven’t written about the Trayvon Martin case yet. This is for the simple reason that I’ve been waiting for the facts to come out. At the beginning, the MSM was reporting only one side, and … Continue reading →
As soon as I heard about the police standoff involving the Toulouse killer Mohammed Merah, I suspected it would end more or less like this: with his death, either in a firefight or by his own hand. I thought it … Continue reading →
By now everyone who pays attention to the news knows that a US Army sergeant went on a killing spree in southern Afghanistan on Sunday and murdered 16 civilians in cold blood, many of them women and children. But even … Continue reading →
…it’s painful. It also happens to be a case of the Jon Stewart show making fun of a liberal: The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook
Continue reading →I’m reading—slowly, slowly—Steven Pinker’s long but fascinating The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined. Don’t laugh at the title because it seems absurd. Pinker presents a strong case to defend his thesis (although so far I’m only … Continue reading →
…at Virginia Tech. Is it a mere coincidence, or is there something about the place that seems to foster or attract violent types?
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