[NOTE: Part I is here. In it, I discuss the idea that Obama’s reluctance to go after ISIS is the result of cowardice, and I suggest that it stems from a strategic and philosophical group of motivations that I then … Continue reading →
In ancient history and the sack of Rome, lessons for today: Writing from the vantage point of the eighteenth century, Gibbon did not go into extensive detail of the Vandal assault, except to note that the Romans willingly opened their … 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 →
[Scroll down for updates.] This is a breaking news situation with very few details known so far, but an active shooter and many possible deaths have been reported at a disability center in San Bernardino, California. At first I thought … 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 →
For now, I’m not going to call this the “Planned Parenthood shootings.” I’ve decided that the jury is still very much out on the Colorado Springs shooter’s motives, although the press and the left have acted as though there is … Continue reading →
The Colorado Springs shootings have afforded the media and the left many opportunities to criticize the right, but one of the most creative is this type of article, headlined “After two days of silence, GOP candidates respond to Planned Parenthood … Continue reading →
We still know very little about the background and motive to the Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado yesterday. The suspect is in custody and three people are dead, including a police officer. It is easy to speculate that the gunman … Continue reading →
The FBI keeps statistics on terrorist attacks within the US, and yesterday commenter “japan” brought up the fact that, when they count number of attacks in the last couple of decades, the vast majority have not been committed by Muslims. … Continue reading →
Yesterday’s terrorist attacks in Paris were exactly the sort of thing everyone who has been paying attention to ISIS (which claimed responsibility, and probably isn’t lying) was expecting. Unfortunately, the details of exactly where, when, and how were not predicted. … Continue reading →
[UPDATE 12:15 PM 11/5: As is so often the case, the most detailed information and photos we’re getting early on about the attack is from the British press. It should also come as no surprise to anyone that the man … Continue reading →
What are the roots of the stabbing intifada? Jeffrey Goldberg takes a long time to say it, but he gets most of it said. It’s not a “cycle of violence” where both sides are similar. One side is lying and … Continue reading →