A breaking story, and very bad news: At least eight people were killed and multiple others injured in a shooting Saturday morning at a synagogue in a Pittsburgh neighborhood known for its Jewish population, CBS Pittsburgh/KDKA reports. The suspected shooter … Continue reading →
I said in the previous post that we don’t know much yet about the pipe bomber or his motives, although we may learn more in a press conference that’s supposed to happen later today. But till then, we have this … Continue reading →
In about two hours, there apparently will be a press conference to discuss the Florida man who has been apprehended in connection with the pipe “bomb” mail case, in which fake bombs were sent to various political targets on the … Continue reading →
Andrew C. McCarthy has this to say on the reportage about the apparent pipe bombs sent to various Democrats and CNN: At this point, there is no evidence whatsoever that provocative words from the president had anything to do with … Continue reading →
In recent days the left has increasingly been promoting the idea that violence in the service of politics is perfectly okay, even recommended. When a leftist tried to assassinate a bunch of Republican members of Congress on a baseball field … Continue reading →
See UPDATE at end of post. [NOTE: I use the past tense for Khashoggi because the consensus is that he is dead. This is certainly more likely than not. But I am not convinced of it, because it has not … Continue reading →
Stephen Green writes: It seems possible that Khashoggi was murdered in order to embarrass Crown Prince bin Salman rather than to protect him. If he was murdered at all, that is—and on the whole I think it’s likely that he … Continue reading →
It happened in 1954, which isn’t all that long ago. But it might as well have been hundreds of years ago, because I doubt most Americans are aware of it. I’m pretty sure that if you were to stop 100 … Continue reading →
[Go to end of post for UPDATE] I’ve been avoiding writing about the Khashoggi story for the simple reason that the truth—which is often elusive—seems even more elusive than usual in this matter. From moment I first read about it, … Continue reading →
Senator Rand Paul has had a rough couple of years of it. He was present but not injured when Steve Scalise was almost murdered on the baseball field by a Republican-hating shooter. And Paul had his very own incident of … Continue reading →
I was alerted to this news by commenter TommyJay: The leading candidate in Brazil’s presidential election is in serious but stable condition after being stabbed by an assailant at a campaign rally on Thursday, doctors said, pushing an already chaotic … Continue reading →
Apparently not.
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