Will the uprising in Libya turn the country into the terrorist Disneyland? Let’s consider some musings from think tanks in the U.S. and Europe. Read More
The National Institute of Standards and Technology requested this NYPD police video through the Freedom of Information Act. The video has now gone viral, a chilling reminder of the horrific events that took place that day. Read More
In a statement released from the White House yesterday, President Obama commended the government of Algeria “for taking an important step forward today by formally lifting the State of Emergency that has been in place in Algeria for 19 years.” Read More
By all accounts, an Internet documentary named "Zeitgeist" was the favorite movie of accused Tucson shooter Jared Loughner. Created in 2007 by New York-based conspiracy merchant Peter Joseph, "Zeitgeist" is a two-hour mash-up of old and new conspiracy theories involving religion, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and the Federal Reserve system. Its message is simple: "We've been lied to. We've been lied to by every institution." Read More
Term limits working for better or worse (mostly worse)
Are you pleasantly surprised with how much got done these last few weeks? Are you glad to see the intellectual and ideological independence displayed by the leadership over the last You may not be aware of it, Democrats, but congratulations: You are in favor of term limits. Read More
One of the few positive things to come out of 9/11 was that it was helped launch the blogosphere into the realm of mainstream political debate. Tennessee law professor Glenn Reynolds, a.k.a. Instapundit, is an example of the blogosphere at its finest and looking back at his comments on 9/11 certainly shows why: Read More
‘Ike’s not a Communist, he’s a golfer.” That was Russell Kirk’s succinct response to the claim by John Birchers in the 1950s that President Dwight Eisenhower was a Communist. Read More
This morning there was a report that a cab driver in New York was stabbed because he was Muslim. While the facts are still emerging, all reasonable people can agree this is a shameful and un-American act if this proves to be true. Read More
