David P. Goldman

Over at First Thoughts blog, Joe Carter offers a canonical list of most overrated and most underrated films by genre — well worth a perusal. But I have to take issue with his #8 “Mobster Movie” apposition: “Scarface” (presumably the Al Pacino version rather than the . . . . Continue Reading »

The often-unreliable Seymour Hersch has a long piece on the New Yorker website warning that Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal may end up in hostile hands, either because radical Islamists elements seize parts of it, or because Pakistan itself turns radical Islamist.One gets better material in Asia . . . . Continue Reading »

Iran’s chief lobbyist in the US will take over the State Department’s Iran portfolio, reports Ed Lasky at The American Thinker. John Limbert replaces Dennis Ross, who “has moved to the National Security Council and has not been heard from since,” Lasky observes.It is an . . . . Continue Reading »

It won’t look like King Edward I’s Edict of Expulsion in 1290, of course. But the practice of the Jewish religion could be suppressed by law de facto in the United Kingdom.  That is where the Jewish Free School case may lead, gradually, by slow erosion . . . . Continue Reading »

A British court has ruled that the fundamental premise of Judaism—that Jews are physical descendants of Abraham—is inherently racist, and that the only determinant of religious membership can be belief. Warns Rabbi Lord Sacks, Britain’s chief rabbi:“An English court has . . . . Continue Reading »

Information is pouring out about the red-flashing warning signals that the Fort Hood killer was a homocidal fanatic. Here’s NPR’s account via Instapundit this morning:EXPLOSIVE: Ft. Hood suspect reportedly shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’. (Via The BlogProf). On NPR I heard . . . . Continue Reading »

The German-language service of Radio Vatican reports that the Gregorian University in Rome has appointed its first Muslim professor, the Tunisan Koran scholar Adnanee Mokrani. Interviewed is Fr. Felix Koerner, whose book on Islamic reform  I reviewed last year in Asia Times under the title, . . . . Continue Reading »

These things always are subject to change, but I’m slated for the opening segment, talking about the Fed and the US . . . . Continue Reading »

I’ve already had several complaints about bad taste in this post at the First Thoughts blog. Perhaps it will go down better with this . . . . Continue Reading »

A Saudi court has ruled in favor of the public display of a crucifix , despite a Kingdom-wide ban on Christian symbols. The only proviso is that a beheaded human body has to be attached to it: RIYADH (Reuters) - A Saudi court of cassation upheld a ruling to behead and crucify a 22-year-old man . . . . Continue Reading »