Civility in Mr. Robinson’s Neighborhood
by Keith PavlischekIn ” No Way to Treat a President ” Eugene Robinson has taken to the op-ed pages of the Washington Post to denounce the incivility of President Obama’s congressional opposition, especially Representative Joseph Wilson’s now infamous “you lie,” outburst the other . . . . Continue Reading »
Thoughts from a Disney Cruise
by Hunter BakerMy children, Andrew and Grace, are now ages 7 and 4. According to my wife, they have been prime candidates for a trip to Disney World for some time now. I have held back because I tend not to be enthusiastic about vacations for reasons other than visiting family (because that’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Pro-Life Demonstrator Shot and Killed
by Paul ZummoHorrible news : Local officials and state police are confirming that a pro-life advocate was shot and killed outside a high school in this Michigan town. The person, who is described as well-known but whose identity has not been released, was shot multiple times while protesting abortion outside . . . . Continue Reading »
Obamacare Would Allow Federal Money To Fund Abortion
by Wesley J. SmithTalk about lying about the bill: President Obama and the Democrats have repeatedly assured the country that Obamacare would not cover abortion and that, in any event, the Hyde Amendment would prevent federal funding. Almost surely wrong on the first point and absolutely wrong . . . . Continue Reading »
Pro Life Activist Murdered While Protesting
by Wesley J. SmithA pro life activist who routinely held up photos of aborted fetuses as a form of protest has been repeatedly shot and murdered. From the story:OWOSSO, Michigan — State police at the Corunna post have confirmed a well-known anti-abortion activist was shot multiple times and killed this morning . . . . Continue Reading »
Only word on Tom Friedman
by Will WilsonSo it appears that the Mustache of Understanding has gotten in a bit of hot water over his latest op-ed . Having grown up in Hong Kong (pre and post-handover) and knowing plenty of people who fled Friedman’s “reasonably enlightened group of people” quite recently, I’m not . . . . Continue Reading »
eBaywatch Returns! (Links UPDATED and Repaired)
by Sally ThomasWelcome back to where the stuff never stops. Let’s see what we have for you nice folks tonight. Now, I’ve heard of scalping tickets . . . These faceless angels creep me out: the identity-less-ness of them is as jarring and wrongheaded as, say, an angel image with your own face, which . . . . Continue Reading »
Some Problems Have Their Own Solutions
by David P. GoldmanBrowsing Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan’s new book Contemporary American Judaism, I note a great deal of ritual acknowledgement of “Jewish diversity” and not a word about Jewish fertility. That is a deadly flaw, for the sort of Judaism the author espouses will disappear if only because it . . . . Continue Reading »
ACORN Conspiring to Cover-Up Child Prostitution
by Joe CarterAndrew Breitbart launched his new site today, BigGovernment , with an undercover invesigation of ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now). Officials with the controversial community organizing group were videotaped telling two journalists—who were passing themselves off as . . . . Continue Reading »
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