Dupes

Jamie Glazov exposes the Left’s long history of cozying up to political murderers.

by Bruce S. Thornton

City Journal

United in Hate: The Left’s Romance with Tyranny and Terror by Jamie Glazov (WND Books, 264 pp.)
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Our Historically Challenged President

by Victor Davis Hanson

Tribune Media Services

In his speech last week in Cairo, President Obama proclaimed he was a “student of history.” But despite Barack Obama’s image as an Ivy-League-educated intellectual, he lacks historical competency, both in areas of facts and interpretation. Continue reading “Our Historically Challenged President”

The World Turned Upside Down

by Victor Davis Hanson

NRO’s The Corner

They’re rioting in Iran over a probably fraudulent election and the use of violence to suppress dissent — part of the “robust” debate that President Obama just welcomed. Continue reading “The World Turned Upside Down”

David Letterman, Rev. Wright, and Thoughts on a Creepy Culture

by Victor Davis Hanson

PJ Media

The Demise of David Letterman

I had a number of exchanges on the Palin-Letterman controversy (see below). Where to start on David Letterman’s attack on Palin on her visit to New York to do charitable work, accompanied by her 14-year-old daughter Willow? Continue reading “David Letterman, Rev. Wright, and Thoughts on a Creepy Culture”

I No Longer Quite Believe . . .

by Victor Davis Hanson

PJ Media

I Am Afraid I No Longer Believe . . .

…That we have an inquisitive American media as we once knew it. There has emerged something as bad as state-sanctioned coercion — which we could at least identify, and thus struggle against. Continue reading “I No Longer Quite Believe . . .”

Respecting the Faithful vs. Respecting the Faith

by Raymond Ibrahim

Jihad Watch

During the pope’s recent Mideast visit, the media reported that he has “deep respect for Islam.” That exact phrase appeared in the Associated PressAFP,BBCJerusalem PostWashington Times, and Al-Jazeera. Continue reading “Respecting the Faithful vs. Respecting the Faith”

The Diversity Mess

by Victor Davis Hanson

Tribune Media Services

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has scolded Americans for being “cowards” and not talking more about race. Continue reading “The Diversity Mess”

The Reckoning

by Victor Davis Hanson

PJ Media

Obama Versus the Way of the Universe

I wish the President well, but he is butting up against human nature. And that is a fight one cannot win. Continue reading “The Reckoning”

The Age of Middle East Atonement

Therapeutic efforts to disguise the truth never really work.

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

President Obama made an earnest effort — as is his way in matters of discord — to split the difference with the Islamic world. Continue reading “The Age of Middle East Atonement”

The History Channel’s Distortion of the Crusades

by Raymond Ibrahim

Jihad Watch

I recently taped and am watching a documentary, “The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross,” on the History Channel. Continue reading “The History Channel’s Distortion of the Crusades”