by Raymond Ibrahim
Middle East Quarterly (Summer 2009)
“There is far more violence in the Bible than in the Qur’an; the idea that Islam imposed itself by the sword is a Western fiction, fabricated during the time of the Crusades when, in fact, it was Western Christians who were fighting brutal holy wars against Islam.” Continue reading “Are Judaism and Christianity as Violent as Islam?”
by Bruce S. Thornton
City Journal
United in Hate: The Left’s Romance with Tyranny and Terror by Jamie Glazov (WND Books, 264 pp.)
Continue reading “Dupes”
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”
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”
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”
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 . . .”
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 Press, AFP,BBC, Jerusalem Post, Washington Times, and Al-Jazeera. Continue reading “Respecting the Faithful vs. Respecting the Faith”
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”
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”
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”