Blame Our Failing Schools for Occupy Wall Street
by Bruce S. Thornton FrontPage Magazine Having taught in a state university for thirty years, I’m not surprised by the ignorance on display among the Occupy Wall Street protestors. Share This
Liberal Indulgences
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Medieval Liberalism Recently I saw some TV clips from MSNBC and CNN, one critiquing Herman Cain, the other an interview with Michael Moore. Share This
Global Warming–RIP?
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Not long ago, candidate Obama promised to cool the planet and lower the rising seas. Share This
Tunisian Election and the Read to Caliphate
by Raymond Ibrahim Jihad Watch Tunisia, where the 2011 Arab uprisings began, remains an ominous model for where these uprisings will end. Share This
Obama’s Target List
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online What with exhaustion, overexposure, and the temptation to comment on just about anything in the news, presidential candidates and presidents alike naturally often slip up. Share This
The Pathology of Double Standards
by Bruce S. Thornton FrontPage Magazine The surreal moral idiocy that characterizes hatred of Israel is illustrated daily by states whose actions are shrugged away by the international media. Share This
Railing Against Reality
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Last week, protests broke out again in Europe, from Rome to London. The monthlong Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York have spread. The current unrest follows this summer’s riots in London and flash mob incidents in US cities. Share This
Islam and Reason: New Book Shows Decline after the 10th Century
by Raymond Ibrahim Jihad Watch A review of The Closing of the Muslim Mind: How Intellectual Suicide Created the Modern Islamist Crisis by Robert R. Reilly (Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2011. 244 pp.) Share This
The End of the Euro?
Good riddance to a bad idea. by Bruce S. Thornton Defining Ideas The champions of the European Union once touted it as a “bold new experiment in living” and “the best hope in an insecure age.” Share This
Obama’s Empty Apologetics
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online At any time in the 2,500-year history of Western diplomacy, has a head of state been advised by his host not to apologize for a long-ago act? I cannot think offhand of any instance until, apparently, two years ago. Share This