Rationalizing Pedophilia in Islam
by Raymond Ibrahim Jihad Watch Earlier this month we saw — or rather, were once again reminded — that Islam permits pedophilia in the guise of “marriage”: Share This
Is the President in Recovery?
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services President Obama does not care much about deficits — other than worrying that big debt might matter in his re-election campaign. Share This
The Tragic View Returns
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online In hard times, as in war, questions arise that were once considered taboo. As we approach $15 trillion run up in aggregate national debt, and confront the reality of a welfare state that is predicated on flawed assumptions about everything from demography to human nature, a rendezvous with
Muslim Brotherhood’s Method: “Impose Islam…Step by Step”
by Raymond Ibrahim Hudson New York Things are looking good for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, the grandfather of all Islamist groups. Share This
Oslo and the Dangers of Moral Equivalence
by Bruce S. Thornton FrontPage Magazine The revelation that the perpetrator of the terrorist attacks in Oslo, Anders Behring Breivik, is a self-described Christian and conservative is sure to provoke an outburst of the moral equivalence favored by apologists for jihadism. Share This
The Resignations in Turkey
by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner News that the top echelon of Turkey’s military offered their joint resignations is not much of a surprise, given ongoing politicized trials against particular officers, and the general acceptance that a secular military is at odds with an increasingly Islamicized government. But there will be lots of long-term ramifications.
Behind the DC Slugfest
by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner About 50 percent of taxpayers don’t pay federal income taxes. Almost half of American adults receive either the majority of or all of their income in some form from government. Share This
Our Ten-Trillion-Dollar Man
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Borrowing Is No Longer Stimulus? The Congressional Budget Office not long ago forecast that Barack Obama’s $1 trillion-plus annual deficits — scheduled over the next decade — would result in almost another $10 trillion in aggregate debt. Share This
Green, Shovel-Ready Stimulus–100 Years Ago
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Huntington Lake, Calif. — Our politicians love soaring platitudes followed by little, if any, action. Share This
New Saudi Fatwa Defends Pedophilia as ‘Marriage’
by Raymond Ibrahim Jihad Watch Muslim “child-marriage” — euphemism for pedophilia — is making headlines again, at least in Arabic media: Dr. Salih bin Fawzan, a prominent cleric and member of Saudi Arabia’s highest religious council, just issued a fatwa asserting that there is no minimum age for marriage, and that girls can be married “even