by Raymond Ibrahim National Review Online Though he early indicated that this would be an honest, heart-to-heart talk — “we must say openly the things we hold in our hearts, and that too often are said only behind closed doors” and “let me speak as clearly and plainly as I can about some specific issues […]
Obama abandoned Wilsonianism to avoid supporting Iranian democracy. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online President Obama has largely drawn praise for his tepid response to the mass uprisings in Iran challenging the reelection of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Share This
President Obama’s war on the truth. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online In the first six months of the Obama administration, we have witnessed an assault on the truth of a magnitude not seen since the Nixon Watergate years. Share This
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.” Share
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.) Share This
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. Share This
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. Share This
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? Share This
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. Share This
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. Share This