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Railing Against Reality

October 26, 2011

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

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Islam and Reason: New Book Shows Decline after the 10th Century

October 22, 2011

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

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Obama’s Empty Apologetics

October 22, 2011

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

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The Egyptian Military’s Crimes Against Humanity

October 11, 2011

by Raymond Ibrahim Hudson New York Sunday, the Egyptian military opened fire on thousands of Christiansprotesting in Maspero, Cairo. Share This

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Defund the UN

October 1, 2011

by Bruce S. Thornton Defining Ideas Florida Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has introduced in the House of Representatives the UN Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act. Share This

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Reading Between the Lines

September 2, 2011

by Raymond Ibrahim Jihad Watch When reading Western reports dealing with Islam, one must learn to read between the lines. Many of these reports do state the actual facts; but without providing proper context, Western readers are often left to interpret the information according to their own understandings. Share This

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Young Westerners–Deprives or Decadent?

August 23, 2011

by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services A once civil and orderly England was recently torn apart by rioting and looting — at first by mostly minority youth, but eventually also by young Brits in general. Share This

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Paralytic Western Society

August 9, 2011

by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner It is fascinating to see how postmodern Western societies react to wide-scale rioting, looting, and thuggery aimed at innocents. Share This

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Zakaria Botros: Islam’s Scourge Returns

July 23, 2011

by Raymond Ibrahim FrontPageMagazine.com Father Zakaria Botros, also known as Islam’s “Public Enemy #1,” is back. Share This

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The Global Fairness Madness

July 19, 2011

by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Whether in the fights over the US debt limit or the rioting in Athens, the common global theme is not poverty in absolute terms, but more often fairness — as in having about the same amount of things as others do. Share This

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