I recently came across a fascinating book entitled The Handbook of Palestine by H.C. Luke and E. Keith-Roach. Produced in 1922 by the British Mandate government which had just taken control of the country after a long Ottoman Turkish rule, it's a fascinating snapshot of the Holy Land beginning its transition to the State of …
Move Up the Snob Ladder: Be Born Outside the United States
That's what Barack Obama and his literary agents thought: Breitbart News has obtained a promotional booklet produced in 1991 by Barack Obama's then-literary agency, Acton & Dystel, which touts Obama as "born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii." The booklet, which was distributed to "business colleagues" in the publishing industry, includes a brief …
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When Liberals Become Patriotic
When there's tax money on the table: Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has a status update for Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin: Stop attempting to dodge your taxes by renouncing your U.S. citizenship or never come to back to the U.S. again. It used to be conventional wisdom that liberals were unpatriotic, after their performance during the …
Sharia Courts Under British Rule
I recently came across a fascinating book entitled The Handbook of Palestine by H.C. Luke and E. Keith-Roach. Produced in 1922 by the British Mandate government which had just taken control of the country after a long Ottoman Turkish rule, it's a fascinating snapshot of the Holy Land beginning its transition to the State of …
The Difference Between Barack Obama and the Communists
I had a hard time properly verbalising this until I saw the following in Peking (This Beautiful World) by the Japanese author Hikotaro Ando. Produced in the immediate wake of the Cultural Revolution and under obvious supervision of the Chinese Communist Party, in a section on education he said the following: Not only university students, …
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The Origins of the Palestinian People
I recently came across a fascinating book entitled The Handbook of Palestine by H.C. Luke and E. Keith-Roach. Produced in 1922 by the British Mandate government which had just taken control of the country after a long Ottoman Turkish rule, it's a fascinating snapshot of the Holy Land beginning its transition to the State of …
It's Hard to Explain the Desire for Freedom to People Who Have Never Had It
It's conventional wisdom that we are a deeply divided nation these days. And the conventional wisdom, for once, is right: we are. Where things diverge is the explanation for same. Although day-to-day politics are one thing, the divides we experience these days run deeper that "go along to get along" or the horse-trading of patronage …
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The Elizabeth Warren Saga Keeps Getting Stupider
A few days back I commented on Elizabeth Warren's claim that she's Native American. Since then we've had the piece at Breitbart which shows that a) her claimed Native American ancestor wasn't and b) another ancestor helped round up the Cherokees for their sad journey to Oklahoma. This has thrown her campaign into a tizzy. …
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Jefferts-Schori Should Face the Facts: Diversity Isn't What She Wanted to Start With
At the beginning of David Virtue's acid commentary on the run-up to General Convention 2012, he quotes the Presiding Bishop as follows: We need to discover ways to engage in the outside community. The Episcopal Church must embrace change and diversity if it is to move forward. We, er...you had the greatest chance to strike …
Taking a Position on Yoga Isn't Simple
It's getting complicated out there: A spate of unsavory controversies in the United States is cracking up yoga's wholesome image, with accusations of financial fraud, sexual misconduct and copyright issues involving asanas (positions) plaguing the community. As a result, India, the land where the physical, mental and spiritual discipline of yoga began in ancient times, …
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