It's little wonder that U.S. Officials Voice Frustrations With Saudis’ Role in Iraq. The wonder is that they haven't sooner. Saudi Arabia is trying to do two things at once: Spread Wahhabi/Salafi Islam throughout the Muslim world through a well-financed system of patronage (mosques, imams, etc.) Salafism attempts to return Islam to the faith and …
Russian youth: Stalin good, migrants must go
In thinking about the recent poll Russian youth: Stalin good, migrants must go, one is reminded of the following concerning another brutal Russian tyrant, Ivan the Terrible: By the 1580's Russian society had assumed the essential shape it was to retain until 1861; despite war and revolution vestiges of it have survived until today. During …
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Next Time, Hire a Real Indian
The lesson of the Ward Churchill saga Ward Churchill Saga is simple: if you want real ethnic diversity and the viewpoints that come with it, hire someone with real non-white background. Living in "Cherokee Country," the University of Colorado would have had a better shot at this if they had walked into just about any …
Maybe It’s Time to Emigrate
Lydia Playfoot's loss of her legal action to wear a chastity ring brings to mind two previous posts: Liberals and Sex Go Together (her opponents) What They Really Don’t Like is the Chastity. Don’t Like the Free Speech Either. (previous direct comment on the subject) But it also brings up something else, this time from …
If Poverty is Their Theme, They’re in Trouble
The Boston Globe's report that poverty is the key theme for Democrats is a combination of wishful thinking and a blind faith in the success of past programs. The thinking is wishful for one simple reason: the Democrat party is largely controlled by elites who have no concept of what poverty means or how to …
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A Good Reason Why Stocks Are Going Up
I suspected this for some time, but now this from Jack Crooks, Black Swan Trading: In the chart below it shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average (black line) compared to the Dow Jones Industrial Average Multiplied by the US$ Index (red line), both are a monthly price series. What we noticed is despite the very …
Liberals and Sex Just Go Together
Kevin McCollough's piece "Why Liberals Lie About Sex" is only news in that we're still wondering why they lie about it. As a rule, liberals operate under the assumption that a fulfilled life is a sexually active life, be they married or (for many the preferred state) not. It's been that way as long as …
If You Want to Force a Moral Issue, Send In the British
Surprises never cease in the world, least of all the news that the Dutch are having second thoughts about their wide open society to the point that they have a conservative Christian party in the government and are starting to backtrack on much of the open sex and drugs that have made the Netherlands legendary. …
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Considering Things Carefully
The great Chinese author Lu Xun said that "Everything requires careful consideration if one is to understand it." This certainly applies to the back and forth with Liam over same sex marriage and adoption. Characterising it as a debate is a stretch; from this side, it looks more like a barrage of name-calling, ad hominem …
Al Gore III Gets Caught Speeding 100 MPH
Well, at least he did it in a Prius. But what did you expect of the grandson of the man who helped create the Interstate system (which is more than Al Gore II managed with the Internet!) So what we have here is the following: Generation 1 pushes for Interstate highway system. Generation 2 pushes …
Positive Infinity 