Politics
Condoleezza Rice: Macedonia is ready, NATO must remain open
There is no longer any sane or valid reason that Macedonia is not a part of NATO. This goes for the rest of the Former Yugoslavian states like Serbia and Bosnia. Rice spoke forcefully during the Bush Administration for integration, and it was through pettiness that certain parties kept the country out. Now is their [...]
Embarrassed by rocket crash, North Korea may try nuclear test
Most people not into politics don’t quite understand the magnitude of this admission. It is almost unheard-of for North Korea to admit mistakes. When disaster strikes, the state media organs pump out stories so false that the word ‘Orwellian’ doesn’t do them justice. What is worrying, however, is that the Norks will try yet again, [...]
Israeli Military Cancels Traditional Passover Break
Rough going this Passover, courtesy of the Washington Times: The Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz announced on Wednesday that all units must be on full alert during the traditional Passover holidays, though officials dismissed the idea that the decision is linked to planned military operations, Xinhua reported. IDF officials said [...]
Article Roundup for June 11, 2010
Much to catch up on! Iran and the ‘Freedom Recession’ – Fouad Ajami of the Wall Street Journal comments on the wretched response of the current president to the plight of Iranian dissidents being crushed by the mullahs. The Cuckoo’s Nest – David Harsanyi of the Denver Post mocks the bitching and moaning of leftists [...]
Clearinghouse Day
Today is cleanup day for me. I ran the broken link checker, and to my surprise, only nine links died on me, and were easily fixed. I have thousands of links that need clearing from Firefox, so I leave you with this grab-bag of thought provoking articles I thought might be timeless enough to warrant [...]
He’s Not Our Daddy
Nothing is more obnoxious than condescension. It’s made even worse when it comes from an incompetent leader trying to masquerade as a father figure. Rich Lowry has more here, courtesy of National Review Online.
The Case Against Keynes (With Some Questions for Krugman, Too)
I have a dear friend of mine who has served as something of a spiritual mentor for years. He is brilliant in many ways, very conservative socially and religiously, but is a died-in-the-wool liberal from the 1960s who has yet to shake off the last vestiges of this poison. He insists Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning [...]
Rush Limbaugh: I know I’ll be destroyed eventually
I find it rather hard to believe that someone as so powerful and ubiquitous to political discussion such as Rush Limbaugh would consider himself a target for destruction. For the past 20 years, he has swatted the gnats who attack him with ease and amusement. If he was ever marked for destruction, it probably would [...]
Cuba Bites
As if one needed any more proof, Jay Nordlinger of The Corner at National Review Online write on and links to video showing protester and filmaker Alexandra Joner getting attacked by the Cuban Ambassador’s wife, all while she insulted Joner with names beneath the dignity of her station. Norway should give the biter in question [...]