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Dare I Publish Post Number Four About Ron Paul?
December 31, 2007
Supporters of Ron Paul, I must give you points for enthusiasm. Thanks for all the comments, and for keeping them, for the most part, civil. Some of the criticism I’ve received for previous posts charges I don’t know enough about Ron Paul to...
Ron Paul, Rebel Without a Solution
December 31, 2007
In a previous post, I wrote that Ron Paul’s performance last week on “Meet the Press” made me think he’s been spending too much time locked in the bathroom reading Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged,” a sort of unofficial...
Ms. Bhutto’s Guts
December 28, 2007
Whatever else was or was not true about Benazir Bhutto, she was a human being who refused to be intimidated by terrorists – and for that she merits admiration. In a piece she wrote in October for The Wall Street Journal after an attempt on her...
Love Letters from Ron Paul’s People
December 26, 2007
You gotta love Ron Paul and his admirers. No sooner had I posted a few thoughts about the man’s performance on “Meet the Press” on Sunday than I started receiving vitriolic comments from his followers across the country. That’s ok...
No Wonder All the Malcontents Love Ron Paul
December 25, 2007
It’s no wonder all the malcontents love Ron Paul. On “Meet the Press” on Sunday, he propounded the naïve idea that the attacks of September 11 were, at least partially, America’s fault.
“They attacked us here because we were over there,”...
If We Make It a Priority, Cancer Will Be Cured Before Long
December 19, 2007
December 19, 2007“
When I first came to Sloane-Kettering, a small glass cabinet held all the cancer drugs that were known,” recalls Dr. Yashar Hirshaut. “So I’ve seen the transition from a very primitive time till now, where people...
Timing for Maximum Impact: Insurgents Make Sure to Hit When Cameras Roll
December 19, 2007
October 30, 2005
What better way for terrorist insurgents in Iraq to make headlines in the U.S. during a heavy news cycle than to attack journalists?
Monday’s three-stage attack on a hotel compound housing Western media in Baghdad was the latest...
Is This a Great Town or What?
December 19, 2007
Why do I doubt that this story in which a Muslim risked his safety for Jews could have taken place in Paris?
Of course, it is a remarkable story and is therefore unlikely to have taken place anywhere. But what I mean is, it is extremely difficult...
Zohan to Feature Moishe’s Movers: How About the Princess in the IDF?
December 19, 2007
Looks like something truly creative is coming down the pike: in this soon-to-be released film, Adam Sandler plays an Israeli counterterrorism agent who comes to New York to do hair. Finally, someone mines the great comic potential of the...
Leading Darfur Activist Condemns Selective Humanitarianism, Al Sharpton
December 18, 2007
Slavery still exists in Sudan. The enslaved—of whom there are at least several thousand—are Christians, according to Simon Deng, who was himself enslaved as a boy by an Arab Muslim family.
Last night Mr. Deng spoke at a dinner hosted by...