As we enter the thirteenth day of peaceful protests across Egypt, two things seem certain: Protestors will accept nothing less than Mubarak relinquishing the presidency, and Mubarak refuses to do so. How long can this stalemate last? And how will it be broken? Continue reading
I have seen many things in my lifetime, believed many things. But I never thought I’d see or believe possible the rapid dissipation of American legitimacy. Continue reading
As we watch events unfold in Egypt, one thing is beyond doubt: Egyptians have turned out, en masse, to reject their President and his government in remarkably peaceful demonstration. What we’re seeing in Tahrir Square and across that nation is a model of what we, in America, loudly proclaim as “democracy”. Continue reading
What concerns me most about Muslims in America is not whether you condone terrorism. I believe the overwhelming majority of you do not. But I am concerned about your ability, or desire, to assimilate into American society. Continue reading
Few would defend the taking of innocent life. If we defined a fetus as alive the abortion debate would end instantaneously. Accordingly, abortion defenders cannot allow life to be defined so. Why? Because it’s too inconvenient to deal with the moral consequences of that admission. Continue reading
I was raised in an environment that could be characterized as moderately racist. As children, we were told to treat people of color with respect, but there was a definite unspoken subclass by color bias. Continue reading
Some on the Left are using the tragedy in Tucson to call for reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine. Since we’re reaching into the dark recesses of Ayn Rand’s prophetic vision, Atlas Shrugged, to reintroduce the Equalization of Opportunity Act (aka the Fairness Doctrine), I say we keep going. Let’s pass the Anti-dog-eat-Dog Rule. Continue reading
