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Can God Make a Rock So Big He Can't Move It?

Just stumbled over this one again -- it's an old question, but it trips a lot of people up, so...

Democrats Begin to Simulate Abortion Concern

Exactly how many ways does this Howard Dean statement not make sense? "I want to reach out to people who...

Intelligent Design as Pseudoscience

A few thoughts this morning on "intelligent design" -- not something I normally venture into discussing in this space. Intelligent...

Lost People

The number of people I encounter who are coming uncoupled from reality is alarming me. I have no idea if...

Product Review: iRock FM Transmitter

I'd started MP3-ifying my CD collection back in the 90s, before the MP3 craze really took off. So when I...

Capitalism is the most environmentally friendly economic system?

Or: "How to deceive about an important subject..." The left cracks me up. I remain open-minded, but when I read...

Social Studies: Your Tax Dollar at Work

Students write letters to soldiers all the time. Even if you don't agree with this particular conflict, you can at...

Giving Credit Where Due: Rocketman Apology

We all do stupid stuff. Sometimes we lose our cool. It's not right: Just because we all screw up doesn't...

"I Didn't Mean to Hurt You"

"How could you??" she screamed, crying and quaking with rage. "How could you??!?" She threw the pictures down on the...

What's Wrong with Anti-Trust Laws?

As a recovering "centrist" who still harbors definite left-leaning tendencies, one of the more "leftist" ideas I believe in is...

Conspiracies Within Conspiracies

History repeats. Democratic Congressman Maurice Hinchey, regarding Rathergate: Now, I mean, I have my own beliefs about how that happened:...

Noam Chomsky and the Liberal Tissues of Lies

At one time, I admired Noam Chomsky. I had absorbed this attitude, unquestioningly, through my college education. I at first...

Quixtar/Amway and God: Open Forum

One of the odd things about Quixtar is the way it attempts to conscript religion or religous arguments into selling...

Speech is Censorship!

Regarding Eason Jordan, Baldilocks quips, pithily: Observe as a new meme is born: the right-wing blogger as First Amendment antagonist....

Cluessless About Marriage

One of the arguments brought to bear regarding gay marriage is that marriage a private affair. Glenn Reynolds today expressed...

Pick Your Ethnicity!

Leftists are so weird. Tonight I heard a woman claim that it wasn't any of our business whether Ward Churchill...

Must! Find! Gay! Gene!

The BBC reports a new studies proves that homosexuality is a genetic trait residing in a combination of genes! Or does it?

"Widening Gap Between Rich and Poor"

We are often told about some policy "widening the gap between rich and poor." We are told this is evidence...

Wacky Packs Are Back

Indulge me while I take a somewhat twisted walk down memory lane...

Why Politics Works the Way It Does

A grand unified theory of political behavior which answers a nagging question that's been bothering me lately...

The "Pentagon Strike" Video & "9-11 Research"

Recently someone mailed me a link to a Flash presentation called "Pentagon Strike" which purported to show that no 757 ever hit the Pentagon...

Ward Churchill: Big Money in Leftism!

You won't believe how much Ward Churchill -- who just called the 9/11 victims 'little Eichmanns' -- makes each year. Or maybe you will.

Liberal Logic Loop

I've noticed this recurring pattern when debating with liberals: Liberal: Your policies are evil. Conservative: No, actually, yours hurt people....

Those Anti-Eco Christians: The Virus Spreads

I thought about writing about this last week, but hoped the whole thing would go away. I hoped common sense...

Iraqi Election Thoughts

It wasn't going to happen. Bush was never going to hand over governing power. It would never happen. It was...

European Relations under Bush and the Neocons

The following is from an article about how a shadowy group of elite advisors in the US have led our...

Blue State "Generosity", Red State Divorce Rate

Two popular leftist tropes... First allegation: "Blue" states (Kerry-voting states) paid more taxes, "red" states received more of the benefits....

Love Your Enemies?

"I play with them and then I smash them." "I will not enage them." "To get that close to that...

Europeans Ignorant about EU Constitution

According to the BBC: Nine out of 10 European Union citizens know little or nothing about the new EU constitution,...

Tsunami a "Wonderful Opportunity"

I'm listening to Air America right now. The meme is that Condi is incredibly dishonest, and Barbara Boxer is an...

Adolf Hitler: Christian

Yeah, right! More evidence from John Ray that Hitler was not a Christian "believer", but simply attempted to re-purpose Christian...

Doing What's Good for (Abortion) Business

Want a chastity belt? An Pennsylvania abortion-rights group demands the state legislature provide them for free. No kidding!

NCC: Human Rights Not Universal

Leftist front group National Council of Churches (NCC) is apparently doing it's best to makes sure young people don't end up improving the world...

Leftist Myth Du Jour: Bush & Phramaceutical Profits

Listening to Medved, a leftist asserts that one of the biggest money-makers these past years have been the pharmaceutical industry...

Socialized Medicine vs the Tsunami

What has killed more people? The recent tsunami in Asia, or one year of socialized medice in the UK? The answer may suprise you.

The State versus God

In the Old Testament, the people of Israel demand that God should give them a king, rather than the prophet Samuel. Modern reflections on an ancient passage.

I'm a Rich Englishman!

Or so I've just learned. A left-leaning critic I enjoy corresponding with writes: I think I understand who you are...

IL Churches Must Hire Homosexuals

Well, guess what? It's another installment in our continuing drama: "Protecting homosexual behavior trumps the First Amendment." Be sure to tune in for next week's installment: "Homosexual male church daycare workers mandated by law."

Nazi School Prayers

"Positive" atheists make the claim the Nazis mandated school prayer -- and seemingly indict American Christians in doing so. But does the historical evidence support their point?

Noonan: "Mission Inebriation"

Peggy Noonan apparently believes idealism is fine for dead liberals, but wrong for living conservatives.

Minority Companies Hurt Themselves

In "The Economics of Discrimination" I pointed out that companies which engage in discrimination automatically penalize themselves by doing so....

Homosexuality and Freedom of Speech

I have written here and here my thesis that the main "point" or effect of making homosexuality a protected category...

Dr. Landsea Leaves the IPCC

A scientist steps down from an international climate change panel. The reason? They're deliberately being dishonest about global warming evidence...

Inside the Mind of Krugman

Sometimes, you just stumble across a gem that unintentionally speaks volumes about it's author. Today's example comes from Paul Krugman:...

Separation of Church and State

Happened to hear a few moments of today's "Michael Medved" show. The topic was Bush's inauguration, and a caller, "Chuck",...

French Tsunami Coverage

Unliked the BBC, the French press provides positive coverage to the US tsunami relief effort. That's a shock! Or is it? Instead, I believe there's another, hidden, and typically French motive behind the French media's sudden about-face...

Windshield Wiper Horrors

I drive a late-90's Pontiac Firebird. White. T-Top, with ultra-wide tires. Stick. Quite a lot of fun in good conditions....

"Unconstitutional" and "Un-American"

Appropros the most recent Michael Newdow Attempt To Be An Important Person-In-The-Spotlight... When everyday people like you are told something...

Tsunami Enviro-Hypocrisy

Dig the "it's-all-about-me" attitude expressed here... Many believe the tsunami that devastated this tourist hotspot and killed thousands had...

Homoeroticization

He and I used to walk around the Central West End together -- home to many gay bars -- talking....

Gaia's Deeper Purpose

Among others, Michael Crichton has postulated that environmentalism is a proxy religion for secular humanists who reject the JudeoChristian metaphysic....

Metablogging Notes

Sorry for the infrequent, long, and ranty articles lately. I'm not begging or pandering for readership -- if I were, you'd see more scantly-clad girly pictures here.

Christmas's Pagan Origins?

A number of people have argued that the December 25th date for Christmas has pagan origins. But it looks like...

EU Environmental Insanity

In 2000, Scotland implemented a clever scheme which would both be environmentally friendly and generate useful byproducts. The EU, it turns out, will have none of it. Worse, the final outcome is nothing less than insane.

The Polar Express: One Christian's Take

Saw Polar Express this afternoon. Technically, not bad. Theologically, far from Christian. Or at least, that's how I saw it.

Quixtar: Fake Capitalism

Recent, we're seeing a new trend in Quixtar discussion on this blog -- a trend which harkens back to the...

The Pretenders

Perhaps the left is something quite different than I'd imagined -- perhaps it's just the tip of an historical iceberg.

Anthony Flew's 'Conversion'

I originally wrote about this subject much closer to the news itself -- that Flew, a llifelong defender of atheism,...

Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Professional Sucks

I'm using Macromedia Flash. And I'm extremely unhappy about that. I rant at you. As if you cared.

Air Marshals: Making the Skies... Dressier

In the business world, I learned that marketing copy would be of higher quality if it were written while wearing...

The UN: What is it all about?

The New Yorker: Just before Thanksgiving, John Danforth, the United States Ambassador to the U.N., expressed his frustration with the...

Crime Notes: UK and US

Stories of crime and punishment from at home and abroad, united by a common ironic theme.

Review: John Carpenter's "They Live"

A long review of John Carpenter's late-80s movie about aliens. Or is it Republicans? Or is it really about himself?

Rumsfeld in Kuwait: Hearing Part of the Story

Rumsfeld blows off important questions from the troops. Or does he? The media spins the story, and some parts of the blogosphere fall for it.

UCC Ad Misleads About Race

If you've been paying attention, you've heard the flap about the United Church of Christ ad rejected by several TV neworks as being too controversial. It's also contrary to the facts.

Spong attacks John Stott

John Shelby Spong, perhaps apoplectic that a single orthodox Christian received a tiny bit of positive media coverage, takes it...

O'Reilly: Crypto-Liberal?

I've argued before that O'Reilly is note actually a conservative. And this thought from "Rightwingsparkle" raises the question again: I...

How to Create a Violent Society, Part 2

Theodore Dalrymple: Intellectuals propounded the idea that man should be freed from the shackles of social convention and self-control, and...

Interpol Crime Data Lockdown!

It makes the France, Germany, the UK and Canada look bad. It makes the US look good. You paid for it. But you can't read it anymore. What's going on?

Injected Food

I'm visiting my mom. She's in her 60's. She seems to have picked up a new term lately: mainline. I...

Another Living Liberal Caricature

Been a bit behind on keeping caught up with other blogs, but noticed that last month Deb had attracted a...

Al Franken: "Racist"

I just caught onto the Al Franken/David Horowitz fight. Seems Al called one too many conservatives "racist", as usual without any justification. Unlike so many others, Horowitz didn't take it lying down...

Bono & Jesus

I was a U2 fan way back before they were hugely popular. I liked their message of faith and peace in the face of the the Irish conflict. Sadly, Bono seems have gone over to the dark side lately...

DU Discusses Latest Stem Cell Advances

Okay, it may be a cheap shot to even quote Democratic Underground -- it makes the liberal position look rather...

Yet Another Non-Embryonic Stem Cell 'Miracle'

If John Kerry was elected, Christopher Reeve would be walking today! Or soon! Or something! These miracles are ONLY possible with embryonic stem cells, right? Ach, you poor sheep...

Liberalism and the Bible

The philosophy of liberalism, by which I mean claiming to always be "for the little guy" or underdog, is utterly...

Useless Citizens of Heaven

Garrison Keillor: I am now the chairman of a national campaign to pass a constitutional amendment to take the right...

Abortion: Deceptive Labels

Previously, when discussion abortion, I've always used the terms "pro-life" and "pro-choice" -- being fair, I figured, by given each...

Becoming a Two-Party Man

Until this election, I'd never voted for a Republican for President. So I'm not much of a stalwart conservative, at...

Another Leftist Motivation: Being in the Center

The latest bit of evidence in my ongoing question to understand leftism: The psychiatrist Hadassah Brooks Morgan says that John...

Thanksgiving for Atheists?

Here in the United States, the time again draws near in which we celebrate Thanksgiving. Frankly, this is one area...

Why 'Inalienable' Matters

Lileks: Later I was talking with an architect, who described how housing is a right in Europe, unlike America, where...

Barcelona: A Re-Review

During the mid-90s, I watched the film Barcelona with a friend. Loved it. The film was set even earlier --...

Smokin': Lefty Lunacy

I think the left has utterly lost it. Or at least a much-too-sizable contingent. Yesterday, while waiting in line at...

Religious Conviction Not A Function of Intelligence

Burgess-Jackson: In my discipline, philosophy, there are as many theists as there are atheists... but if the hypothesis of [theist] stupidity is correct, shouldn’t the ratio be extraordinarily high in a field such as philosophy, which attracts people of such impressive intelligence?

Europe Has Its Stereotypes Wrong

Three thousand Americans killed in a single day by Muslim extremists. As the nation descends into economic shock and air...

Red State/Blue State Secession Nonsense

Other than suggesting a trade for Alberta (mostly in jest, mind you), I've been largely ignoring the whole "red state"...

Guantanamo and Ashcroft: The ACLU Shows Its Stripes

The left is up in arms about the treatment of the Tablian prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay. Listening to the specifics of their complaints reveals the breathtaking ignorance of their position...

Arafat's Legacy: Beslan

Liked Beslan? Impressed with the "tenaciousness" of it's perpetrators? The depth of their "convictions"? Their desire to gain international "recognition"...

MSNBC & Newsweek: Still Kissing Kerry

A week's gone by, the election's over, and the spin and kiss-up continues still. May I direct your attention to...

Left Moves North?

Will prominent members of the left now finally keep their promise and move to Canada, or other places abroad? Not...

Chris Suellentrop Illustrates How the Left Doesn't Get It

I'd like to point your attention to an article by Chris Suellentrop which ran a few days ago in Slate...

Election Returns / Air America

I'm listening to Air America and the spin is that since the real results seemed so "vastly different" than the...

Civil Liberties in France

I have a French friend whose little brother was unjustly (she testifies, in tears) accused of rape by a fellow...

CNN: Still Pulling Hard for Kerry!

Good heavens, CNN is dishonest. They pulled their original, candid report on what the NBC reporter said about his first...

Christians and "Economic Justice"

I'm quite tired of well-meaning Christians trying to sound non-partisan by talking about "economic justice", a term which usually crops...

Vote Kerry: Help Democrats Get Real About National Defense

Kerry opens a new line of attack in Rochester, Minnesota, and Random Observations is granted an exclusive interview with campaign spokewoman Stephanie Cutter.

Republicans Stealing the Vote in Wisconsin!

Republicans are trying to disenfranchise minorities in the Badger State again! Or perhaps I'm being ironic...

The Nation: 100 Deceptions

Honestly. I try to see the world from "the other" point of view. But sometimes my curiosity, and ability to...

Because He Could: Partisan Reviews

Was just browsing the Amazon customer reviews on Dick Morris's Because He Could -- Morris's answer to Clinton's My Life,...

Other People's Children

Lately I've had the pleasure of wandering around left-leaning blogs of principle. It's refreshing to find them -- I had...

Drug Reimportatation

Mark Steyn talks about drug reimportant. Jon Henke has a light bulb moment. I kibbitz from the sidelines.

Presidential Intelligence

The New York Times: To Bush-bashers, it may be the most infuriating revelation yet from the military records of the...

Flu Myths?

Steve complains people say crazy things about the flu vaccine. For the most part, I agree with him. Until we...

Gettin' out the Vote in Florida

We lost power today for a few minutes. I haven't checked to how the microwave oven and VCR weathered this...

George Soros Behind High Oil Prices?

The BBC, a few weeks ago: US light crude settled at a record closing price of $51.09 on Tuesday, up...

Flu Vaccine Shortage: Heads Must Roll!

Congratulations, my fellow Americans. You are again making me deeply ashamed of our cluelessness. First, for feeling the need to blame someone for every ill in the world. And second, for being to lazy to try to figure out who to blame.

The Trouble with Oil

Oil causes many problems in the world, and increasing oil taxes is a necessary step towards solving these problems. Or is it?

Ancient Leftists?

Was there a leader like Jesse Jackson during the American Revolution? Was there an equivalent of Ted Kennedy in ancient Rome? Is there an equivalent to the Marxist revolutionary among primitive peoples?

University Professor Thinks He's God

And this is unusual how? Student Kacie Spears said professor Louis Houston lost control right after class began Wednesday morning...

Widening Gap Between Rich and Poor

Oh no! The gap between rich and poor is widening! Gather the villagers! Grab your pitchforks! Light the torches!

A Business Opportunity BETTER Than Quixtar???

Over the past year, I've had a lot of time to think about Quixtar. And due to the tremendous response I've seen on this blog, I've had a lot of time consider both sides. And I think I might have been too hasty...

"Evolving" Morality?

Are we evolving, morally? Is the banning of slavery an example of such moral evolution? And is the bible one of the main things which has held us back from this moral evolution?

Voodoo No More

Once upon a time the media laughed at Ronald Reagan's ideas about how stimulate the economy. They mischaracterized his plan as "trickle down economics". Nobody's laughing any more...

Good Article on Media Anti-Gun Bias

A reader posts a link to a very interesting article on the media, guns, and crime; an article good enough to pass along to the rest of you...

Kerry on Democracy

Kerry argues you can't "impose" a democracy on people. The question is open as to whether it can or will work in predominantly Muslim countries, or at least Iraq in specific. But Kerry's statement is at odds with reality.

Bush, Kerry, Trees and Timber

Who mislead us about Bush's alleged timber company? Bush? Kerry? Or, perhaps, was it FactCheck.org itself? I find something fishy about their reasoning.

Debate Thoughts

Was able to catch last night's debate. In my opinion, Bush looked good: confident, tough. The grimacing didn't really work...

Ah, Artists

Or, more reasons to question the value of the NEArts... You've built a new library. You want to install a...

How Not to Help Haiti's Poor

A friend forwards a template Amnesty International letter about Haitian refugees to George Bush. I take the time to write back to my friend and address some of the core arguments of the letter.

More Democrat Violence?

Things seem to have gone nuts in the last several days: As you probably know, USA Today reported yesterday that...

"WMD" Trailer Back in the News

And I wouldn't be suprised if this is being done for political reasons. Nonetheless, it looks like an article at...

Why They Hate Us: Linda Heard

Why do they hate us? Why do they hate us? Linda Heard demonstrates precisely why they hate us. Clip and save this for the next time a left-leaning friend of yours brings up the topic.

"Separation of Church and State"

Only applies to conservatives... Some black pastors say the Bush campaign's appeals have made them more determined than ever to...

What is it with you Americans and marriage?

I've just finish reading (pronounced "wasting time looking at") a rather lengthy (and often tragicly funny), um, web site (if...

Sudan's Darfur Crisis... Disappears!

Via Instapundt: Now that the Bush administration is stepping up the pressure regarding the situation in Darfur, Sudan, the crisis...

Kerry Cheated in Debate?

According to the guys at INDC Journal, it's looking like John Kerry might have cheated in the debates. Ask me if I'm shocked. Actually I am. I guess I'm just not surprised.

Kerry Democrats In A Nutshell...

Sometimes you can tell a lot from the little things: Random Observations about the first presidential debate, Kerry and his crew, and their actions and reactions in a telling news article...

Joining the Big Tent

I'm having a real laugh these days about who is being called "conservative". Consider Glenn Reynolds, for example. Glenn is...

Kerry Hangs with the Cool Kids

Comments on comments on comments about Kerry's comments about Allawi's speech. Or: My view of Kerry's critique of our foreign policy. Ach, just read it.

Microsoft and the Internet

What are Microsoft's latest moves in the browser market? And how did they become rich 'n' famous in the first place? Many people don't know the real story...

The REAL Terrorist Threat

According to NEA guidlines, when terrorism occurs, it should not be suggested that any particular group is behind it. Michelle Malkin points out there are exceptions, apparently, to every rule...

Goat's Cheese Vignette

The moral of this baaad little story? Where there's a will, there's a whey. Except when bureaucrats have the final say...

True Conservatives: Version 1

Why are Democrats currently out of power? What strategies will they be able to use to get it back? What does this mean to us as a nation?

Christianity Today: Alien vs. Predator

How does the modern Christian relate to a cheap knockoff monster-battle flick? And what would the creator of the universe say about that? My thoughts and musings.

Oncoming Dirty Tricks?

I'm going to be blunt about this: I believe it likely that people in the center of the Democratic party have considered staging attacks on themselves, of various sorts, in order to win sympathy and make conservatives look bad.

The Other Forgery: Niger/Uranium Update

I've been sitting on this story since it first came out, probably over a week now (I have no idea...

Rathergate: Rove Did It?

I'm clearly having trouble avoiding this topic, but the debacle raises too many hilarious points. I'm loving the "Rove did...

Rathergate and the Dinosaurs

One last thought: Rathergate reminds me of a Jeff Goldbum appearance on SNL after "Jurrasic Park" came out. As a...

Rathergate: Common Sense Injection

There's a point I'd like to make here which I think has been overlooked. Many of my associates on the...

Bush and "Post-War" Iraq

There are many reasons to be unhappy with George Bush's handling of things. One cannot help notice that he makes...

France Blocks Darfur Sanctions

July 30: The UN gives Sudan 30 days to end the violence of face sanctions. France agrees. Now it's September, and it seems France has had a change of heart. Or was that an oil change?

At Least He Had a Job...

A student in Madison, Wisconsin finds a unique way supplement his income. Sadly, he's clever, dull-witted, and amoral all at once...

You Know You Hold the Moral High Ground When...

You are so insecure you must grab a sign away from a little girl and tear it up because she...

Fahrenheit 9/11 in Persia

From World Magazine Blog: Fahrenheit 9/11 premiered to a full house of Iranian moviegoers in the capital city of Tehran...

Rathergate: Beldar's About-Face

Bill Dyer makes a lot of sense, but ultimately, I disagree with his recommendations regarding where we need to go from here. I think what he's suggesting, though I agree it's sensible, may backfire.

Why Do They Hate Us? Reason #83: Melanin

The Guardian interviews a home-grown Iraqi terrorist, associated neither with Al Qaeda nor Saddam's former Baathist Party. I found his motives for attacking our troops... surprising. (Updated)

Jonah Goldberg Sums It Up

I had thought that the evidentiary standard for smears was that they were to be assumed false until proven true beyond a reasonable doubt. Guess there's a double standard in play here, no?

Rathergate: CBS Brings on... Bill Glennon?

CBS trots out an IT consultant. What does this tell us about the relative credibility of CBS versus bloggers?

Doing Quixtar Ethically: Is It Possible?

I meet a number of IBOs who think, somehow, they'll do Quixtar the "right", "ethical", and "moral" way. While I appreciate their good intentions, I don't think they understand the nature of the business very well.

Al Gore, Unhinged

Once, I'm told, one of Abraham Lincoln's aides inquired why he would not be meeting with another politician. Lincoln replied:...

Fear the Blogs!

Powerline quotes Emerson professor Jeffrey Seglin, appearing in the LA Times: "The mainstream press is having to follow them," said...

"Killian" Documents Reactions

I spent a few minutes this morning wandering the fever swaps over at Democratic Underground. Was nice to see there...

CBS Not Complicit?

Have you heard about the stunt 60 Minutes pulled? They slimed Bush using forged documents. My two cents on the matter.

Mike Novak on the Democratic Descent

Via NRO: I am a lifelong Democrat, and I have always loved the ethnic, religious, and regional varieties of Democrats...

Microsoft and Spam: Greeks Bearing Gifts

A while ago, Microsoft promised they'd eliminate spam completely. An inveterate Microsoft watcher, I was pretty sure I knew how that would turn out...

Biggest Deficit in History?

You've heard this one before. And, as is usually true with these stats, it's about as meaningful as saying that movie tickets are more expensive than ever before...

The President Talks 'bout Jesus Too Much

His frequent mentions of Jesus Christ in official speeches demonstrate the President's dangerous religious extremism, and clear inability to grasp the proper separation between church and state.

AP Bias on the Campaign Trail

The AP newswire can change a lot of people's minds at once. But lately, it seems they've been making a lot of "mistakes", and curiously, they all seem to benefit one candidate's campaign.

John Kerry's Vietnam Deferments

Those of you who are paying attention noticed that, before Bush had even completely his acceptance speech, Kerry opened up...

Kerry Blasts Bush over Rising Medicare Premiums

John Kerry has been attacking George Bush over increased medicare premiums: John F. Kerry promoted his economic message in this...

Positive You're Failing? Go Negative!

It's been a long-honored tradition, a rule even, in American politics that you stop campaigning during the other party's convention....

"Lean Left" Responds Regarding O'Neill

Kevin T. Keith of "Lean Left" has responded to my perplexed post regarding his blog's claim that O'Neill has lied....

FAIR is Deceptive

A short excursion into FAIR convinces me they're anything but...

Disturbing Zogby Poll

We're losing our country. Not to the Democratic Party, obesity, chronic tooth rot, or a general sense of vague malaise....

Quixtar Generates No Wealth

Can you make money at Quixtar? Sure! So why not do it? Well, let me ask a question: Do you care if you hurt a lot of other people? Allow me to explain...

Who Gets to Talk?

Much of what I post passes, apparently, unnoticed or at least uncommented. But there's a few threads that, probably due...

Spin the Violence! Spin! Spin!

The "party of peace" is out in force again, with one unifying theme: Hatred. I'm loving the protest coverage. Shall...

Is Kerry's Silver Star Really Tin?

Thomas Lipscomb drops a bomb on the Kerry campaign: The Silver Star smells fishy, and Navy Secretary Lehman has "no idea" who wrote those words to which his name was signed. Meanwhile, no response returned from the SS Kerry...

Discrediting the Swiftboat Veterans: Did O'Neill Lie?

O'Neill lied, right? Or maybe not... I take a quick look at a typical anti-SwiftVet slam -- and find it wanting. Did O'Neill lie? It's not impossible, but this is hardly proof...

Zell Miller on JFK (The Original)

Quoth Zell Miller... Consider one of our greatest Democratic Presidents: John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Back in 1963 President Kennedy proposed a...

On Urban Legends, Snopes is Slanted

Apparently Snopes.com is not interested in being credible. I've noticed they were extremely quick to "debunk" any popular "urban legends" which leaned left, but appear uninterested in doing the same for slams against conservatives...

Why Kerry Worries Me

The overwhelming impression one gets of Kerry is that of a man who manufactures his own history at will...

Fuming About SwiftVets, Kerry, Bush, and the Media

Venting after seeing probably the most dispicable media hit-job I can recall in recent memory...

Alan Keyes and Reparations

Alan Keyes supports reparations. What next, Hillary Clinton comes out supporting vouchers and privatized social security? A few thoughts on why I think Alan's stance is sorely misguided...

Guns Have Only One Use?

"Handguns are made for killing, They ain't good for nothing else..." - Lynyrd Skynyrd, "Saturday Night Special" That's probably the...

Kerry Campaign: We Rely Upon the Media

Kerry's campaign spokesgal admits they expect the media to do their dirty work for them. (Apparently, there's just one major fly in that ointment.) An interesting admission, as is her charge that SwiftVets are a Bush "front"...

Disturbed Leftist Academic Du Jour

Last time we highlighted a well-credentialed leftist who is sure we invaded Iraq to gain alien technology. Today's sad but...

School Choice: An NY Times Retraction?

The times corrects one of its articles about failing charter schools. Or does it? You be the judge.

He's Got a Point There, Judge

but I still think he's wrong... Glenn Reynolds makes an extremely good point about the apparent increase in anti-Islamic sentiments...

Bush's Seven Minutes with the Kids

Moore made much hash of the fact that Bush was told about the events of 9/11, and then spent seven...

Now Alston: Does the Lying Never Cease?

Another whopper of a lie from the Kerry campaign? Another fabrication? Who would have believed it! Why, it's almost enough to make one cynical about the current Democratic candidate's honesty!

Blog Review: EU Referendum

Just wanted to recommend an interesting blog: lately, I've been reading what gets posted at EU Referendum, an interesting pair,...

Kerry Will Be Better than Bush on Intelligence?

There are indeed, I am told, major differences between Kerry and Bush's stance on Iraq: A new one is, apparently, that Kerry would have been a more insightful consumer of intelligence. Yet what does Kerry's record say?

Jesus was a Liberal?

Jesse Jackson claims Jesus was a liberal. LaShawn barber points out this is biblical illiteracy -- from a supposed "Reverend" at that. But if you examine the passages closely, you'll see it not only supports LaShawn's contentions, it actually teaches the opposite of what Jesse says it does...

"See the Violence Inherant in the System!"

One student fails to be oppressed. This is a big problem, apparently, for her professor...

Wealthy Liberals for Kerry

John Ray argues that wealthy people and cultural elites who are leftists do so because they think they "get a...

An Esteemed Leftist Academic

You are not going to believe this one! Are you one of those who are amazed how unhinged the left -- particular leftst academics -- have become? Wait until you see this example, which explains quite a lot...

Becoming a Conservative

Some comments about Bill O'Reilly remind me where I stood, politically, a decade or two ago, and what happened in the meantime to bring me where I am now.

SwiftVet Media Feeding Frenzy Starting?

Well, Fox has started to cover the story... the usual route for left-unfriendly facts. Without Fox, nobody would have to...

My Two Cents on the SwiftVets Flap

For those that are still with me, I don't think you be shocked to learn any of the following, but...

Fox News on Kerry: A Bit of Leftist Bias?

I'm told Fox News is supposed to biased towards the right. Perhaps that's true with some of their editorialists, but...

Kerry Flip-Flops: Conservatives Just Don't Get It

Moderate conservatives, and other forms of ordinary people, are a naive bunch when it comes to politics. Consider the Iraq...

EU: Charity, Subsidies, and Dumping

EU Referendum has an interesting pair of articles on EU sugar subsidies and EU "charity". Now why, I can hear...

Admitting One's Motivations

Was perusing this rebuttal (badly-formatted but well written, scroll down to the debate between Gagnon and Countryman) of a particular...

And What a Messy Week It's Been...

This box completely freaked out hardware-wise (while I was away on vacation, to make timing worse) and took quite a...

The Math Behind "A Million Mogadishus"

I'm not sure if you were subjected to the original quote, but I thank Glenn Reynolds for linking me to...

NPR Covers Sandy Berger

NPR tells me one part of the story -- but not another, which would provoke a different reaction if I knew it. How unusual!

Michael Moore: Republican Operative?

As I was reading some of the reviews of this popular book debunking a lot of Moore's lunacy -- and...

Policies or Values?

Bombings and shooting in Afghanistan: Yet another incident in the news disproves a major plank in the leftist platform.

Kerry Campaign is Shameless

This short story starts with the left says something the right does is disgusting. But guess what? You'll only be suprised by ending if you've never read a conservative blog before. You'll want to know anyway, though.

More Gore Wackiness: "Digital Brownshirts"?

Earlier I mentioned Al Jazeera's coverage of Al Gore's speech. Another Gore snippet, as highlighted by Hugh Hewitt and others:...

Al Jazeera Loves Al Gore

Al Gore plays fast and loose with the truth. No, let's be honest: Al Gore is lying. And he knows it. But Al Jazeera uses his words to further anti-American hatred among it's readers. No embellishment is needed.

More Evidence of Non-Cooperation Between Saddam, Al Qaeda

This time reported in the NY Times, if you can believe it: Contacts between Iraqi intelligence agents and Osama bin...

Manipulating the Faithful: More Leftist Projection

How often have I heard my left-leaning friends and associate accuse Republicans of cynically manipulating the "religious right" into supporting their platforms?

CNN, Water Boarding, Rumsfeld

CNN "covers" Rumseld, a memo, and "waterboard". Only, it doesn't really "cover" the debate at all... No, wait! Turns out the entire story is untrue.

French Defense Media

If I recall correctly, the current leftist narrative in vogue (it's hard to keep track of these things, since they're...

Gun Control Killing More People in Canada

Another day, another failed policy, another chance to blame someone else for the our wrong ideas. Will Canada start learning from experience? Or will the chance to blame the US be more tempting than reason?

South Korea: Thank Spain

A quick reminder of some things we really ougth to have learned already.

Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition!

Vox Day discusses the huge gap between the reality of the Inquisition courts and the popular myth which elevates it...

Random Observations

As Thomas Sowell might put it, random notes on the passing scene... PBS, Bill Moyers, God, religion, global government, and Wahabist Islam.

The Tyranny of Restroom Inequity

It's old news, but I just stumbled upon these comments by Vox Day. In response to this: City Council members...

Super Size Me

One quick follow-up to the last post (which you'll probably read next), from FrontPage Magazine, a comment about the movie...

Pounding the Obseity Drum

The "obesity epidemic" is spreading, unchecked. And the press, and an expansion of federal governmental powers, is necessary to save the day... or maybe not!

The Deceptive Ways of Quixtar IBOs

It's not always true that you can judge an organization, or a group, by their representatives. There's always a bad apple in the barrel, and sometimes there are situations which go the other way 'round. And yet...

Union, Corporate Donations Equivalent?

Just saw a debate centered around Linda Chavez's new book, Betrayal (popular term these days, eh?) in which Alan Colmes...

Reagan, the Communists, and Modern Leftists

I was extremely unhappy that Ronald Reagan beat Jimmy Carter. Eight years later, I was starting to come around, despite...

America: What Went Wrong?

I've been going through my old books lately, and as a result, have in front of me America: What Went...

Regarding Maher Ahar

A friend recently sent me a letter about the potentially troubling case of Maher Ahar, asking what I thought...

Random Bias Roundup

Powerline points us to a piece Dinesh D'Souza which demonstrates the extent to which which Reagan critics are going to revise history, as well as N.E. Blogger, who shows us how Brokaw's people suppressed some of Bush's more vital statements before broadcasting the interview.

The Story Behind Blair's Purple-Powder Protestor

You may have noticed a small notice in the news recently that a protestor threw purple-dyed cornflower at Tony Blair...

Time Magazine, Radley Balko, and the Coming Obesity-Fueled Onslaught

TIME magazine and ABC news slant their coverage of the fast food debate they're creating, and Radly Balko gets involved. But what do food-control advocates really want? I offer a few thoughts on the debate...

Howard Dean and Privacy

Howard Dean's defunct campaign is now selling his supporters' private information. The word "irony" is somewhat overused, but I think it applies here. Alanis?

Moderating Islam

If you haven't seen it already, here's an interesting article which documents how the messages at one mosque are altered...

Defending Quixtar, Selling Quixtar

It seems those who defend Quixtar are typically those selling Quixtar. And it also seems they use the same kinds of arguments over and over again. Here's a few of the common ones...

CBS: Simple Secrets for a Happy Family?

A CBS Early Show interview offers some interesting advice on having a "Happy Family"... of one the "secrets" offered is, when you're unhappy... get divorced! Yes, I'm sure that will make families everywhere absolutely ecstatic...

Amazon Doesn't Care About Kids

Two reports about Amazon make me concerned about their attitude towards children.

Urban Legends: Better Safe Than Sorry! (Not)

We love to worry, don't we? And we seem to have a knack for worrying about the most useless things while ignoring the real threats...

New Computer: Toshiba Satellite M35-S320

I've got a new laptop computer! It's great under Windows XP, but Linux was another story.

What If Everything Was Getting Better?

What if the sky wasn't falling? What if the world were actually becoming a better place? What if what was needed were not radical changes, but rather doing more of precisely what we've been doing?

Why I'm Not a Libertarian

I've had friends -- libertarians even -- say I seem to be a libertarian. Indeed, in many ways, my philosophy is close: I believe in minimal economic regulations and am also cautious about using government to "do good" in the social realm. So why am I not a libertarian?

Why We Believe

Why do people believe what they believe? For a lot of reasons which suprise me! Some thoughts and confessions about why we believe as we do.

Kerry's Wound: Tiny, Self-Inflicted?

Oh good heavens: National Review's Byron York has tracked down Louis Letson, the physician who treated Kerry for the wound...

CNN Demands an Apology, Again

Not content to simply report the news, CNN blocks information with their spin. Abuses in Abu Ghraib are so important that we mustn't be told the facts, only CNN's opinions.

Can International Involvement Prevent Genocide?

Can the international community prevent genocide? A reader asks, and I put my opinion out there for the first time. This is not the feel-good essay of the year...

Reviewing Reviews of "The Passion"

Now that I've finally seen The Passion, and can speak as one who has seen it, there are a number...

Thoughts on Violence and "The Passion"

My girlfriend and I went to see "The Passion of the Christ" together on Saturday night -- she wanted to...

Notes on Frontline: The Jesus Factor

Saw "The Jesus Factor" the other night, and, like many others, thought it was a fairly straightforward portrayal. Only a couple negative things have come to light about it...

Newsday's Air America Suckup

Newsday runs an impressively fawning (and clueless) piece about Air America. It was too cute not to mention publicly.

How to Identify a Mossad Agent

A Palistinian homicide bomber is just walking along, minding his own business, on his way to blow up little Israeli boys and girls...

Near-Hiroshima Ignored by Press

Jordan intercepted three tanker trucks filled with twenty tons of chemical weapons sent in from Syria. The trucks were apprehended...

In Trouble? Call 9-1-1-U-N!

Marc Miyaki asks: "What if the police in your neighborhood decided to learn from the UN?" Great question!

Another Journalist Complains about Peter Jennings

Recently, a reader responding to an article I'd posted about a recent Peter Jennings documentary, remarked "I have always believed...

UNICEF: Where My Pennies Went

I'm heartbroken. When I was a little boy in the early 70s, my family attended a small Presbyterian church in...

Charles Todd Jr., Christian Entreprenuer

I only met Charles Todd a few times, but in that few minutes, I saw clearly how a businessman could serve other people and his God through work. I have posted his life philosophy in the hope it could benefit others.

Saddam's US Oil-for-Food Money

The UN assured us that the Oil for Food program was subject to rigorous oversight, but we're learning that Saddam used money meant to feed Iraqis for his own purposes. Among other places, the trail leads to the UN, but what happened here in the US?

Ijaz Expands Clarke's Culpability

Information Mansoor Ijaz reveals shows that there may be more to Mr. Clarke's recent actions, and his involvement in the 9/11 tragedy, than meets the eye. You must read this.

Leftist Projections du Jour

Opponents impersonated in political ads; death threats and dark, violent mutterings. Good heavens! Consider the content of the minds producing such statements...

Hollywood Wants more Passion

The Passion seems to be doing pretty well at the box office. Perhaps Hollywood could learn some lessons from it? One studio thinks it might... uh, kinda...

Amway / Quixtar can work for anybody! Right?

Recently, I had a comment entered on The Quixtar Business Meeting article which just breaks my heart. The post is...

Inside the mind of Oliver Stone

Slate publishes a hilarious but scary interview with Oliver Stone. Kudos to Ann Louise Baradach for getting her facts straight...

Quixtar: A Business Opportunity for You!

A while ago I took a friend up on an offer to learn a bit more about Quixtar. I'm glad I did, as it's provided me with a what I would normally consider a fascinating glimpse into the world of Amway/Quixar...

Demanding an Apology from Bush

Richard Clarke apologized! Bush didn't! What does it all mean?

Celebrating Pesach Seder; Notes on Hillel, Jesus, and the Golden Rule

Did Jesus learn from the great Jewish Rabbi Hillel? Did Hillel first articulate the "Golden Rule" most Christians attribute to Jesus?

Peter Jennings on Jesus and Paul; The Word and the Witness

Just in time for the annual observance of Jesus' death, Peter Jennings tells the stories of Jesus and Paul. Well, not entirely...

Bush, Mercury, and the Clean Air Act

If you've been paying attention to the news lately, you've heard the EPA's latest warnings about the purported dangers of mercury consumption in fish. Could this be the first blow of a one-two punch?

Another Liberal Trick

Bunnie Diehl recounts seeing someone engaged in an "evil" smear campaign against the Bush at a recent party in Washington, DC. Apparenty, the trick has worked just fine...

Richard Clarke, Republican?

Clarked seemed to tell the 9/11 committee that he should not be suspected of any partisan motivations or loyalties because he was a Republican. But is that what the record really shows? Pull the thread and watch the sweater unravel...

Myth: Hilter was a Leftist

Was Hitler a leftist or rightist? Today we look at a leftist argument that Hitler's alleged leftist tendencies are nothing more than a conservative myth. What we find instead is a stunning display of bad logic, nonstandard definitions, omitted data, and ad homen arguments about rightists.

How the Media Chooses Your Candidates

What changed the press coverage of Howard Dean? Who wants to dominate AM talk radio now? A New York Times article profiling Al Franken provides a fascinating peek at how the message you hear is being crafted behind the scenes.

Release the Presidential Daily Briefings?

I occasionally spend some time in a deliberate effort to see the world through the "other" (leftist) point of view....

Japanese WWII Internment: The Rest of the Story

The story of US internment of Japanese families is one I was taught in school. But, once again, I'm learning that I wasn't told