http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/meet-the-new-cuba-same-as-the-old-cuba/ Cuba’s Sixth Communist Party Congress, which took place in Havana from April 16-20, was supposed to be a watershed event. A “new generation” of leaders would be elevated. Major political and economic changes would be announced. Cubans would gain significant new freedoms. The era of liberalization would commence. Alas, anyone expecting ambitious reforms was […]
The Palestinian Authority Wipes Israel Off the Map http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/ “The wish is father to the thought,” goes the old saying, and as I showed in a recent post, Mahmoud Abbas’s wish, and that of most Palestinian Arabs under his jurisdiction, would appear to be a Palestinian state that entirely replaces Israel (see http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/2011/04/arabs-have-different-concept-of.html) This ambition is further underscored […]
Egyptians’ Lust For War With Israel Posted By Robert Spencer http://frontpagemag.com/2011/04/27/egyptians-lust-for-war-with-israel/ In yet another blow to the hopes of those who confidently told us that the Egyptian uprising heralded the dawn of a new, secular democracy there, a new poll shows that 54% of Egyptians want to scrap the Camp David accords that have kept […]
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/265677 The Other Libertarian Want a small-government Republican? Try Gary Johnson. MICHAEL TANNER It says something about our political culture that while the mainstream media were obsessed last week with the latest bizarre pronouncements by Donald Trump, another businessman-turned-politician was becoming the first declared Republican presidential candidate, with far less fanfare. In many ways, former […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/26/epa-suburban-sprawl-brawl/print/ EDITORIAL: EPA suburban sprawl brawl Global-warming agency’s carbon footprint deepens in greener pastures It’s no secret that what was once the Land of the Free is becoming the home of red tape and federal control – especially under President Obama. Things are so out of hand that bureaucrats who are paid to hector citizens […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/26/congo-a-country-of-rape-and-ruin/ Congo a country of rape and ruin HEATHER MURDOCK Few prosecuted in mass attacks on women and even children WHERE ARE THE GROUPIES WHO WANTED AN END TO COLONIAL RULE AND “ONE MAN, ONE VOTE” IN AFRICA?….HAVE THEY NO CONSCIENCE ABOUT CONGO, ZIMBABWE, NIGERIA, DARFUR? AND WHERE IS THE BLACK CAUCUS IN CONGRESS? CHARLIE […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/26/giuliani-leaving-door-open-white-house-run/ GREAT MAYOR AND LOUSY CANDIDATE….RSK Former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani told The Washington Times on Tuesday that he is keeping “the door open” to a 2012 presidential bid, saying he might jump into the race if he believes the other candidates are unelectable. Mr. Giuliani is slated to speak next month in […]
Confirmed: “Drain the swamp” is Washington-speak for “Let it fester.” While House ethics watchdogs dither, it’s shady business as usual for ethics scandal-plagued Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters. Last summer, the House Ethics Committee charged the entrenched California congresswoman with three violations related to her wheeling and dealing on behalf of minority-owned OneUnited Bank in Los […]
http://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2011/04/27/race_and_economics/print Walter Williams fans are in for a treat– and people who are not Walter Williams fans are in for a shock– when they read his latest book, “Race and Economics.” It is a demolition derby on paper, as Professor Williams destroys one after another of the popular fallacies about the role of race in […]
http://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2011/04/27/the_true_and_ugly_story_of_earth_day/print On April 22, President Obama announced the celebration of the 41st Earth Day. Unappeased, the Earth immediately spawned a tornado that ripped away half of the St. Louis airport, an earthquake in Indonesia, and a rainstorm that kept Michelle Obama from making her scheduled Earth Day event. It’s the Earth’s party, and it can […]
