Buy the current issue ——————————————————————————– Register Login Edit Profile Logout Cartoons An illiberal and ignorant judgment Wednesday, 16th December 2009 So the Supreme Court has ruled against the JFS after all, which it has found guilty of racial discrimination. This judgment, handed down today, was the seminal case brought against the JFS, an Orthodox Jewish […]
http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/ Â Obama and the Religion of Popular Culture It is a self-evident truth that religion may seem to be on the decline, but is always present within a society and a culture in one form or another. Secularization is not the decline of religion, but rather the decline of spiritual religion in favor of […]
Exclusive: Three Strikes against a Copenhagen Agreement William R. Hawkins On December 10th, the Foreign Ministry of the People’s Republic of China held a press briefing on Premier Wen Jaibao’s attendance at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, which started December 7th. Vice Foreign Minister Wang Guangya presided at the press briefing. He […]
December 17, 2009 Super Wimps and Gutless Wonders Eric Bleicken Editor’s note: Rules of engagement (via Wikipedia): In military or police operations, the rules of engagement (ROE) determine when, where, and how force shall be used. Such rules are both general and specific, and there have been large variations between cultures throughout history. The rules […]
A female Canadian libertarian wrote a lot of letters to the government, complaining about the treatment of captive insurgents (terrorists) being held in Afghanistan National Correctional System facilities. She received back the following reply: National Defense Headquarters MGen George R. Pearkes Bldg, 15 NT 101 Colonel By Drive Ottawa , ON K1A 0K2 Canada Dear […]
Exclusive: Illinois Residents Prepare to Meet Their New Neighbors: Terrorists from Gitmo Pam Meister Most people would dread having obnoxious neighbors like the Bumpuses in the movie A Christmas Story. Although we never actually see the Bumpuses, we do see their dogs, who are allowed to roam freely about the neighborhood and end up barging […]
http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,663858,00.html Protesters Fail in Attempt to Storm Copenhagen Talks AP Danish riot police attempting to prevent demonstrators from breaking into the Bella Center, where the Copenhagen climate talks are being held. Anti-climate change activists attempted to raid the Copenhagen climate summit on Wednesday, but were held back by Danish police. Critique over the authorities’ heavy-handed […]
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091217/ap_on_sc/climate/print Clinton: US ready to join $100B climate aid fund By JOHN HEILPRIN and JAN M. OLSEN, Associated Press Writer John Heilprin And Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press Writer COPENHAGEN – The United States is prepared to join other rich countries in raising $100 billion in yearly climate financing for poor countries by 2020, U.S. […]
http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2009/12/16/cope-notes-1-the-snows-of-kilimincrazy/ December 17th, 2009 3:13 am Cope Notes #2: So Many Despots, So Little Time! I felt like I was in a time-warp yesterday, running alongside the demonstrators, shooting video, as the protestors shouted “The whole world is watching!†(yes, that oldie!), challenging the police who were blocking their way. But this time it wasn’t […]
Notable & Quotable http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703514404574587882878195904.html#printMode Former Czech President Vaclav Havel on President Obama’s postponement of his meeting with the Dalai Lama. Former Czech President Vaclav Havel, in an interview with Foreign Policy Magazine on Dec. 9: FP: After President Obama’s decision to postpone his meeting with the Dalai Lama, you said something to the effect that […]
