Academia Goes Silent on Free Speech Yale’s decision to censor anti-Muslim cartoons deserved a thoughtful debate. We didn’t get one. By PETER BERKOWITZ Professors have a professional interest in—indeed a professional duty to uphold—liberty of thought and discussion. But in recent years, precisely where they should be most engaged and outspoken they have been apathetic […]
The world’s longest-suffering black political prisoner apparently is no big deal when the politics are sufficiently left wing. October 17, 2009 Rush, Jesse, and Fidel By Humberto Fontova Jesse Jackson’s ( public) objections to Rush Limbaugh’s NFL ownership plan ran roughly as follows: “Rush Limbaugh made his wealth appealing to the fears of whites with […]
Guananano Bay ‘torture’ ruling threatens intelligence sharing with US The future of intelligence sharing between Britain and the United States is under threat after judges ruled secret evidence relating to the the torture allegedly suffered by Binyam Mohamed, a former Guantanamo Bay inmate, should be released. Â By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent Published: 7:55AM BST […]
On the other side from civilisation Tuesday, 30th December 2008 http://www.spectator.co.uk/melaniephillips/3197296/on-the-other-side-from-civilisation.thtml When Ed Husain famously renounced Islamism there were some who warned that, despite his denunciation of Hizb ut Tahrir and Islamist ideology, he remained dangerously confused and should not be treated as a serious reformer. I thought this was too harsh. He had, after […]
SEE THE PICTURE IS OF A UK CITIZEN…..APPREHENDED BY “SPYING”…AND ED HUSAIN IS A LIAR…..PLEASEÂ READÂ POSTING ON HUSAIN BY MELANIE PHILLIPS Â Anti-extremism scheme ‘spying on muslims’ A multi-million pound government scheme designed to prevent the radicalisation of young British Muslims is being used to gather intelligence about innocent people not suspected of terrorism involvement, it […]
Mark Steyn: Limbaugh bad, Mao good | mao, million, don, saying, dream – Opinion – OCRegister.com http://www.ocregister.com/articles/mao-million-don-2610375-saying-dream Limbaugh bad, Mao good Mark Steyn, OC Register.com Here is a tale of two sound bites. First: “Slavery built the South. I’m not saying we should bring it back; I’m just saying it had its merits. For one […]
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/10/tragic-antisemitism-hitler-lovefest-at-muslim-protest-against-jews-at-university-of-chicago.html appalling One can only hold dear the small group of six or seven pro-Israel students set upon by Muslim hordes. This is horrible, as it depicts the state of discourse on college campuses (this, Obama’s old stomping grounds) and in political as well as international circles. And this is America, the noblest nation, whose […]
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/10/muslim-students-attacks-free-speech-wants-wilders-banned-jihad-at-temple.html Geert Wilders is coming to the United States next week: to New York’s Columbia University and Temple University. Atlas will be there. But once again, Muslim activists are trying to censor Wilders and ban him. Once again Muslims in America are attacking our unalienable rights. Once again Islamic jihad is assaulting and attempting to […]
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/10/wilders-greeted-in-uk-with-signs-saying-shariah-is-the-solution-freedom-go-to-hell-and-geert-wilders.html Wilders greeted in UK with signs saying “Shariah is the solution, freedom go to hell” and “Geert Wilders deserves Islamic punishment” Welcome to Cool Britannia! “Protesters meet Dutch far-right MP,” from the Press Association, October 16 (thanks to Tziona): Around 40 Muslim demonstrators gathered near the Houses of Parliament as Geert Wilders arrived in […]
URL to article: http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/wehner/130642 She Came Not to Bury Mao but to Praise Him Peter Wehner 10.16.2009 Posted on Commentary magazine’s blog Contentions I have written before why I think Glenn Beck is harmful to the conservative movement But this video that he played on his program of Anita Dunn, communications director for the White […]
