Open Thread

Generation South Park, Generation Y Conservatism

NewsReal’s Chris Yogerst is currently blogging about this season’s politically-oriented episodes of Comedy Central’s satirical cartoon South Park. Chris’s focus: the show’s relationship with “Generation Y Conservatism,” an emerging ideological orientation among those born between 1980 and 1995 who are just beginning to emerge onto the political scene.
What is Generation Y Conservatism? There’s no clear [...]

Brother-on-brother Islamic honor killing in Seattle

Here is yet another variation on the honor killing theme, coming hot on the heels of the New York woman who tried to kill her husband because he was insufficiently Muslim. In this variation (thanks to Block Ness), a Muslim from Afghanistan beats his brother to death for repeating an…

Barack Obama’s Rules for Revolution – The Alinsky Model By David Horowitz

Dear DHFC Supporter,
When you take a hard look at what Barack Obama already has done and plans to do, you quickly realize he is not Jimmy Carter. He is not even Bill Clinton. That’s because Barack Obama, working in concert with the ultra-liberal socialists that run the Democrat party, is radically transforming America.
Right now, the [...]

Jamie Glazov Takes on Sean Penn at World Net Daily

Jamie Glazov has another must-read article over at World Net Daily:

Sean Penn is in Castro’s Cuba on another one of his political pilgrimages. This time he’s seeking an interview with his hero, the communist despot Fidel Castro.
Penn scored interviews last year with two of his other secular gods: Cuban president and executioner Raúl Castro [...]

University of North Texas Eliminates Free Speech Zones

The University of North Texas (UNT) has revised its “Free Speech and Public Assembly Policy,” which previously provided for only six “free speech areas” on campus where students could “engage in constitutionally protected speech and expression at the University of North Texas.”

Charles Rangel

For the entire Charles Rangel profile, click here.
Selected highlights from the Charles Rangel profile:
Born in Harlem, New York in June 1930, Charles Rangel is a Democratic congressman who represents the 15th Congressional District of New York, located in upper Manhattan. He has served in the House of Representatives since 1971.
Rangel, who is black, has a long [...]

Academia and its Discontents: The Debate Over Academic Freedom at Columbia University

To the class of 2013, Columbia University’s recent public trials over academic freedom may seem like ancient history, discussed only on occasion in University Writing classrooms or encountered by accident while exploring next semester’s course schedule and Googling professor Joseph Massad.

Lunch Break

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David Horowitz on The Joey Reynolds Show 10/30/09 – 7:30PM PST / 10:30PM EST

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