Established in 1920 by Roger Baldwin (who candidly stated that “Communism [was] the goal” toward which his efforts were directed), the American Civil Liberties Union characterizes itself as America’s “guardian of liberty,” working to “defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United [...]
The University of Minnesota–Twin Cities has backed away from its plans to enforce a political litmus test for future teachers.
However, the Taliban didn’t invent it. Prominent elements of this “dress code” far predate their movement. “Somali militants enforce Taliban-style dress code,” from the Associated Press, December 23: MOGADISHU, Somalia — Residents of a southern Somali town say Islamists are enforcing a Taliban-style dress code. And the sign says, long-haired…
Read Mary Grabar’s original Pajamas Media article here.
Read David Swindle’s NewsReal rebuttal here.
I will respond to your post, David, because it, like many of the posts in response to my column points to a very important divide in the conservative/libertarian movement. Thank you for the opportunity.
Your post also points to a [...]
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Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius spoke with a representative from BlogHer, about abortion coverage in the health care bill soon to be approved by the U.S. Senate.
Sebelius was very blunt with BlogHer’s Morra Aarons-Mele: Senators Barbara Boxer and Patty Murray (both Democrats of course) have come up with a rather ingenious way to force Americans to [...]
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Oh, the Protestants hate the Catholics, And the Catholics hate the Protestants, And the Hindus hate the Muslims, And everybody hates the Jews. — Tom Lehrer “Iran speaker says Israel opposes Tehran-Cairo ties,” from WashingtonTV, December 23 (thanks to James): Washington, 23 December (WashingtonTV)–Iran’s parliament speaker, Ali Larijani, on Wednesday…
Barack Obama believes it necessary to coo and flatter and fawn over these thugs, so why not Nora Shourd? If Hitler kidnapped three Americans in 1938, would everyone be rushing to proclaim how much they respected Germany’s ancient and noble civilization? An update on this story. “Mom of US hiker…
My dear friend and colleague Jamie Glazov has an excellent piece today at City Journal. He explains why those on the Left are unable to admit what overwhelming facts demonstate: the Fort Hood shooter was motivated in his act by Islamist ideology.
As the United States prepares to try Nidal Malik Hasan for 13 counts of [...]
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David Swindle reviews my book The Complete Infidel’s Guide to the Koran in FrontPage this morning: Few would consider Robert Spencer, author and prominent scholar of Islam, to be a radical. Spencer’s politics fit snuggly within the mainstream of conservative thought. He appears regularly at both Human Events and…
On his own terms, President Obama is a failure. During the presidential campaign, he fought hammer and tongs with Hillary Rodham Clinton on the best way to govern. Clinton, casting herself as a battle-scarred political veteran, argued that diligence, dedicated detail work and working the system were essential for success. Obama, donning the mantle of [...]
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