Ronald Reagan once said “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” That statement used to have an obvious meaning, but all too many Americans actually breathe a sigh of relief and happily cede their rights and authority to the ever power hungry specter [...]
A demand for respect: "We demand you remove the crosses off the façades of your pharmacies and to respect our religion." Islamic Tolerance Alert from modern, moderate Morocco: "Moroccan pharmacies threatened over cross symbols," by Naoufel Cherkaoui for Magharebia, August 23 (thanks to Ray): A recent web post warned Moroccan…
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Robert | August 24, 2010 | Posted in
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On Friday, Ryan Mauro wrote an article criticizing Jon Stewart for not understanding why 70% of Americans are against the Ground Zero mosque. While I agree with Ryan’s critique on Stewart’s dismissal of his fellow citizens’ concerns, I do believe the segment Stewart ran has something to teach us. The first lesson is that the [...]
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Mike Merritt | August 24, 2010 | Posted in
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Get the Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf over there to set them straight. "Somali militants storm hotel, 31 reported dead," by Ibrahim Mohamed for Reuters, August 24 (thanks to all who sent this in): MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Insurgents in army uniforms stormed a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu frequented by…
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Robert | August 24, 2010 | Posted in
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Once upon a time, Fox News political analyst Kirsten Powers had a reputation as a relatively sane, responsible Democrat. Partisan and misleading, yes, but that comes with the territory; at least Powers was less strident and angry than the average leftist—certainly no character assassin. This image has never been entirely true, but yesterday, Powers demonstrated [...]
Contrary to popular belief, Churchill is not the biggest lunatic to (dis)grace higher education in recent years. That honor goes to Julio Pino of Kent State University.
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Sara Dogan | August 24, 2010 | Posted in
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On Monday night (August 16), I was in the Los Angeles area on my way to a local comedy club with some friends. We started down Hollywood Boulevard and didn’t get far before traffic seemed to be slightly more congested than it should be for a Monday night. After it took 20 minutes to get [...]
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Chris Yogerst | August 24, 2010 | Posted in
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Here at The Concession Stand, NRB’s pop culture division, we are sustained by a steady stream of boneheaded remarks from celebrities grand and small. One of the gifts that keeps on giving is Chicago-Sun Times film critic turned political pseudo-blogger Roger Ebert. Ebert was recognized by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists as one of [...]
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Walter Hudson | August 24, 2010 | Posted in
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The Muslims who stage fake hate crimes — and the Islamist groups that exploit them.
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Ryan Mauro | August 24, 2010 | Posted in
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A new audio surfaces of Feisal Abdul Rauf explaining how the U.S. is worse than al-Qaeda.
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Jamie Glazov | August 24, 2010 | Posted in
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