Conservative warrior provokes deep thoughts on the culture war at the David Horowitz Freedom Center.
Are We Really Supporting the Troops?
May 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Sebastian Junger, author of War, was on The Daily Show last night discussing his stay with soldiers in Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan. Jon Stewart and he relayed how our troops truly embody the best of America—no, the best of mankind—in the worst of situations. The stories of brotherhood, integrity, humanity and professionalism that [...]
Preparing for Richard Dawkins’ Crocodile Tears
April 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Recently, while watching the news, I wondered, “Why do teary atheists hate Catholics so much?” Then, I said a quiet prayer for their victims. If Charles Darwin were alive today, the militant atheist Richard Dawkins, no doubt, would attack him for being a 7-day creationist. Or cry. Why? Because Darwin’s words reveal he was more [...]
Ramadan Comes to Cooper Union
April 14, 2010 By 12 Comments
The American Left’s hero refuses to acknowledge the suffering of women under Islamic gender apartheid.
NewsReal Blog Book Club: The Feminist Hawk Godmother’s Books and Recommendations
April 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Dr. Phyllis Chesler has a weekly column here at NewsReal Blog. She is the author of The New Anti-Semitism, The Death of Feminism, and the classic Woman’s Inhumanity to Woman.
Two texts that she recommends:
Virgins? What Virgins?: And Other Essays by Ibn Warraq
The Other War: Israelis, Palestinians and the Struggle for Media Supremacy by Stephanie [...]
Islamist Female Suicide Bombers—Neither Sexy Nor Liberated
April 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Contrary to myth, Islamist female suicide bombers are neither “liberated” nor empowered women. They are not driven by feminist or nationalist ideologies. They are not always “black widows”—women, (most recently in the Moscow train bombings), who have lost terrorist husbands to the enemy and who want revenge.
Some female (Palestinian suicide bombers) are clinically [...]
The Glenn Beck Program Welcomes … Naomi Wolf?
April 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Third wave feminist Naomi Wolf knows how to speak the Tea Party language, peppering her conversations with talk of tyranny, freedom, the Constitution, and the Founders. And she knows how to appeal to the conspiracy-minded fringe. But if she’s going to succeed in her quest to latch onto the Tea Party movement, she’ll need access [...]
Throwing Tomatoes: Poliwood on Tom Hanks’ Anti-Americanism
March 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
At Pajamas TV, Roger L. Simon (author of Blacklisting Myself and Oscar-nominated screenwriter) and Lionel Chetwynd (Oscar-nominated filmmaker) talk about actor Tom Hanks’ recent outrageous statements about World War II. For those of you who don’t remember, Hanks said that America fought against the Japanese not because the latter were fascists bent on dominating and [...]
