A Jewish columnist takes the Anti-Defamation League to task for its deafening silence on the new global Jew-hate.
John McCain: I was Misled on Bank Bailout – Arizona Republic
February 23, 2010 By 5 Comments
Under growing pressure from conservatives and “tea party” activists, Sen. John McCain of Arizona is having to defend his record of supporting the government’s massive bailout of the financial system. In response to criticism from opponents seeking to defeat him in the Aug. 24 Republican primary, the four-term senator says he was misled by then-Treasury [...]
Tolerating Violence Against Jews on Campus
February 19, 2010 By 24 Comments
Is assaulting Jewish students on Canadian campuses now legitimate criticism of Israel?
Thomas Joscelyn: Amnesty International Stands by Jihadist – The Weekly Standard
February 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Amnesty International is at a crossroads. One path leads to a continued relationship with an admitted jihadist. The other is guided by an Amnesty official who has been outspoken in her criticism of Amnesty’s relationship with the jihadist. Thus far, Amnesty has chosen to stand by the jihadist – and chastise the whistleblower. In recent [...]
The Fate of Roger Ebert’s Legacy
February 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
“I’m so relieved to be an elite” –tweet from Roger Ebert
Most public figures have done or said something they wish they could take back. When it comes to public intellectuals and film critics specifically, they generally pride themselves on their ability to analyze what they see. Therefore, their responses to culture should be very measured [...]
Andrew C. McCarthy: Holder on Holder – National Review Online
February 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Attorney General Eric Holder has responded to criticism of the Obama administration’s handling of the Christmas bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, with an “all’s well that ends well” letter to Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell. Holder’s missive vigorously defends what he says was his decision to treat Abdulmutallab as a criminal defendant, to impose peacetime law-enforcement [...]
Feminist Diversity Cop Wants More “Colored Women” in Vanity Fair
February 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Vanity Fair’s annual Hollywood issue hit newsstands this week, and the full color glossy has taken a decidedly monochromatic approach to highlighting Tinseltown’s up-and-comers. Naturally, the preponderance of slender, white women gracing the Vanity Fair cover is a big deal in the feminist blogosphere.
Fair enough. The Vanity Fair cover does resemble the MSNBC lineup.
But it’s [...]
France denies citizenship to man with veiled wife – AP
February 4, 2010 By 1 Comment
PARIS – French authorities have denied citizenship to a man who forced his French wife to wear a face-covering veil, saying he had rejected national values of secularism and gender equality.The government has been speaking out strongly against head-to-toe veils, and is moving toward banning them in public after a long public debate over French [...]
Stephen Hayes: Obama vs. Holder – The Weekly Standard
February 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
In an interview with 60 Minutes last spring, President Obama discussed the handling of captured terrorists and challenged those who claimed the “American system of justice was not up to the task of dealing with these terrorists.” Obama said: “I fundamentally disagree with that. Now — do these folks deserve Miranda rights? Do they deserve [...]
Dick Cheney – Obama’s worst nightmare – Telegraph
Former Vice President Dick Cheney stormed the beachheads of the liberal US media again today with a fiery performance on ABC’s This Week. He offered a stinging rebuke to current VP Joe Biden’s ludicrous claim that Iraq may end up as one of Barack Obama’s “great achievements”, as well as blistering criticism of the Obama [...]