Hostage (n.): "A person seized or held as security for the fulfillment of a condition." More on the conspiracy paranoia about "spies" and knee-jerk displays of antisemitism in post-revolutionary Egypt can be found here. "’Egypt mulling release of alleged Mossad spy Ilan Grapel’," from the Jerusalem Post, October 1: Egypt…
Why the entitlement mindset produces far more selfish people.
It’s time to wise up to the “The Donald’s” property redistribution racket.
Everybody understands that if the Palestinians were disarmed today, there would be peace in the Middle East. Everybody understands that if the Jews in Israel disarm, they will be massacred. These are simple facts that every rational person can see provided their vision isn’t impaired by religious hatred.
It was even worse than these bare [...]
“Morocco is an Islamic state where stages should not used to allow a person with such a degree of debauchery to perform, because we have to shield the young from such influences.” “Sir Elton John Faces Down Islamic Protest to Play Morocco,” by Chris Mugan for Spinner, May 19: Sir…
But Mayor Bloomberg of New York — and many others — were disappointed. Jonah Goldberg publishes a letter from a reader: “Hoping for the Right Kind of Terrorist,” by Jonah Goldberg at The Corner at NRO, May 4: Bloomberg later told CBS Evening News Anchor Katie Couric that the suspect…
The state’s new immigration law is perfectly reasonable, but you wouldn’t know it from the New York Times.
“Another clue in the investigation is a video posted online early Sunday morning by persons in Connecticut.” More on this story. “Authorities Have Identified Person of Interest in Times Square Bomb Attempt,” by Richard Esposito, Pierre Thomas, and Brian Ross for ABC News, May 3: Federal authorities are closing in…
