Barack and Teddy

Obama has many of Roosevelt’s worst instincts and policies.

Obama Administration to Israel: Stop Isolating Yourself

Defense Secretary Panetta says Israel must be a better partner in the region.

Conviction of the “Irvine Ten” is Constitutionally Sound

A good day for the First Amendment.

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The Top 5 Reasons Why the Left is Whining About Obama’s Debt Speech

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When Secularism Is Not Enough

Are we sure Islamic jihad can be resisted by reliance on Western secular values alone?

Facebook accepts Sharia, apologizes to Pakistan over “blasphemous” Motoons

No apology forthcoming here Facebook kowtows to violent intimidation and threats, and accepts Islamic restrictions on free speech. And Iran’s Press TV is dead chuffed. Free Speech Death Watch Update: “Facebook apologizes over blasphemy,” from PressTV, May 31: Pakistan says Facebook has apologized to the country and has removed the…

What is Memorial Day?

Remembering our heroes’ ultimate sacrifice.

Late to the party, Bangladesh gets around to banning Facebook over Motoons

“Everybody Draw Muhammad Day” was a couple of weeks ago, Pakistan has already lifted its ban (partially, anyway), and Bangladesh hurries to show that it hates free speech too. Note that AP’s headline again refers to Muhammad as a “prophet” without qualification, as if we’re all Muslims now — and…

South Africa: Islamic cleric calls for free speech restrictions over Motoons

“So it is made out, George Bush-style, that you are either for freedom of expression or against it!” Yep. “Zapiro: Drawing the Line: Zubair Bayat,” from Dispatch Online, May 29: [...] Two things are wrong with Zapiro’s cartoon. Firstly, any attempt to depict him in illustration is an attempt…