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Obama Meets Dalai Lama, and China Is Quick to Protest

February 19, 2010 By David Swindle Leave a Comment

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WASHINGTON — President Obama met with the Dalai Lama on Thursday, welcoming the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader to the White House for a low-profile meeting that nonetheless raised the hackles of China. The two men spoke about democracy, human rights and the need to preserve Tibet’s religious identity and culture — all issues that, predictably, [...]

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Censorship at UC Irvine

February 19, 2010 By Alan M. Dershowitz 31 Comments

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The rights of the speaker vs. the “rights” of disruptors.

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Rashad Hussain’s Troubling Ties

February 18, 2010 By Ryan Mauro 34 Comments

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Does Obama’s Islam envoy reject Islamic extremism?

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Doomsday for the Eurozone?

February 18, 2010 By Vasko Kohlmayer 4 Comments

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Fiscal recklessness may break up EU’s monetary union.

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Tea Parties in American History – RealClearPolitics

February 17, 2010 By Jacob Laksin 2 Comments

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Are this year's “tea parties” really tea parties? What could today's protesters have in common with the “Indians” who dumped 90,000 pounds of tea in Boston harbor in 1773? Quite a bit, actually. What do today's tea partiers want? According to the Christian Science Monitor, the movement “is about safeguarding individual liberty, cutting taxes, and [...]

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Fascist Tactics at UC Irvine

February 17, 2010 By Sara Dogan

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A Muslim mob heckles Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren….

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Playing Freedom Cheap

February 17, 2010 By Thomas Sowell 12 Comments

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How the Obama administration nurtures resentment to foster big government.

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A Post About Comments: Thanks to Ron Paul Fans, I Have An Answer for Swindle and Rushkoff

February 16, 2010 By Jeanette Pryor Leave a Comment

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Last month, Editor David Swindle introduced NRB guests to the sagacious Douglas Rushkoff and his latest work, Digital Nation. Joining the author in his musings about the mental dribble and dung that accounts for much of what is consumed by the “Digital Nation,” Swindle posed the question:
“Is the Internet Destroying Our Lives or Enriching Them?”
Before [...]

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U.S. curtails use of airstrikes in assault on Marja – washingtonpost.com

February 16, 2010 By Jacob Laksin Leave a Comment

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MARJA, AFGHANISTAN — To the Marines of Bravo Company, the black-and-white video footage from a surveillance drone seemed to present the perfect shot: more than a dozen armed insurgents exiting a building and heading to positions to attack U.S. and Afghan forces seeking to wrest control of this Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan. Facing stiff [...]

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The Pathology of Jewish Anti-Semitism

February 16, 2010 By Steven Plaut 123 Comments

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Why are some Jews leading the war against Israel?

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