In a brief reference in this story about education in Turkmenistan, the Associated Press refers to the mythical trans-Afghan pipeline that, according to cartoonist and nut-job Ted Rall, was the reason for our invasion of Afghanistan. The trend worries diplomats and others. Turkmenistan — sitting amid Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan — is in a […]
For those of you unfamiliar with it, (you're lucky) Indymedia is a collection of Web sites from the lunatic left which are rabidly anti-American, anti-Semitic and anti-intelligence. How is the Old Gray Lady imitating Indymedia? Well, it's publishing this claptrap by columnist Paul Krugman. Krugman, curiously, chooses to take the most solid evidence that has […]
Last Thursday's Wall Street Journal had an excellent article on the situation in North Korea by a former rocket scientist for that Stalinist country. I come from a country whose rulers are indifferent to the mass starvation of their own people--one whose citizens are on average more than seven inches shorter than their Southern brothers […]
Just got finished watching Barbara Walters' puff piece with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. If you want hard-hitting reporting, Barbara Walters is not where you go for it. Three things struck me as I watched the presentation: First, couldn't I have found some better way to spend my time? Second, Ms. Clinton acknowledged that using the […]
I'm all for free speech, but there are some jobs where you can't say what you believe and expect to keep your job. A Danish Lutheran priest has been suspended from his duties after confessing that he does not believe in God. Thorkild Grosboel, pastor of Taarbaek, a town near the capital Copenhagen, said in […]
Today's New York Times report on the House vote to ban the procedure commonly-known as partial-birth abortion. The bills passed by the House and the Senate will be reconciled, sent to the president and the president will sign it. Lawsuits will be immediately filed and the Supreme Court will ultimately decide its legality. I'm pro-life, […]
The Heritage Foundation has a new study out that shows that sexually active teens are more likely to be depressed and attempt suicide. The significantly lower levels of happiness and higher levels of depression among sexually active teens suggest that sexual activity leads to a decrease in happiness and well-being among many, if not most, […]
China continues to persecute those who would push for freedom and democracy. During his trial, Xu (Wei) told the court he had been brutally beaten and tortured with electric shocks to his genitals after refusing to admit guilt, according to Human Rights in China. "His health is rapidly deteriorating because of the abuse he suffered […]
K-Lo over at National Review Online recounts a story by Sen. Rick Santorum that is worth a read.