If there is any individual on the face of the Earth that deserves one, it's Ted Rall. *UPDATE* Editor and Publisher has a short puff piece on Rall's latest piece of garbage. Rall, who risked his life in Afghanistan himself as a visiting cartoonist/writer after 9/11, told E&P: "The word 'hero' has been bandied about […]
I know I've said before that the United Nations is mostly useless. I emphasize mostly because there are some occasions that really seem just right for the U.N. This is a case in point.
After what we saw with the Taliban, it should come as no surprise that when Muslims are in power they're not as tolerant as they demand others to be when they're in the minority. Governor Ahmed Sani of Zamfara State [in Nigeria], has ordered the demolition of all churches in the state, as he launched […]
The old axiom goes that a conservative is a liberal who has been mugged by reality. So, can we expect a sea change from Supreme Court Justice David Souter?
In his soon-to-be-released book, former ambassador Joseph Wilson reveals that Iraq may indeed have attempted to buy uranium from Niger. It was Saddam Hussein's information minister, Mohammed Saeed Sahhaf, often referred to in the Western press as "Baghdad Bob," who approached an official of the African nation of Niger in 1999 to discuss trade -- […]
Former Sen. Bob Kerrey and former Rep. Lee Hamilton, both Democrats, determined that their time was more valuable than the president's. According to The Washington Post: Two of the Democratic commissioners left the session about an hour early. Vice Chairman Lee H. Hamilton was scheduled to introduce the Canadian prime minister at a luncheon, and […]
This says something about our culture, from today's Peggy Noonan column in the Wall Street Journal: But I must tell you of the small moment that was actually a big moment. (There's a possible spoiler coming up, so if you don't know the story and mean to see the play [A Raisin in the Sun], […]
In a sick, schadenfraude kind of way. You see, Rep. "Baghdad" Jim McDermott led the House of Representatives in the Pledge of Allegiance the other day, and left out the words "under God." The video of the event shows McDermott taking a deep breath while the other representatives recite the words in dispute. McDermott's excuse […]
The INDC Journal has a guide to what sorts of things you'll see as part of the seasonal moonbat migration.
Jayson Blair was the former New York Times reporter who augmented his reporting by using his imaginary friends as sources. He was fired, as were the Times' two top editors. Why do I bring this up now? What's the news hook? Well, I've just been informed that it's my fault that Blair got away with […]