The bin Laden letter makes it clear that Jewish hatred and the U.S. support of Israel is the foundation for Osama’s war on the U.S. Any American is considered a valid target in his war because we pay taxes and vote for leaders that support Israel. What he wants from the U.S. is […]
Coach Mike Sherman isn’t sorry he confronted Warren Sapp over his block on Chad Clifton after yesterday’s Packers loss. “It’s just the way I am. I thought I should tell him how I felt about it. I didn’t want it to be confrontational. I just wanted to say what I felt was important,” said […]
Linus Awuhe, Zamfara chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, makes a striking critique of sharia (Islamic law) in Nigeria:
Tell me, how many hands of officials have been amputated? These people are looting the economy. How many of their hands have been amputated? They are amputating the hands of petty thieves, who do what […]
This isn’t a surprise: after weakening the embargo on Cuba, U.S. companies have jumped at the chance to export to the Communist nation. Lowering trade barriers increases commerce, but will it hasten Castro’s iron grip? The U.S. trades with China and Vietnam, but Communist Parties there won’t relinquish power anytime soon.
“U.S. Exports to […]
At the top of the White House’s economic wish list is pushing up the 2001 tax cut. One idea that should be pushed is cutting taxes on stock dividends. Right now, if a company pays out a dividend that money is taxed twice. First, it’s taxed because it’s a corporate profit. […]
Glenn Reynolds quotes from a recent law article on international law. The U.N. Charter has been a failure at restraining interstate war because there is no greater force available to prevent states from fighting each other. It’s like the Kellogg-Briand Pact that renounced war as a national policy. Both are paper documents […]
Soon-to-be ex Congressmen Bob Barr (R-GA) and Dick Armey (R-TX) have been hired by the ACLU to consult on privacy, surveillance, and national security issues. I’m sure they’ll be keeping an eye on TIA’s progress.
“Defeated G.O.P. Congressman to Be Consultant for A.C.L.U.” [via blogdex]
UPDATE: In a USA Today story, the ACLU is taking […]
The Boston Globe Ideas section ran a story on Tyler Cowen’s latest book Creative Destruction: How Globalization is Changing the World’s Cultures.
Cowen’s new book, Creative Destruction: How Globalization is Changing the World’s Cultures (Princeton), once again salutes the marriage of fine arts and free markets. Globalization, he argues, may indeed make one culture more like […]
Donations to feed the Israeli army. No, it isn’t some Zionist conspiracy involving Pizza Hut. Instead, it’s a grassroots effort for freedom-loving people to support a nation under attack.
Pizzaidf.org [via A Small Victory and The Weblog Action Center]
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Sen. Shelby (R-AL) correct to expect another al-Qaeda attack. There’s no reason to think that with the U.S. being such a large country that we wouldn’t get attacked. We’re their enemy, and until we destroy them, they will continue to come after us.
“Senator Says Attack on U.S. Likely”
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Charlie Sykes discovered signs that state taxes will go up despite Gov-elect Jim Doyle’s pledge not to raise them.
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Hans Blix as Mr. Magoo. [via Poet and Peasant]
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Michael Crichton’s Prey sounds entertaining: mesmerizing science and plenty of action. But there’s some cheesy parts. There’s this from Jim Holt’s NY Times review:
When the nanobots start invading the bodies of the characters, causing them to say malevolently sarcastic things and to pucker their lips to administer fatal kisses — well, much […]
The Daypop Top 40 is alive again. Whew, I was starting to get the shakes.
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Nigerian Muslims, demonstrating that theirs is a religion of peace, have killed 100 in riots over the Miss World pageant and a related newspaper article. The pageant has been moved to London.
“Miss World leaves Nigeria”
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