In the Wake of the Planned Parenthood Shooting, We Need Prayer, Not Demagoguery
I know that very many have commented on the shootings in Colorado. I confess, though, that I was and remain stunned by this in my inbox from Cecile Richards:Dear Kathryn, It is heartbreaking. Our...
View ArticleA Dozen Things that Caught My Eye Today (Nov. 30, 2015)
1. God bless them! : World, meet Garnet J. Brewer! At 7 lbs., 13 oz. & 21 in., she made her appearance after 5.5 hours of… https://t.co/lYNl7MYbJo— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) November 29,...
View ArticleRhetoric Schmetoric
So, what does this tell us about the “overheated rhetoric” in our culture?The threat that caused the University of Chicago to cancel classes today, per Tribune:...
View ArticleTed Cruz Is Being Unfairly Criticized for his Post-Colorado Comments
Ted Cruz is being slammed for comments he made in Iowa over the weekend. Here’s RawStory with a typical characterization:In a frantic effort to pin blame on the Planned Parenthood terror attack on...
View Article8 Random Thoughts About The Walking Dead, At Halftime (Some spoilers)
So last night’s episode of The Walking Dead was the mid-season finale. I have a few thoughts. Note: there are spoilers. In order to minimize the damage to those not caught up, I won’t go into great...
View ArticleAbortion Numbers Fell Again in 2012
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported abortion statistics for 2012. Overall, the news is good for pro-lifers. Among the states consistently reporting data, abortions fell by nearly...
View ArticleSalami Slicing and the Politics of Immigration
In the world of grand strategy, the term “salami slicing” is used to refer to seemingly minor actions, none of which will provoke an outright military confrontation in themselves, which amount to a...
View ArticleWaPo vs. Cruz on the Colorado Springs Murders
Charles, a reader I’ll identify as “PJM” emailed me about the Washington Post’s treatment of that quote. Here’s the email with some light edits:Please tell me that you or someone at NR is going to take...
View ArticleLiberal Writer Blames Al Gore for Eco-Terrorism and #BlackLivesMatter for...
At least that’s how I read this piece, by Slate’s Michelle Goldberg, accusing Republican politicians of “incitement” because of their pro-life rhetoric. She chronicles an alleged increase in violence...
View ArticleHere's a Surprise: Iran Rejects Scrutiny of Its Weapons Program
The ink is barely dry on the Iranian nuclear agreement, and Iran is already threatening to walk:Iran said Sunday there would be no final implementation of a nuclear deal with world powers unless a...
View ArticleThe Politics of the Colorado Springs Murders
Over at Bloomberg View, I go into the questions of what responsibility pro-lifers bear for the murders in Colorado Springs, what political movements generally have a responsibility to do to discourage...
View ArticleWhat I Loved and Hated About This Half-Season of The Walking Dead
Look, I know I’m the junior zombie-blogger in these parts, but I can’t let Jonah have all the fun. There was lots to love and hate about this half-season, so with the necessary spoiler warning, let’s...
View ArticleKrauthammer's Take: Obama Lives in His Own ‘Idealistic and Deluded, Undergrad...
Despite most Americans viewing global warming as unimportant, President Obama is focusing on the issue because he exists in his own “idealistic and deluded undergrad imagination,” Charles Krauthammer...
View ArticleHosting the Olympics: Hamburgers Don’t Bite
In yet another reminder that the Olympics and democracy don’t fit very well together, voters in Hamburg have just rejected the idea that their city should volunteer to host the games.The BBC:Residents...
View ArticleMerkelmania: Not What It Was
The Daily Telegraph:Almost half of German voters do not want Angela Merkel to serve another term as chancellor, according to a new poll. Some 48 per cent of those questioned in the survey for Bild...
View ArticleDiscussing Climate Change Sacrifices Over $36 Sorbet
From the Tuesday Morning Jolt:The Opulent Conference About Reducing Carbon EmissionsMeanwhile, our leaders get together as role models of sacrifice and modesty at the Paris climate change summit,...
View ArticleClinton in 2008: Convicted Silver 'A Stalwart Voice on Behalf of New Yorkers'
In 2008, Hillary Clinton called Sheldon Silver“a stalwart voice on behalf of the needs of New Yorkers.”The news, yesterday: “Silver, 71, a Manhattan Democrat, was convicted on all seven counts against...
View ArticleKevorkian Was a Ghoul, Not a Compassionate Doctor
The revisionism about Jack Kevorkian, who assisted the suicides of about 130 people–and murdered Thomas Youk by lethal injection–the video of which he immediately took to 60 Minutes, continues.Now the...
View ArticleA Few Questions for the Candidates
Over on the homepage, I list a few highly specific commitments the Republican candidates should be asked to make.Noah Millman criticizes the article in a post.He takes the article to be proposing that...
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