Michelle Obama: First Lady of Junk Science

While her husband may have paid lip service to ending the abuse of science for “politics or ideology,” first lady Michelle Obama gave herself a super-sized waiver. Two ...

Ghosts of the Truman Doctrine

In the last few days I"€™ve run across two authoritative statements by neocon journalists which provide a new American "€œFreedom Doctrine for Arab democracy."€ One ...

David Cameron and Boris Johnson

Cammy and Boris Scoff Buns

Once upon a time at a famous school in La-La Land, Cammy Cam and Boris Bunter were sitting under an oak tree plaiting yellow ribbons and scoffing buns. "€œPenny for your ...

Will Multiculturalism End Europe?

Multiculturalism has “totally failed,” says German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “State multiculturalism has had disastrous results,” says Britain’s ...

Politicians and Freebies

First it was Tunisia's Zein El Abidine Ben Ali. Then it was Egypt's Hosni Mubarak. Ousted by their own people? Yes, but here in France, they will be remembered as the ...

Rahm Emanuel

Rahm Emanuel’s Tiny Fingers

I believe it is still within my constitutional rights to dislike Rahm Emanuel, but in the spirit of universal fairness which will likely destroy Western civilization, I ...

Brian Williams

A National Conversation About Nothing

So apparently we"€™re all having another "€œnational conversation"€ and "€œexperiencing something together"€ as Egypt unravels. I resent these media characterizations, ...

Who’s Policing Amtrak Joe Biden’s Rail Boondoggles?

At Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station on Tuesday, lifelong government rail promoter Vice President Joe Biden unveiled a $53 billion high-speed train initiative and ...

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Honesty is a Virtue (Even in Egypt)

Philosophy is a bit of a struggle for many of us, except, of course, if we’re professional footballers, pop stars, film actors, reality-TV performers, or hedge-fund managers. ...

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Muscular Liberalism

Psychologists tell us that a sense of control is a key characteristic of a mentally healthy, well-adjusted adult. Whether we actually possess free will can be left to the ...

Ideology vs. the National Interest

When a nation fights for its life, ideology goes by the board. Gen. Washington danced a jig when he heard King Louis XVI had become a fighting ally in our Revolutionary War ...

Muslim Brotherhood: Bummers of the Revolution

It seemed like only a few days ago that Egypt's humble peasant masses set hearts ablaze worldwide with their spirited defense of universal rights and basic human dignity. The ...

I Wish I Were in Cairo

It is hard for an old hack like me to sit still when a big story is unfolding. Not so long ago, the sound of gunfire almost anywhere on Earth called me off with the rest of the ...

Hosni Mubarak

The American Way of Abandonment

Hosni Mubarak, it appears, is not going to go quietly, or quickly. He is not going to play the role assigned him in the White House script that has him resigning and fleeing ...

We Gotta Get Out of That Place

With Egypt's melodramatic implosion, many Americans are asking, "€œWhat has this got to do with us?"€ The short answer: everything. We propped up Mubarak because he's good ...

More Black History, Please

On January 30, the New York Post took a dig at Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, who was accused of "€œrewriting history"€ by uttering the following statement about ...


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