Victory for Free Speech on Campus: Mississippi College Reverses Punishment of Student for Swearing Outside of Class July 28, 2010 JACKSON, Miss., July 28, 2010—Isaac Rosenbloom is again able to pursue advanced training as a paramedic at Hinds Community College (HCC) now that the school has reversed its punishment against him for swearing a single [...]

A welcome show of spine. “France and Mauritania raid Al-Qaeda kidnap gang,” from AFP, July 23 (thanks to Maxwell): NOUAKCHOTT — French-backed Mauritanian forces attacked and killed six members of an Al-Qaeda affiliated gang allegedly holding a French hostage in the North African desert, officials said Friday. The French defence…

The jihad flotilla group has been exposed as having clear, long-standing ties to terrorism and jihad, but that doesn’t stop these predatory “activists” from claiming victim status and trying to demonize Israel yet again. “Spanish activists sue Israel over Gaza flotilla raid,” from Deutsche Presse Agentur, July 23 (thanks to…

Another day, another Donors’ Conference, in downtown Kabul. Again, it will be the non-Muslim nations who will commit, and actually deliver, still more tens of billions to a place, Afghanistan, that was never a nation but always a collection of warring tribes – and even warring families, and individuals. Afghanistan…

Hollywood sure has its days. Most of us have a love/hate relationship with the American film industry for obvious reasons. However, every so often a film comes along that is not only great but actually makes a difference in people’s lives. One such film is The Stoning of Soraya M that I’ve written a great [...]

Why do liberal humanitarians support the slow death of liberalism in the Middle East?

Rebuffing Turkey’s demands for an apology, an “impartial” (remember Goldstone?) inquiry, or the end of ties between the two countries after the Fraud Flotilla incident. In the third case, it’s not as though Erdogan’s Turkey has been much of an ally, anyway. And as is standard practice, the Turkish foreign…

Time for an ice-cold Cola Turka in Tehran? Sanctions vs. Coke: one largely symbolic gesture deserves another. Oh well, there’s always Cola Turka (unless the mullahs decide that that might be giving too much aid and comfort to a rapidly Islamizing Sunni Turkey that could turn out to be…

Will UN socialists fulfill their quest for global wealth redistribution?

For to do so would be “helping others in sin and transgression.” The Assembly of Muslim Jurists in America says on its website: “AMJA recognizes that human brotherhood is the basic principle that should govern the relations between all peoples and nations. Therefore, the pursuit of peace and goodwill between…