“I will — listen now — I will cut taxes — cut taxes — for 95 percent of all working families, because, in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle class.”
– Obama’s acceptance speech at the 2008 Democratic convention.
Whether it was to save himself from being [...]

In Human Events this morning I discuss Newt Gingrich’s recent speech at the American Enterprise Institute: Newt Gingrich has become the first major politician to acknowledge that the problem America faces today from Islamic jihadists is not simply one of terrorism, but of a larger attempt to insinuate elements of…

Without question, the most devious, the most dishonest and — in this hour of his nation’s grave crisis — the most treacherous intellect in America belongs to MIT professor Noam Chomsky. On the 150 campuses that have mounted “teach-ins” and rallies against America’s right to defend herself; on the streets of Genoa and Seattle where “anti-globalist” [...]

“Is Campus Censorship the New Normal?” in Free Inquiry Magazine By Greg Lukianoff Check out the latest issue of Free Inquiry magazine which features an article by my colleague Will Creeley and me that explores how censorship of campus speech ends up hurting all of us in the long run. The article, entitled “Is Campus [...]

Rivers of blood coming over a burqa joke. “Anjem Choudary Does An Enoch Powell ‘Rivers Of Blood’ Speech,” by John Ward in the Daily Star, August 1 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): TOP Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson’s burka outburst could see “rivers of blood” on Britain’s streets. The TV loudmouth caused…

July 2010 was, as far as I can recall, the biggest month ever for Jihad Watch, with 2,900,225 unique visitors: an average of 93,556 a day. Welcome to all new readers, and once again: Jihad Watch is a news and commentary site that brings you information about the global jihad…

Not surprising. “Obama behind Cameron’s attack on Israel, by Pamela Geller in the Daily Caller, July 29: Speaking in Turkey on Tuesday, British Prime Minister David Cameron slammed Israel and called Gaza a “prison camp.” (Apparently Gaza is the first prison camp with luxury shopping malls.) The British Foreign Office…

A new book exposes the Obama administration’s war on America.

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 [...]

Honesty and fairness require me to point out that, when a discussion had just been launched on his Journolist between members who wanted to coordinate media narratives to help Barack Obama win the presidential elections, Erza Klein attempted to squelch it.
That’s great of him. Major props to the Washington Post blogger.
With that disclaimer out of [...]