Political

The internet’s new billion

Tuesday, Nov, 16 at 12:23 am,

Erik German – New web users — in countries like Brazil and China — are changing the culture of the internet.

Book review: 'Twelve: The King'

Monday, Nov, 15 at 10:47 pm,

Walt Brasch – "I encountered an animal whose being was saturated with evidence that the Mystery's spirit was on earth." –Michael Blake

Chris Christie to the Greedy Public Sector: ‘Let Me Help You Pack’

Saturday, Nov, 13 at 12:01 pm,

Gov. Christie zeroes in on all the zeroes in educational executive salaries. It's a target-rich environment. Today’s moment of conservative zen comes from New Jersey, where Gov. Chris Christie is taking on the greedy public sector fat cats head on.

“DANCING UNDER THE GALLOWS”

Friday, Nov, 12 at 12:09 pm,

That which they wish to destroy…….. Besides being the world’s oldest known Holocaust survivor, Alice is also the second oldest person in London. She was a leading pianist in Prague before the war, and even now (she turns 107 this month), continues to play the piano for three hours or more every day, performing Schubert, Smetana and Beethoven in a style long forgotten, the style of Artur Schnabel, who was one of her teachers.

Pro-Aborts Demand Privacy Unless Bragging About Abortions on Twitter

Monday, Nov, 08 at 12:49 pm,

Lori Ziganto – Pro-abortionists love to give lip service to the “right” to privacy, especially when it concerns fancy wombs. Except for when they wish to take to Twitter and boast about their abortions publicly, apparently. This week, they did just that using the hashtag #ihadanabortion.

Mark Steyn on the decline of Western civilization

Sunday, Nov, 07 at 11:53 am,

The decline of Western civilization, and its attendant capitulation to artful and aggressive anti-Western forces, has been the Canadian-born journalist’s prophecy for years

Is the American Dream Over?

Tuesday, Nov, 02 at 10:45 am,

America has long been a country of limitless possibility. But the dream has now become a nightmare for many. The US is now realizing just how fragile its success has become — and how bitter its reality. Should the superpower not find a way out of crisis, it could spell trouble ahead for the global economy.

AMERICA'S 'GAY' OBSESSION

Monday, Nov, 01 at 11:42 am,

11.1.10 – Culture, politics, marriage, even the military – why homosexuality is rapidly advancing

India: Reforming rape laws

Saturday, Oct, 30 at 2:06 pm,

10.30.10 – BANGALORE, India — The finger test really is as bad as it sounds. A doctor inserts two fingers into a rape victim's vagina to determine the presence or absence of the hymen and to assess whether she is accustomed to sexual intercourse.

Study Highlights German Foreign Ministry's Role in Holocaust

Tuesday, Oct, 26 at 10:22 am,

10.26.10 – Historians have found that the German Foreign Ministry was far more deeply involved in the Holocaust than had been thought. A new study commissioned by former minister Joschka Fischer in 2005 is due to present its findings this week, and concludes that diplomats went on covering up the past for decades.

Woman seeks 'Christian roommate,' state cites her for discrimination

Friday, Oct, 22 at 10:41 am,

10.22.10 – Michigan alleges notice posted on church billboard breaks rules. A single, 31-year-old woman in Michigan who posted a note on her church bulletin board seeking a "Christian roommate" to share her residence has been cited by the state for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against those of other faiths.

New realities, new challenges: new opportunities for tomorrow's generation

Wednesday, Oct, 20 at 12:27 pm,

10.20.10 – Since the last Rural Poverty Report was published by IFAD in 2001, there has been progress toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals. But 1.4 billion people continue to live in extreme poverty – and more than 70 percent of them are living in rural areas of developing countries, while the latest measurements show that 925 million of them are undernourished.

The Progressive Conversion of Social Power into State Power

Tuesday, Oct, 19 at 4:35 pm,

10.20.10 – Albert Jay Nock – If we look beneath the surface of our public affairs, we can discern one fundamental fact: namely, a great redistribution of power between society and the State. This is the fact that interests the student of civilization.

Who Says Islam Is Totalitarian?

Tuesday, Oct, 19 at 11:23 am,

10.19.10 – Andrew C. McCarthy – Who says Islam is a totalitarian doctrine? Well, Geert Wilders does, of course. As the editors point out in Monday’s superb National Review Online editorial, the Dutch parliamentarian has even had the temerity to compare Islam with Nazism. Strong stuff indeed, and for speaking it, Wilders has earned the disdain not just of the usual Muslim Brotherhood satellite organizations but even of many on the political right.

Health experts, farmers disagree over restricting use of antibiotics in animals

Monday, Oct, 18 at 10:59 am,

10.18.10 – KAREN DILLON – A firestorm has erupted over a federal proposal that recommends the use of antibiotics only when farm animals are sick. Medical experts say overuse and misuse of antibiotics pose a serious public health threat. The meat industry says a clear link has not been shown between antibiotics in livestock and health problems in humans.

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