The execrable Kristof Terror incidents lead many Westerners to perceive Islam as inherently extremist, but I think that is too glib and simple-minded. […] One of the things I’ve learned in journalism is to beware of perceiving the world through simple narratives, because then new information is mindlessly plugged into those story lines. In my travels from Mauritania to Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to Indonesia, extremist Muslims have shared with me

“Pope’s climate decree to declare God a green socialist”. Peter Foster, Financial Post: A long time ago, the British satirical magazine Private Eye would occasionally append a humorous phonograph record. One such had a track that started “And now, The Pope speaks out on The Pill.” There followed the voice of one of Dr. Who’s Daleks declaring “I-am-the-Pope. You-will-obey.” A lot has happened to the Catholic Church since then, although

“Man jailed for a year after anti-Islam speech spurs emergency-alarm on Toronto subway train” on the day many western journalists censored the “offensive” cartoons that precipitated what some of them will allow was a “counterproductive” slaughter of a French satire periodical’s editorial staff. Ironically — or is it sadly / pathetically / tragically / surreally? — a “news” organization that did publish the cartoons? Al Jazeera. I’ve written at length

…I am not a conservative (in a sense he’s right: I’m a classical liberal, technically, or maybe even a minarchist libertarian; but the fluidity of political labels being what they are, modern day classical liberals are often called conservatives, whereas modern day, illiberal leftists have usurped the term “liberal”), but am instead, rather, a “socialist”: @proteinwisdom I can show you are a Socialist, not a Conservative. But you have to

Happy 11th Birthday, Satchel! You are a constant reminder that at some point in my life I did something right, and that you are my reward. And though, were you to believe my critics, I may not do the right thing very often, when I do — judging by the quality of my blessings — I must go all in huge! You are our champion. Now and always. You make

Something one of the Boehner-boosters said on Twitter today really resonated with me: the Constitutionalists are the real RINOs today, if you think about it. Now, sure, this particular pom-pom waver was going for some online wag cred, and throwing up a middle finger at those of us who dared stand up to a party leadership that has refused to use regular order, passed legislation its constituency opposed, and when

“Gohmert says he’s rounding up 29 votes to defeat Boehner”: One of the two Republicans pledging to challenge the re-election of House Speaker John Boehner said conservatives are rounding up the 29 votes needed to defeat him. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, told Laura Ingraham on her radio show that the effort to overthrow Boehner stands a better chance than a failed coup in 2012 because this time, disgruntled GOP lawmakers

Kristinn Taylor: A second round of poll results from a survey of Republican voters taken Christmas week by Pat Caddell’s EMC Research was released on Sunday. The poll shows that a revolution is at hand with a stunning majority of 2014 GOP voters who gave their party control of both houses of Congress ready to throw out the Republican leaders of both houses in favor of new leadership. Only sixteen

… Fortunately for Boehner, he’s probably bagged enough Democrat votes, by way of his backroom deals and quid pro quo, cross-party-lines DC “friendships,” to overcome a serious challenge — itself a snapshot into the wretched state of the national GOP under the “leadership” of the establicans and their cronies, lobbyists, and Beltway insiders. ICYMI, Gohmert made the announcement on FOX this morning … …then released a statement: After the November

The money-grubber doing his beggar hausfrau bit again. Give, don’t give. I understand either way. But anything that comes my way will help pay the legal bills to keep the (deserved) heat on my thieving brother, along with the remainder of funeral / burial bills for my Mom. I’ve been waiting until after this week to re-start my efforts with the lawyers; no need to leave phone messages that cost