There are many reasons to oppose New York Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf’s plans to building a mosque and “cultural learning center” two blocks away from Ground Zero.  The perception that you’re slapping the faces of 9/11 victims’ families is only one of them, and surely Imam Feisal has to know this when he began the project.  It’s poor judgment at best.| MORE ›

As a kind of reply to Michael’s post, but also a reply to the general anger at the Obama administration’s response to the oil spill, I must say that I’ve been both scratching my head at some points and shaking my head (at the administration) at others. The administration certainly deserves some hits in a few areas, but I have to say that I’m surprised that even conservatives have been calling for a more active response to the crisis.| MORE ›

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Do you remember how ABC News, CNN, MSNBC, CBS and every other network were in love withBarack Obama back when he was still a mere senator campaigning for president? He could do no wrong. Well, all that has changed now that the Messiah has proved incapable of handling the BP oil spill:| MORE ›

Let’s pretend you’re a member of the mainstream media. Let’s also pretend you’re actually objective and willing to do your job to the best of your ability. Finally, let’s pretend that the White House has declared on a woman who was governor of Alaska, but who’s currently nothing more than a TV commentator and FaceBook columnist. All she has to do to get their attention isto criticize them on national television, and before you know it they show true, sexist, face.| MORE ›

I believe that it’s unfair to pretend that Rand Paul is a racist. When he committed the now infamous Civil Rights Act gaffe, I’m sure he didn’t mean to imply that he believes that African Americans are inferior and that segregation was mighty fine system.

No, this isn’t about racism – I don’t believe Paul to be a racist – but about libertarianism. Rand is quite doctrinaire. He believes in a literal interpretation of the constitution and, therefore, the tenth amendment.| MORE ›

Former Governor of Alaska and the most prominent conservative woman in America, Sarah Palin, once again succeeded in taking her left-wing enemies in the media by surprise. How, you ask? Well, not only did she have the courage to defend Arizona’s tough new immigration law on an appearance earlier today on Fox News, but she even went so far as to say that all other border states should adopt the exact same law.

That’s bad enough from a progressive perspective, of course, but there’s more:| MORE ›

One of the best conservative commentators in Europe, Theodore Dalrymple, wrote a great articlefor Pajamas Media about the crisis in Europe and especially Germany’s reaction to it. As usual with Dalrymple, the article provocatively entitled “Reawakening German Nationalism: What Could Go Wrong,” is sarcastically written, funny, direct and, most importantly, largely correct.

Dalrymple’s main point is that nationalism has suddenly become political correct and accepted in Germany.| MORE ›

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has had enough with the left-wing attacks on her state after its legislature passed a now controversial law to curb illegal immigration. She was especially irritated by a joke President Obama made about this law at the recent White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Back then Obama said, once again proving he has sense of humor:| MORE ›

Europe’s finance ministers are panicking: they’ve done everything in their power – or so they believe – to save the Euro, yet the currency is becoming worth less and less. They don’t understand what’s going on, they’ve pumped billions into the Euro and into Europe’s failing economies, yet the European stock markets continue their free fall.| MORE ›