We do not need to assure Muslims that we are caring. We do not need to bestow a status upon Islam that we not bestow upon other religions and other faiths. Muslims are not special and they are not deserving of special status. Why? Because in a free society, we don’t care about your beliefs. We do care about your actions and behavior. You are free to integrate and to assimilate into our society in whole or in part. We... Read more
Faced with an ethical dilemma, the New York Times has chosen to illustrate a report on the so-called Cartoon Wars with an image which is offensive to some with religious sensibilities. The picture they have chosen is Chris Ofili’s portrait of of the Virgin Mary, painted with elephant dung. Can’t you just see editors scurrying around, dithering on this one? Editor A: What to do…this story is HUGE, and by any ethical journalistic standard, we should be showing our readers... Read more
I love to read freelance writer Meg Kreikemeier because she is an educated, professional woman who, while choosing to stay raise her kids, still manages to write excellent pieces like this So where were the glowing headlines about the economy? A perusal the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune in late November and through mid-December revealed that almost all of these positive economic trends were found not in the headlines but on pages two or later in the business... Read more
Bryan Preston of Junkyard Blog has created a short film which brings you a clear sense of the events leading up to the so-called “Cartoon War.” I actually sent this to a journo friend who was having some trouble figuring out exactly how things started – he was still thinking it was some reckless Danish editor. He appreciate the film. You might too! Read more
John Hawkins spends some times with one of my favorites – a smart lady with substantive things to say: John Hawkins: Do you think we need women’s studies departments at colleges? After all, we don’t have men’s studies departments. Kate O’Beirne: (laughs) Women�s studies departments prepare their graduates for one job, it seems to me, and that�s to be a professional aggrieved feminist. Not that that�s not a promising occupation, because there�s a lot of money in being an aggrieved... Read more
Mea Culpa: Light blogging so far because I am having serious – and tiring – problems with both my ISP and my server, who seem to be taking turns being down. Predictably, this means I am ‘way behind on everything, and playing catch-up, so if you have emailed me and are wondering, no, I’m not ignoring you…but you may not be a priority! :-) I’m a reasonable gal, but the hoohah the computer is giving me today is making me... Read more
Never was. Julie at Happy Catholic links to the so-called Top 10 Cultural Magnets which are supposed to bring Americans together or bind us as a “community” or something. Like Jules, I’ve put my own thoughts – or “vote” – in italics. Here’s the CSM’s proposed top-10 list. What do you think? How many of these do you partake of? Do you have others to suggest? 1) Breaking News History in the making, with all of us glued to our... Read more
Sigmund, Carl and Alfred and doing some looking around and they’re coming up with an interesting – troubling – theory about Iran, and Purim, Mordecai and Esther: There is a Jewish Holiday, Purim, that commemorates the deliverance of Persian Jews from a great and evil oppressor, not unlike the evil current day oppressor and hater, in the same place and in the same land. As recounted in the Book of Esther, in that time, the King appointed a regent, Haman,... Read more
This is the lady to take seriously. When she speaks, you know she means what she says. There is no falseness, no hype, no guile, no game-playing, no coyness. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused Iran and Syria, both at loggerheads with the West, of inciting violence over the cartoons for their own purposes. […] Speaking at a Washington news conference with Israel’s Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Rice said: “Iran and Syria have gone out of their way to... Read more
I came late to appreciation of Ronald Reagan, and to appreciation of Phyllis Schlafly, too, but I agree with NRO’s Kathryn Jean Lopez that the woman has earned a few “I told you so’s”, which interested me because I had previously included this well-reviewed book in The Bookshelf, and Lopez mentions the tome in her piece. Writes Lopez: While explaining why the big push for the federal Equal Rights Amendment ultimately failed, in her book Feminist Fantasies Schlafly reprinted some... Read more
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