Originally posted November 22, 2014. Ayaan Hirsi Ali—known for her critical views of Islam—is a Somali-born writer, activist and founder of the AHA Foundation, which works to defend women around the world from religious and cultural oppression. You may recall that, last spring, Brandeis University revoked its invitation to award Ms. Hirsi Ali an honorary […]
Archives for November 2015
Carson Tells Congress No Syrian Refugees
Byron York writes in the Washington Examiner: Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan urging that in the wake of the Islamic State attacks in Paris, the House terminate “all public funding for any ongoing federal programs that seek to resettle refugees and/or migrants from Syria into the […]
New York in the Crosshairs of Global Terrorism
Originally posted September 16, 2013. If you thought that all was quiet on the terrorism front, you’ve been out of contact with the views of New York police chief Ray Kelly. I have written often that I regard Ray Kelly as America’s number one defender against Muslim radicals. Chief Kelly’s New York anti-terrorism unit sets […]
The “Crackpots Club”
Pat Buchanan looks at recent commentary from leading Republicans relative to ISIS, Syria and Vladimir Putin. Mitt Romney writes in Sunday’s Washington Post: We must wage the war to defeat the enemy. … (Obama) must call in the best military minds from the United States and NATO, actually listen to what they have to say and […]
Stock Market Beauty Contest: Part II
You know from Part I that this stock market is a beauty contest. Five companies account for two-thirds of the returns year-to-date for the S&P 500 Index. They are: Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Amazon. It has been my experience that investors make the grave mistake of confusing index investing with diversification. Owning the S&P 500 […]
Islam and the Canary in the Coal Mine
Originally posted January 12, 2015. Remember Salman Rushdie? He wrote Satanic Verses, a book critical of Islam. Because of Satanic Verses, Ayatollah Khomeini in the late 1980s sentenced Rushdie to death. Iran’s supreme leader spoke to his people: “I inform the proud Muslim people of the world that the author of the ‘Satanic Verses’ book, […]
ISIS Targets the West!
Originally posted September 25, 2014. AP flashes a clear warning to the West: AP highlights that the U.N. Security Council does not address what to do about radicals who stay at home but espouse the Islamic State group’s goals. Securing the City by Christopher Dickey lays out for Americans exactly what should be done. Every […]
Murders in New York down 29% Just This Year, Thanks to Ray Kelly!
Originally posted July 23, 2013. I have followed Ray Kelly’s career for years. There is not a more competent American in public service. I would love to see Ray named homeland security chief. Ray Kelly in his own words details the progress he’s made in New York City. So far this year, murders are down […]
Paris Reality
“Stay out of the area around the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris.” This explicit warning was given to Debbie and me by a local French friend years ago before our initial trip to Paris. It has been reported that on the evening of 13 November there were three suicide bombings […]
France Bombs ISIS in Raqqa
France has taken immediate retaliatory action against ISIS by bombing locations in the terrorist organization’s capital, Raqqa. CNN reports: French fighter jets bombed a series of ISIS sites in Raqqa, Syria, on Sunday in what officials described as a major bombardment. The airstrikes came two days after a series of terrorist attacks in Paris. ISIS […]
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