Originally posted August 3, 2014. JJ Cale, who died a year ago July, had a unique and deceptively simple sound that came from his playing behind the beat. On July 29, Eric Clapton’s tribute CD to JJ will be released. As Eric says about his friend, “He was a fantastic guy and a great musician. […]
The Militarization of America
Let’s see, special agents at the IRS are equipped with AR-15 military style weapons? The Department of Veterans Affairs is arming 3,700 employees? The Food and Drug Administration employs 183 heavily armed “special agents.” The EPA spending $3.1 million on guns, ammunition and military-style equipment? Tom Coburn, former senator from Oklahoma, asks in the WSJ, […]
Bonfire of the Inanities
After the jihadi terrorist shooting in Orlando in which 49 people were murdered in cold blood and more than 50 injured, it would be reasonable to expect a serious debate about national security in America. Instead our leaders are spewing inanities, writes Jonah Goldberg in NRO. Before the blood had been mopped up in Orlando, […]
Is Diversity America’s Strength?
America’s strength has not been its diversity, but her ability to overcome the inherent problems in diversity, writes Thomas Sowell. America’s great good fortune in the past has been that Americans have been able to unite as Americans against every enemy, despite our own internal differences and struggles. Black and white, Jew and Gentile, have […]
Deeply Dangerous Ideology
“The Orlando massacre,” writes Ayaan Hirsi Ali, “is a hideous reminder to Americans that homophobia is an integral part of Islamic extremism.” Ayaan Hirsi Ali 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 remember her name from […]
What Obama Doesn’t Mention
On Sunday, after the savage slaughter in Orlando, President Obama talked about the need for gun control, the effect of the attack on the gay community, and the FBI’s investigation of the shooting as an act of terror. What President Obama did not mention, neither this time nor after the attacks in Fort Hood, Chattanooga, […]
Sharia Mandate—Kill Homosexuals
Andrew C. McCarthy writes in NRO: The inspiration for Muslims to brutalize and mass murder gay people does not come from ISIS. It is deeply rooted in Islamic law, affirmed by many of Islam’s most renowned scholars. This is why, wherever sharia is the law, homosexuals are persecuted and killed. See, for instance, this 2014 […]
HUD—Helping to Keep Poor People Poor
In the Manhattan Contrarian, Francis Menton writes about one of the most bizarre and disastrous real estate situations in the world. The stretch of waterfront Mr. Menton is referring to is the Lower East Side of Manhattan, which is close to many good jobs. For example, One World Trade Center and the Financial District, with […]
The Private Sector vs. the Lethargic Federal Government
James Freeman of the WSJ writes some inspiring news. His focus is on the recent fire-ravaged Canadian province of Alberta and the “much-maligned” oil companies that spontaneously helped in the recent rescue effort by providing food and shelter to more than 25,000 people. As St. Lawrence University economist Steven Horwitz notes, “That shouldn’t surprise anyone […]
Clinton vs. Trump–How Worried Are Democrats?
The National Review staff writes: Charles Krauthammer argues that an “unpredictable” and “unexpected” candidate like Donald Trump may pose a tough challenge for Hillary Clinton: I do think that the historic factor is very much minimized and muted. It’ll probably last for an hour or two tonight, but after all, [Clinton] has essentially been running […]
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