WHY IS THE IDEA OF A UNIVERSE WITHOUT A GOD SO UNSETTLING?

Stephen Hawking was known as something of a mischievous youth, which makes me think his latest proncunciamento on the universe was deliberately calculated to raise the ire of believers of all stripes:
God did not create the universe, world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book that aims to banish a divine creator from [...]

CONSERVATISM’S FALSE DAWN

You don’t have to be able to read tea leaves, examine entrails, or count the warts on a horny toad to know that conservatism is headed for a smashing victory in November.
Or is it? Will the coming electoral tidal wave hide deficiencies that have yet to be addressed following a long decade of decline and [...]

THE RICK MORAN SHOW: CONSERVATIVE REVIVAL OR FALSE DAWN?

You won’t want to miss tonight’s Rick Moran Show, one of the most popular conservative talk shows on Blog Talk Radio.
Tonight, I welcome Rich Baehr, Monica Showalter, and Jazz Shaw to discuss the “dry run” terrorist attack and the question about conservative revival.
The show will air from 7:00 – 8:00 PM Central time. You [...]

LOOKING FOR ISLAMOPHOBIA IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES

I have another article up at FrontPage.com this morning. It’s about what I call the “Premature Evisceration” problem of many on the left who seem unable to hold their fire against the right long enough for all the facts to emerge and save them the embarrassment of a humiliating walk back.
A sample:

Consistency is considered a [...]

MAYOR BLOOMBERG AND THE ILLUSION OF TOLERANCE

I have a new piece up at FrontPage.com and in it, I take to task Mayor Bloomberg for some outrageous comments he made late last week about the Park 51 project at an Iftar.
A sample:
Bloomberg, as with politicians on both sides of the Park 51 issue, is seeking to make political hay out of the [...]

THE TEA PARTY AS INHERITORS OF MLK’S LEGACY?

To those predisposed because of ideological animus to dismiss the notion of the tea party movement being the true inheritors of Martin Luther King’s dream, you might as well click away now. But if you want to engage on this issue in a reasonable manner, discussing the pros and cons rationally, you are invited to [...]

ON BEING AMERICAN ENOUGH

My latest is up at PJ Media and in it, I return to familiar territory; trying to debunk the notion that President Obama is less of an American, or doesn’t love America, or is anti-American.
First, a couple of excerpts:
But the question isn’t whether the president’s vision of what American can be is different from that [...]

PAKISTAN’S REAL DISASTER

My latest at FrontPage.com is a piece on the political fallout from the flooding in Pakistan.
A sample:
The first fortnight of the unfolding calamity saw a Pakistani government frozen by incompetence, lack of leadership, and bureaucratic inertia. In the first 10 days of the disaster, the government managed to deliver 10,000 food packs that fed 80,000 [...]

THE RICK MORAN SHOW: POLITICAL POTPOURRI

You won’t want to miss tonight’s Rick Moran Show, one of the most popular conservative talk shows on Blog Talk Radio.
Tonight, I welcome Dan Riehl of Riehl World View, Vodkapundit Stephen Green, American Thinker’s Larrey Anderson, and Scott Elliott, The Blogging Caesar. We’ll look at the hot political stories making news today.
The show will [...]

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH WITH THIS MOSQUE FOOLISHNESS

Alright – everybody has made their points…
SEVERAL DOZEN FREAKING TIMES!
How many ways can you call the right intolerant and bigoted? Or refer to the left as Islamofascist sympathizers? Or moan about the degeneration of religious liberty in America? Or warn about creeping Sharia law?
Build it. Don’t build it. Move it. Bah! Everyone has an opinion. [...]

OBAMA’S MUSLIM OUTREACH BEARS INTERESTING FRUIT

When Barack Obama became president, he promised to try and change the relationship dynamic between Islam and the west. His goal was to build bridges, lessen hostility, create trust, and generally lower the decibel level of conversation between the two cultures.
There can be little argument regarding the president’s goals. The great struggle in which we [...]

ANN COULTER NOT CONSERVATIVE ENOUGH FOR WORLD NET DAILY CONFERENCE

I suppose it was inevitable that the litmus test conservatives would begin purging those who don’t measure up to their very narrow, very limiting agenda. But it’s still something of a surprise to see World Net Daily – the rabid right wing online publication that has become famous for promoting the birther issue – canceling [...]

THE RICK MORAN SHOW: IS THAT A MOSQUE YOU’RE WEARING OR ARE YOU JUST GLAD TO SEE ME?

You won’t want to miss tonight’s Rick Moran Show, one of the most popular conservative talk shows on Blog Talk Radio.
Tonight, I welcome Ed Morrissey, Monica Showalter, and Jazz Shaw for a discussion of the political ramifications of the mosque controversy for the president and for both parties.
The show will air from 7:00 – [...]

IS ISLAM THE NEW THIRD RAIL IN AMERICAN POLITICS?

Last weekend when President Obama played good cop/bad cop in trying to articulate his position on the Ground Zero mosque, one was left with the distinct impression that the president didn’t know quite where he stood on the issue.
After a fine, brave defense of Muslims to build there, the president “clarified” his position a few [...]

SIMON SAYS: ‘TAKE ONE STEP BACK, MR. PRESIDENT’

What a remarkable turn of events we’ve seen over the last 72 hours. The president of the United States, in what I considered at the time an act of true political courage, bucked 70% of his countrymen who oppose the construction of a mosque and Islamic center overlooking Ground Zero by making a strong statement [...]

A SHORT NOTE OF ADMIRATION FOR OBAMA’S MOSQUE STATEMENT

I don’t agree with it. I think it myopic in that it ignores Imam Rauf’s questionable associations and even more questionable statements. And the idea that the mosque is being built to foster dialogue and understanding is only believed by liberals and little children.
But it took the courage of one’s convictions to take such a [...]