Saudi Democracy: A Little Realism, Please

Re: Saudi Arabia, Chris Matthew Sciabarra asks,Of what use is "democracy" when the dominant culture would bring about a political condition that might make the current Saudi regime appear "moderate" by comparison?Good question, though not a new one for readers of...

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The Hate-Athens Left

Don't tell Campus Watch, Victor Davis Hanson, or other self-proclaimed defenders of Western civilization, but the classical Athenian historian Thucydides obviously hated all that is right and good. On the consequences of the Peloponnesian Wars:Practically the whole of...

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Be Very Afraid

As if on cue, "neolibertarian" blogger Glenn Reynolds reminds us that he was ahead of the curve in whipping up terror hysteria.

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Waco, OKC, and the Awful Truth

Good article by Anthony Gregory on the causes and consequences of the Waco and Oklahoma City atrocities. Like Anthony, I'm appalled by all the Democrats who shriek about the PATRIOT Act, but whipped out their presidential kneepads to defend the slaughter at Waco and...

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Sky Still Blue, Grass Still Green…

Frontpagemag still sucks. My advice to anyone contemplating interaction with the Frontpagemag gang is don't. I learned the hard way that you really can't talk to a psycho like a normal human being. You'll only encourage his delusions of grandeur. (Hat tip: Arthur...

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Sky Still Blue, Grass Still Green…

Frontpagemag still sucks. My advice to anyone contemplating interaction with the Frontpagemag gang is "don't." I learned the hard way that you really can't talk to a psycho like a normal human being. You'll only encourage their delusions of grandeur. (Hat tip: Arthur...

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Move Along, Nothing to See Here

A reader sends this tidbit from the very throne of the America-hatin' liberal media, The Southern Illinoisan:At John A. Logan College Friday morning, [Sen. Dick] Durbin sat down with a four young soldiers who had been affected - both directly and indirectly - by PTSD....

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France: What’s Not for a Neocon to Love?

On second thought, maybe Glenn Reynolds would prefer the ticket to France. Or so says Arthur Silber, who finds another reason for the neocons to fall in love with the home of the OJs (original Jacobins). Hey, if it's good enough for Richard Perle...

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