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Former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro seems to be recovering from the gastrointestinal problems that nearly killed him a few years ago in a manner that is worthy of Lazarus. Indeed, nothing demonstrated his miraculous triumph over the Grim Reaper quite like his donning army fatigues, instead of track suits, again. Yet, in the United States,… Read more.
A browse through my commentaries on Obama’s presidency will make it crystal clear that I have never had any compunction about criticizing his policies. Hell, I even criticized his decision to feature Scarlet O’Hara wannabes in his inaugural parade. So why are some of my liberal friends suddenly accusing me of political betrayal? In fact, my… Read more.
In recent days, media outlets – from cable news to talk radio – have been doing all they can to make a latter-day Moses out of a plainly self-aggrandizing pastor of a little church (or mini cult) in Florida. Unfortunately, this pastor is not delivering the divinely inspired message of the burning bush. Instead, he’s threatening to… Read more.
Fashion in women’s tennis is becoming almost as important as the game itself. That’s the naked truth. It explains why commentators are commenting nearly as much on their dress as on their play at this year’s US Open. And their commentary insinuates that there should be a dress code for female players. A dress code for… Read more.
I have taken a lot of ribbing from my progressive friends for documenting how President Obama is governing just like Bush on many foreign policy matters. This includes the way Obama has escalated drone attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan; notwithstanding reports that, for every 1 terrorist killed, these attacks kill 10 innocent civilians. But most… Read more.
On Friday, in commentary entitled Turning MLK’s dream into a nightmare, I previewed Conservative talk-show host Glen Beck’s rally that took place on Saturday. Therefore, it would clearly be remiss of me not to publish a follow up. So here it is: Beck incited a fair amount of indignation, even anger, by promoting this rally… Read more.
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Tomorrow is the 47th anniversary of the I Have A Dream speech that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered in front of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963. Clearly, under ordinary circumstances, one would just wait until the 50th to commemorate this occasion. But these are no ordinary times. Not least because the lips of… Read more.
Chileans rejoiced on Sunday when it was reported that the miners trapped for 17 days inside a collapsed copper mine were all still alive. In fact, the miners managed to attach a message to the end of the probe that rescuers drilled some 2,257 feet into this mine. Their message read: Estamos Bien En El… Read more.
I have always marveled at the derision with which some candidates charge their opponents as being “just another politician“- as if they were referring to someone with no more socially redeeming value than a common thief. Especially since all of them are acutely aware that, in making this charge, they are deriding the very office… Read more.
