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No doubt it is reprehensible that even a gossip rag would publish pictures of Kate Middleton sunbathing topless at a private residence in the South of France. Alas, reports are that even more salacious photos of her lounging (semi) au natural with hubby Prince William are forthcoming. Incidentally, royal watchers were opining just days ago… Read more.
Well, at least they’re consistent…. Related commentaries: Offended Muslims attack U.S. embassies Read more.
No network has been criticized more for its coverage of any event than NBC has been for its coverage of the London Olympics. The criticism has everything to do with NBC’s decision to broadcast premier events on tape delay. What critics fail to appreciate, however, is that NBC paid handsomely for the exclusive rights to… Read more.
Frankly, though absurd, it’s hardly surprising that an obscure Internet video by some crackpot depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a blasphemous light would incite ignorant Islamists (redundancy intended) to violent rage. Remember how mere cartoons of Muhammad incited fiery protests throughout the Muslim world a few years ago? These mindless Islamists are as embarrassing to… Read more.
Nobody in his right mind doubts that President Obama fully appreciates the existential threat Israel faces by having Iran, which seems hell-bent on building nuclear weapons, continually threaten to wipe it off the map. In point of fact, he has repeatedly vowed that the United States will not allow Iran to build those weapons, let… Read more.
Meanwhile: I applaud NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg for decreeing this week that, henceforth, the area where the twin towers were destroyed shall no longer be called ‘Ground Zero.’ Instead, it shall revert to its original name, The World Trade Center. But I urge him to decree also that, henceforth, the city shall no longer mark… Read more.
This will be my last (and, for that reason, relatively lengthy) commentary on the horse race between Romney and Obama until late October. At that time I’ll review their debates, which I suspect will be even more scripted and predictable than these conventions were, and I’ll restate my prediction for Election Day. I’m tuning out because… Read more.
Just two weeks ago New York City policemen killed a knife-wielding man in broad daylight in Times Square. On that occasion they had plenty of time to clear bystanders from their line of fire. Therefore, nobody was injured when two trigger-happy policemen fired 12 shots between them from just three feet away. Local authorities have not… Read more.
When I began commenting on the deaths of famous people four years ago, the last thing I wanted was to contribute to our culture’s perverse fascination with celebrities. In fact, I only began this feature as a lark to propagate the superstition that the deaths of famous people come in threes. Therefore, I hereby declare… Read more.
NOTE: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission is the 2010 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that corporations and unions have a First Amendment right to spend as much money as they like as an expression of free speech. In other words, corporations are people too, bro! Read more.
