So you might have heard a little something about Arizona’s new law, intended to curb illegal immigration. As Rich Lowry rightly points out, Arizona is only seeking to enforce the existing immigration policy of the United States. (The federal government might try it sometime.) Here are a few reactions: Cardinal Roger Mahony “can’t imagine Arizonans … Read more
Seattle cartoonist Molly Norris has declared May 20 Everybody Draw Mohammed Day—a response to Comedy Central’s recent unfortunate decision to cave to threats in the name of Islam and heavily censor an episode of South Park. Quoting Andrew Mellon at BigJournalism.com: The bottom line is that the First Amendment guarantees free speech including criticism of … Read more
So says Arizona governor Jan Brewer about the illegal immigration bill she just signed into law. My favorite part of the early fallout is that Mexico is warning that the new law “could affect cross-border relations.” Now just what the hell does that mean? Exactly what carrots are our neighbors to the south currently giving … Read more