Like it or not, that is irrefutable. It was radical Islam, for sure. It was a strain of Islam alien to most adherents. Of course that strain represents only a minority of Muslims. Islam is no more intrinsically Islamist than present-day Germany is Nazi — yet despite contemporary Germany’s innocence, no German of good will … Read more
I really loved Mona Charen’s piece today on Interlochen, a summer music program where excellence remains genuine. I really hope that in my lifetime, we can rediscover the at-large courage to say without shame that some people are better at some activities than others. I also hope we can rediscover a sociocultural backbone that reliably … Read more
How’s the “economic recovery” working out for you? Never quite seems to get legs, does it? Gee, I wonder why? After all, many companies are sitting on all kinds of cash. Microsoft and Apple alone are sitting on $70 billion. Why aren’t they creating jobs with it? Well, there’s Obamacare sitting out there. There’s lots … Read more