Runaway Juror
by The case against the Holy Land Foundation was an open-and-shut one – the nominal charity was almost certainly guilty of funneling money to Hamas, an …
Month: December 2007
Just Say No
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that judges do have the discretion to override federal sentencing guidelines in their courtrooms: By a 7-2 vote, the …
Defending Mark Steyn
I wish I’d read Mark Steyn’s excellent article titled “The future belongs to Islam” when it was originally published last year. Doing so would have …
ex-Aide Backs Huckabee
The Huckabee camp is trying to do damage control re Wayne DuMond, as in this letter at Time in which Olan “Butch” Reeves attempts to …
Huckabee’s Horton
As Michael wrote earlier, Mike Huckabee has been taking a beating over the Wayne Dumond affair, not least at the Huffington Post. There, Arianna wrote: …
Moderation in What, Exactly?
Ex-Muslim poster girl Ayaan Hirsi Ali wrote today in the NY Times: IN the last few weeks, in three widely publicized episodes, we have seen …
Boy Scouts Lose Philly Home
From the NY Times: For three years the Philadelphia council of the Boy Scouts of America held its ground. It resisted the city’s request to …
Romney on Religion
Relaxed, confident, gracious, Mitt Romney cuts an impressive figure, both on stage and working the crowd. He is everything a political candidate should be and, …
A Primitive, Disgusting Practice
NY Times blogger John Tierney wonders: Should African women be allowed to engage in the practice sometimes called female circumcision? Are critics of this practice, …