Brilliant alert…

Victor Davis Hanson just might be my #1 idol.  Thomas Sowell, Charles Krauthammer, and Christopher Hitchens are close seconds… but Hanson’s words, to quote a smart lawyer… they are “beautifully simple and simply beautiful”. The binary oppressor/victim narrative goes something … Continue reading

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Netanyahu and American Interests

I don’t even know how I stumbled across this article but it is quite, illuminating, shall we say, regarding the state of denial regarding the Iranian Nuclear threat.  Take a recent article by M.J. Rosenberg in Talking Points Memo Cafe.  … Continue reading

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double-standard, anyone?

I couldn’t help but laugh at the recent kerfuffle regarding the supposed comparison of Barak Hussein Obama to a Nazi-appeaser. (I also laugh at the anger arising anytime someone uses Barack’s middle name… but I digress). In an interview, Bush … Continue reading

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The badly-drafted NIE Report

Unfortunately I am a bit behind on current events–law school exams have been known to have such an affect–but even though this is a few days late, I still think an analysis of the NIE report is in order. As … Continue reading

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It’s time to show some backbone

I literally started quivering with rage upon reading this article in the New York Sun.  Turns out Iran is CURRENTLY holding American Citizens as hostages, Haleh Esfandiari and Ali Shakeri, to name a couple.  This is really maddening how much … Continue reading

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