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"Human rights" commissions: the case of Mark Steyn
Award-winning author Mark Steyn has been summoned to appear before two Canadian Human Rights Commissions on vague allegations of “subject[ing] Canadian Muslims to hatred and contempt” and being...
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What is the point of a paper of record that decides the untarnished record is...
Christopher Hitchens examines the self-censorship of the western press. Do you ever wonder what is the greatest enemy of the free press? One might mention a few conspicuous foes, such as the state...
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Islam at the Ballot Box
Far from rejecting democracy because it is supposed to be “alien,” or using it as a means of creating totalitarian Islamist systems, a majority of Muslims have repeatedly shown that they like...
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Islam at the Ballot Box: a democratic surprise
But, as usual, democracy has surprised us. And on this occasion it has been a pleasant surprise. More insights on the electoral failures of Islamist parties comes from The Australian’s foreign editor...
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Honor killings
There is no clearer indicator of a “clash of civilizations†than the prevalence of honor killings in the Arab world. With all due respect to pluralism, universalism, and respect for the Other,...
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The Sunni-Shiite Terror Network
I’ve not read the referenced Obama speech — but I’ve found Amir Taheri to be a reliable source on Middle East and Iranian affairs. The American presidential election campaign took a bizarre...
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Moderate Muslim Malaysia: What I Saw
People often point to Malaysia as a good example of a “moderate Muslim nation.” So when I took a side trip to Kuala Lumpur and Malacca, I was curious to see moderate Islam with my own eyes. What’s it...
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And Spengler is …
Aha — the pseudonymous “Spengler” (originally writing columns for Asia Times print editions) fame turns out to be one of Seekerblog’s reliable sources: former banker, former hedgie David P Goldman,...
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Unstable trio endangers world
Greg Sheridan, Foreign editor of The Australian, highlights how dangerous the horrible-three have become, based in part on the Australian’s just released defense white paper. Note the absence of Iraq...
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Cartoonist in Denmark Calls Attack "Really Close"
John Burns for NYT: LONDON — A heavily bandaged 28-year-old Somali man was wheeled into a Danish court on a stretcher on Saturday and was charged with attempting to kill a Danish artist whose 2005...
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