April 23, 2013 – 9:08 am
This makes me wonder: are they wondering how bat guano Islamist jihadis could do crazy things, or are they going conspiracy theory (Mother Jones) Dzhokhar and Tamerlan’s motive—or motives—is still unclear (um, no: they were motivated by “religious fervor“, ie, the Religion of Peace.) But that’s not the only unknown. Many of the Tsarnaevs’ actions […]
April 19, 2013 – 7:18 am
A very fluid situation, at least regarding the 2nd suspected Boston Marathon bomber. (UK Daily Mail) One of the Boston bombing suspects is dead and the second is on the loose and said to be ‘armed and dangerous’ after a dramatic shootout in the suburbs of the city. The terrorist dubbed ‘Suspect 1’ by the […]
April 18, 2013 – 3:03 pm
“When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” Benjamin Franklin Many wise men have said something similar. Alas, no one is listening (Politico) Nearly 6 in 10 Americans say wealth is distributed unfairly in the United States, and a majority want the federal government to […]
April 17, 2013 – 1:00 pm
Via Doug Powers, who says you should skip to the 6 minute mark in the video of the interview between Nugent and Erin Burnett for the really fun stuff, where Ted tries to find common ground that Erin had been looking for and Erin can’t escape the interview quick enough Nugent: I think we can […]
April 16, 2013 – 9:15 am
James Joyner points out that the Keep Calm And Carry On graphic is showing up all over the ‘net The Atlantic’s Bruce Schneier explains As the details about the bombings in Boston unfold, it’d be easy to be scared. It’d be easy to feel powerless and demand that our elected leaders do something — anything […]
April 15, 2013 – 4:26 pm
This is tragic (NY Times) A series of explosions erupted near the finish line at the Boston Marathon on Monday. The Boston Police Department confirmed that they were looking into an explosion, but had no further comment. There were apparently 2 explosions, the second being bigger than the first. Reports are that there are a […]
April 14, 2013 – 9:16 am
It’s rare that I somewhat find myself agreeing with far left liberals on an issue, but this op-ed piece by Jeremi Suri is absurd Bomb North Korea, Before It’s Too Late The Korean crisis has now become a strategic threat to America’s core national interests. The best option is to destroy the North Korean missile […]
April 8, 2013 – 6:54 am
Unsurprisingly, most of the legacy media have ignored this. Now, if it was 2 people complaining about a mildly religious piece of art in a school, it would be huge news (Breitbart) Seven hundred retired Military Special Operations professionals from the organization “Special Operations Speaks” sent a letter to the House of Representatives urging members […]
April 6, 2013 – 8:01 am
Remember, the NRA and other plans aren’t necessarily about putting more police in school: the best plan would be to use one or two people at a time just to hang out at the school with a gun, like a retired military member or someone’s grandpa, or even an armed security service, there simply to […]
April 3, 2013 – 9:39 am
Color me shocked! White liberals being racist? (Mediaite) On his radio show last night, Mark Levin had on newfound conservative “hero†Dr. Ben Carson to discuss all the lashings he’s received from the “left-wing media†over his views on gay marriage and religion. While discussing his being a black conservative, Carson told Levin that, in […]
