An awesome essay, from Victor Davis Hanson, " The New Reactionaries " (via Instapundit ): Barack Obama is trying to turn back the ...
Workers at Non-UAW Plants Paid the Price in Obama/Big Labor Engineered U.S. Auto Industry Recovery
Michelle reported previously on the Obama-orchestrated attacks on non-union auto workers: " The Autoworkers Obama Left Behind ." A...
In the Mail: The Tyranny of Cliches: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas
I started reading it last night, as did Glenn Reynolds, who links to John Nolte's review, at Big Government, " With 'Tyranny ...
'That's Why God Made The Radio'
Via Darleen at Protein Wisdom :
Environmental Indoctrination
Via Pirate's Cove, " Brainwashed Kid Thinks It’d Be Better Off If Humans Were All Dead ."
1 World Trade Center Will Soon Overtake Empire State Building as New York City's Tallest Building.
Well, this story's close to my heart. At New York Times , " With a Steel Column, a Tower Will Reclaim the Manhattan Sky ." And...
California Lottery Edits 'Luck Has a New Look' Ad After Radical Feminist Groups Complain Against 'Glamorizing Violence'
I've been meaning to post on this for a couple of weeks. I was getting a kick out of the Lottery's " Luck Has a New Look "...
Drop the I-Word Campaign
Sometimes you have to shake your head at the left's complete and utter moral and intellectual bankruptcy. Here's the description of...
VIDEO: Rick Santorum Aborts Presidential Campaign
See Robert Stacy McCain, " Ashley Judd Makes Cruel and Tasteless Jokes About Abortion in Political Video ." And see Jill Stanek, &...
Wisconsin Vote Is First Shot in Wider Union War
Yeah, a war on decency, a war on taxpayers, a war on women, a war on ... Well, you get the picture. At the New York Times , " Recall El...
Apple's Tax Strategy Aims at Low-Tax States and Nations, Avoids Billions in Taxes Annually
Two things of note: (1) It's completely rational for Apple to establish accounting units outside of California, despite having its main ...
White House Correspondents Dinner
Well, so much for the "correspondents." It's mostly celebrities. See London's Daily Mail , " The night LiLo and Kim m...
Fighter Pilot
Via Maggie's Farm : Also at Theo's : "Grab a beer, turn down the lights, turn off your cell phone, shut the door and watch full...
Black Bear Tranquilized at University of Colorado Returned to the Wild
At USA Today , " Tree-falling bear has been returned to the wild ." And see Telegraph UK , " Black bear falls from tree afte...
Employment Picture in South Los Angeles Worse Now Than During the 1992 Riots
So, I guess we're just waiting for the spark to set off the powder keg, or something. At the Los Angeles Times , " Blacks in South ...
Al Armendariz, EPA Official, Apologizes for Call to 'Crucify' Oil Companies
The Daily Caller has the video, which was pulled, naturally: " YouTube pulls Armendariz ‘crucify them’ video ." And Ed Morrissey h...
Kelly Brook Tumblr Rule 5
It's all Craig Ramsay's fault. He tweeted me Kelly Brook's Tumblr page , and of course I can't resist posting some Rule 5. ...
Dan Savage, Gay Rights Extremist, Calls Bible 'Bullsh*t' During 'Anti-Bullying' Speech
When I first saw the headlines it never occurred to me that this guy was the gay freak Dan Savage, but it was a pure "Aha!" when I...
The New Politics of Hostage Taking? Actually, Republicans Are Not the Problem
Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein have a new book due out next Tuesday, It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional Sys...
Lack of Civility at Long Beach City College
Actually, it's the LBCC Board of Trustees that lacks civility, according to Michael Smith of Long Beach, in a letter at the Los Angeles ...
Suicide Bomber Hits Syrian Capital of Damascus
At Telegraph UK , " Syria: suicide bomber hits Damascus mosque ." And also at the New York Times , " Suicide Attack Kills 9 N...
House Speaker John Boehner Slams Obama for 'Fake Fight' Over Student Loans and Women's Health
You gotta love Speaker Boehner. At Newsmax, " Boehner: Obama Creating ‘Fake Fight’ Over Student Loan Rates ." And from Yahoo, &quo...
Dennis Prager, Still the Best Hope: Why the World Needs American Values to Triumph
Prager discusses his new book on Fox & Friends: And you can pick up a copy at Amazon: Still the Best Hope: Why the World Needs American ...
What 'Gutsy Call'? Obama Didn't Make 'Operational Decision' to Kill Osama bin Laden
The Obama campaign is out with this new ad below attacking Mitt Romney, claiming that the presumptive GOP nominee wouldn't have been &...
Is Barack Obama Cool?
John Hawkins has commentary on the new ad out from American Crossroads, at Right Wing News: " American Crossroads Gives Obama Way Too M...
First Quarter GDP Growth Slows to 2.2 Percent, Dampening Democrat Reelection Prospects
It's downbeat economic news today. The government's report is here: " National Income and Product Accounts Gross Domestic Produ...
The Romney Opportunity
At the Wall Street Journal , " Running on biography and the economy won't be enough ": With Newt Gingrich finally leaving the ...
Stand Your Ground Conservatives!
Just read Michelle's report: " Conservative consumers: Stand your ground ." She writes: " Silence is complicity. Speak no...
Michael Yon Slams ''Drunken Monkeys', 'Milkooks', and More
This one is like, "Whoa man, WTF!" See Michael Yon's post, " Drunken Monkeys, Milkooks, Military, and the Media " (v...
Woman Fired After Donating Kidney to Her Boss
My wife mentioned this story to me the other day and then I saw this clip on CNN. Truly unbelievable. See the New Jersey Star-Ledger , "...
Walter Williams: The Power of Profit
Walter Williams at Prager University, via Small Dead Animals : And buy Dennis Prager's new book: Still the Best Hope: Why the World Need...
Supreme Court May Uphold Arizona's SB 1070
Actually, the Court may be willing to uphold a part of the law. William Jacobson reports: " Oral argument reports: Supreme Court appear...
Relatives of Ousted Chinese Leader Bo Xilai Ensnared in Scandal
I haven't been following this one as much as I'd like, but things are getting even more interesting than usual. At the Wall Street ...
Revisiting the L.A. Riots
The Los Angeles Times has been running some articles on the 20th anniversary of the riots, but I've not posted any of them so far, sinc...
Why America is Coming Apart Along Class Lines
From Reason.tv (via Theo Spark ): And buy Murray's book: Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010 .
Passenger Jets Fight to Land in Wind-Whipped Bilbao, Spain
This is pretty amazing. A couple of those planes slam down pretty hard too. It'd be interesting to hear the reports from passengers.
'Steynamite' Reactions
At Blazing Cat Fur, " An evening of jovial bigotry...much of it actionable under both provincial and federal law ." We had a wonde...
Smokin' Katherine Jenkins on #DWTS
I haven't been watching Dancing With the Stars this season, but my wife has. I sat down and watched on Monday night and was blown away b...
Pamela Geller Speaks Despite Fascist Attempt to Silence 'Islamic Apartheid'
At Atlas Shrugs, " VIDEO: Pamela Geller Speaks at 'Islamic Apartheid' Conference at Temple University, Shoutdown ."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Blames GOP for Blocking President Obama's Budget
At Washington Free Beacon, " DEBBIE DOES DISTORTION ."
Mitt Romney Sweeps 5 Northeast States, Effectively Clinching GOP Nomination
The Los Angeles Times reports, " Mitt Romney claims GOP presidential nomination by sweeping 5 Northeast states ": MANCHESTER, N.H...
Lakers' Metta World Peace Suspended 7 Games for Elbow to Oklahoma City's James Harden
At the Los Angeles Times , " Verdict on Lakers' Metta World Peace is in: Seven-game suspension ." That sounds about right to m...
LBCC Announces 55 Layoffs — Tensions High as Faculty Union Prepares Jobs Actions and Protests
There's considerable turmoil on campus. The faculty union is also in the middle of acrimonious contract negotiations --- and job actions...
'Now That's Justice for Trayvon' — White Man Beaten By Mob in Critical Condition, No Arrests, Tensions High
The story's at Jammie Wearing Fool, " White Man Beaten by Mob in Critical Condition: “Now that’s justice for Trayvon” ." And t...
Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, and The Decline of Racism and Violence in America
Here's Kennedy from Reason.tv, via Instapundit :
Number of Mexican Illegals Living in U.S. Has Dropped Significantly For First Time in Decades
Well, the wonders of what a bit of border enforcement will do. Amazing. At London's Daily Mail , " Strong border controls and a lac...
French Far Right Challenges Both Europe and Sarkozy
At the New York Times , " French Far Right a Challenge for Europe and Sarkozy ": PARIS — To win re-election in the runoff on May 6...
John Edwards, Former Democrat Presidential Candidate, Goes on Trial for Accepting Illegal Campaign Contributions to Cover Up Extramarital Affair
Here's the latest report, at the Los Angeles Times , " 'Sins but no crimes,' John Edwards' defense says ." But se...
Democrats Still in Denial on Entitlements Doom
Actually, I think both parties are in denial, with the exception of some free-market folks like Republican Paul Ryan. But Democrat Minority ...
Claire Squires's Death at London Marathon
This is sad. At Telegraph UK , " London Marathon 2012: thousands donated to charity after Claire Squires's death ." And from L...
Social Security and Medicare Sliding Closer to Insolvency
We're in the very best of hands. No problem here, none at all. At the Los Angeles Times , " Trustees warn of looming insolvency for...
Obama Asserts Unitary Executive Power After Campaigning Against George W. Bush as Unconstitutional Warmonger and Torturer
Following up on Obama's political thuggery and fake "Mr. Nice Guy" image, here's this at the New York Times , " Shif...
Sen. Joe Lieberman on 'Fox News Sunday': Obama 'Should Be Held Accountable'
Lieberman indicates that the Secret Service agents "were acting like a bunch of college students away on spring weekend." And towa...
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