George Handlery on the week that was.
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In a world where you can believe what you want to believe because you want to believe it — and your beliefs can be shared by others who want to believe what you want to believe too — there’s no room for genuine dialogue and debate. The moving story of one of one of America's true heroes, a veteran who was struck by an IED while serving in Iraq. Featured on the Montel Williams Show with me this Tuesday. My Name is Rachel Corrie is nothing more than Palestinian propaganda dressed up as art. An Inductive Theorem in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Reality. Forty years ago, Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley, Jr. gave the nation one of the most infamous moments of incivility in television history. Buckley got over it; Gore Vidal never did. The media and others' preference for certain people based upon their identification with a “victim group” is at least part of the reason for Barack Obama's rock star identity. The liberal left's antipathy for the American military was on full display at Forest Lake High School after it banned Vets for Freedom following complaints from anti-war activists. What if there is actually some truth in Wright’s allegations? A review of the proposed fiscal 2009 DHS budget reveals far more status quo spending than prioritizing. Senator Obama wants to be the transcendent candidate, because he believes that it would win him the White House. He also wants to be the "Black" candidate because it gives him credibility within the Democratic Party. He needs to be both to win, but he cannot be both and be credible. It's not the Rays or the Rangers this season. You'll never guess which team will be facing the Washington Nationals in this year's World Series. The root causes of the recession are bad economic policies and lousy banking practices. Reflections on the week that was. Liberals blaming the takeover of Bear Stearns on capitalism is akin to blaming the homeowner if someone sets fire to his house. Although a U.S. withdrawal and soft partition is not a perfect solution, Iraq is in some sense already partitioned, with forces primarily loyal to ethno-sectarian groups providing security. The crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, dramatically and clearly, sets Christianity apart from every other religion in the world. No other prophet or founder of any religion ever gave his life purely for the sake of sinners – not Buddha, not Confucius, not Muhammad, not any of the 230,000 gods of Hinduism. [...] White men suck and other insights from sallow-faced Frank Rich. Two teams to watch: Austin Peay's Governors wield all kinds of secret powers but may be susceptible to a full-court press, and the Mavericks of the University of Texas-Arlington; after all, 2008 could be John McCain's year. The March 2008 edition of Energy Tribune focuses closely on the issues of energy efficiency, alternative fuels and carbons equestration which are the three central pillars of post-Al Gore environmentalism. Here are a few highlights. Richard Nixon and the Rise of Affirmative Action: The Pursuit of Racial Equality in an Era of LimitsA credible argument can be made that Richard Nixon's implementation of affirmative action undermined the American tradition of liberal individualism, transformed the individual citizen into a member of a race or ethnic group, and gave birth to our modern racial identity politics. A review of Kevin Yuill's Richard Nixon and the Rise of Affirmative Action. Like William F. Buckley, Jr., Dwight Macdonald attended Yale and the men shared a common concern regarding the state of popular culture and the dumbing down of American education and letters. But Macdonald considered National Review glib, non-traditional and anti-intellectual, and he clashed with Buckley over the Vietnam War and the role of civil disobedience. Someone should remind Howard Dean that his Party is the party is segregation, slavery, and Jim Crow. George Handlery reviews the week that was. |
 
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