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Israel Doesn't Need Religious Police
Earlier this week, a woman praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem was arrested for wearing a prayer shawl (a tallit). The authorities have set a dangerous precedent by denying her right to practice her faith. Earlier this week, a woman praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem was arrested …Palin's Heartland Appeal
Palin is a phenomenon of our times – arguably the only Republican at the moment with star power. With her book tour bus, complete with her portrait on the side, Palin is taking aim at heartland America – her constituency and a group immune to the appeals of the elite. Sarah Palin is back, using …Fox News: Feminist Champion
On a recent broadcast, Sean Hannity blasted Newsweek 's Palin cover as sexist and argued that women's groups have a litmus test for determining which women they will defend. Question for Fox: Does Marisa Miller flunk the litmus test too? On the Fox News site today, I clicked a link to a Sean …
Down the Memory Hole
Mark Steyn responds to my comment on PBS' Newshour that Sarah Palin "is a woman who has got into a position of leadership by sending very powerful sexual signals." "This [Sarah Palin] is a woman who has got into a position of leadership by sending very powerful sexual signals. And we see that …Bartender Chalk Up Another $210 Billion on My Tab
With one Republican alongside, Democrats have voted to stop pretending that we're going to cut future Medicare payments to doctors. Well that's commendably honest I suppose. But now that we're admitting that the money will be spent, when do we state where the money will come from? House passes …Holder Will Be Held Accountable
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is not some Bond villain, an errant super-criminal finally put behind bars. He led an organized network of foreigners abroad who were at war with us long before KSM's actions pushed us into war with them. For those foreign terrorists, as opposed to their home-grown financier…No Smoke and Mirrors, Just Live TV
Earlier this week, critics jumped on Fox News for airing older footage of Sarah Palin at a 2008 campaign rally during a report about her current book tour. For anyone familiar with live television, this could have happened quite easily by mistake. Earlier this week, critics jumped on Fox News …We Wuz Robbed - By ACORN
A new poll reveals that over 50% of GOP voters think ACORN stole the 2008 election for Barack Obama. Some see this as proof of GOP paranoia. I see it as vindication of my theory of the four phases of reaction to a bad political defeat. Dave Weigel alerts us to this amazing poll . [A] 52% …What the Republicans Can Teach
I have a piece in November's Commentary on U.K. lessons for American conservatives. This week in The Spectator , I offer a companion essay : What the Conservatives can learn from Republicans. I have a piece in November's Commentary on U.K. lessons for American conservatives. This week in …Kirk: No Margin for Error
Rep. Mark Kirk found himself heavily criticized when he opposed transferring Guantanamo detainees to a prison in Illinois. A debate is raging in Illinois over the possible transfer of terror suspects from Guantanamo Bay to a nearly empty prison facility Illinois" href="http://www.talkingpointsm…Bowing (and Scraping) Across the World
In the East, there is a right way and a wrong way to bow. What Obama did has the Japanese (and the rest of East Asia) rolling in fits of laughter, because it is the bow an employee gives to his boss, or a child gives to parents. I spent more than half my life in the Orient. In Thailand, they bow …