It seems that some people are so busy being tolerant, that they’re making the world safer for the intolerant. Case in point: TV host and political commentator Bill Maher, who is apparently not tolerant enough for his fellow liberals. Last … Continue reading
Category: Society & Culture
Victim Mentality Flourishes on “Left” and “Right”
A DrHurd.com reader writes: “Barely a few decades ago, homosexuality was considered an abomination. Though many now have an enlightened attitude on the subject, how should one feel about incest or bestiality? In light of the fact that such things … Continue reading
Please Charlie Hebdo, Say You Didn’t Mean It
TheGuardian.com reports today [1-13-15]: The front cover of Wednesday’s edition of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, the first since last week’s attack on its Paris offices that left 12 people dead, is a cartoon of the prophet Muhammad. The … Continue reading
The Problem With Multiculturalism
Jews are being urged to flee France, and head to Israel as Islamic totalitarianism gains a stronger footing in France, and elsewhere — with the leaders seemingly helpless to do anything about it. Under the reigning ideology of multiculturalism, it … Continue reading
Is America Now Afraid of the First Amendment?
Former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski says the United States should reconsider whether satire should be protected free speech in light of the terrorist attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. “We have to take a look more closely … Continue reading
Hatred of Freedom: The Ultimate Hate Crime
The [London] Daily Telegraph reports the following: Muslim places of worship in two French towns were fired upon overnight, leaving no casualties, prosecutors said on Thursday. Three blank grenades were thrown at a mosque shortly after midnight in the city … Continue reading
What the Terrorist War Against “the West” Really Means
Police hunted Thursday for two heavily armed men, one with possible links to al-Qaida, in the methodical killing of 12 people at a satirical newspaper that caricatured the Prophet Muhammed. The prime minister said the possibility of a new attack … Continue reading
The Mayor of New York Gets Mugged by Reality
A few decades ago, there used to be a saying that a law-and-order conservative was a formerly soft-on-crime liberal — who had recently been mugged. The idea was that the tendency to not hold criminals responsible for their actions disappeared … Continue reading
“White Privilege”: Nobody Ever Defines It
I frequently hear the phrase “white privilege” bandied about as if it’s a self-evident truth. Yet nobody ever asks what it means. That, to me, seems more interesting than anything intended or implied by the phrase itself. Latest example: LET … Continue reading
Is Grammar “Mean” and Racist?
If you think our police have problems, take a look at academia. After all, this is where our top-level leaders — presidents, governors, mayors, senators — are trained. It’s where all the trouble starts. On 11/26/13, Daily Caller.com reported: “Racial tensions are inflamed … Continue reading
Christmas at the Movies
Bloomberg News reported the following on December 25: Sony Pictures’ “The Interview,” the Seth Rogen comedy that sparked a cyber-attack linked to North Korea and threats of violence in theaters, filled cinemas in a limited Christmas Day release across the … Continue reading
How an Individualist Celebrates Christmas
The conventional sentiment at holiday time is: “It’s so much better to give than to receive.” There’s an awful flaw, or contradiction, in this very statement. Think about it. It is possible to experience joy in giving … when you’re … Continue reading