Mir Seddique, Orlando shooter Omar Seddique Mateen’s father, insisted to NBC News that the slaughter at Pulse in Orlando “has nothing to do with religion.” “We were in Downtown Miami, Bayside, people were playing music. And he saw two men … Continue reading
I do not understand why the very idea of keeping out Muslims – since virtually all attacks and acts of terrorism against the United States arise from Islam – is such a controversial idea. The conventional argument (which I’m getting … Continue reading
Gays and lesbians please take note: It’s OK to call a hate crime a hate crime, even when it’s done by a Muslim. It’s still a hate crime no matter who commits it. Take a deep breath and let go … Continue reading
I already know the anti-gun zealots’ talking points on the Orlando gay nightclub tragedy. If it weren’t so tragic, it would be boring. You don’t need to turn on CNN, MSNBC, or turn to HuffPost. I can tell you what … Continue reading
Daniel Greenfield recently wrote an excellent column on why Islam is violent. (And yes, Islam is violent.) Greenfield writes, Democracy works in cooperative societies. It can only work within tribal societies as a democracy of groups. And it requires that … Continue reading
In 1964, at the age of 22, Cassius Clay [who later changed his name to Muhammad Ali] defeated Sonny Liston to win the heavyweight championship. The smooth-talking, clean-living Clay could have become a popular and marketable champion, but just days … Continue reading
A poster on Twitter who identifies as a Black Muslim man claims to have been the person seen on news video chasing and tackling a young white male Trump supporter following a Trump rally in San Jose Thursday. Using the … Continue reading
Barack Obama on Friday paid tribute to the victims of the world’s first atomic bomb attack and sought to bring global attention to his unfulfilled vision of a world without nuclear weapons, as he became the first sitting US president … Continue reading
You have to feel sorry for Catholics. Their new Pope seems more excited about Islam than his own religion. Pope Francis also thinks that the Muslim-inspired attacks on Paris last year were due to income inequality, not religious or ideological … Continue reading
A reader sent me the following. I don’t know who wrote it; but it’s thought-provoking: “Pick the lesser of two evils” – is what is urged on us today. But that is what German voters said to themselves in the … Continue reading
The national debt is $20 trillion and counting. Medicare and Social Security are going bankrupt. ISIS is at our doorstep, the federal government threatens to confiscate guns from peaceful gun owners, and health care is being ruined by socialized medicine. … Continue reading
It seems that being told you’re worthwhile primarily for your race, your gender or your sexual orientation is not good for your mental health, and it’s not good for social and interpersonal relationships. And psychological researchers are starting to say … Continue reading