Niall Ferguson is one of the world’s leading historians, but his pro-colonial views have been heavily criticised. Here, he explains why he’s now targeting a younger audience William Skidelsky The Observer, Sunday 20 February 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/feb/20/niall-ferguson-interview- My first thought, on meeting Niall Ferguson, is that he looks too smart to be an academic. It’s a […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/feb/18/obamas-war-on-democracy/ YESTERDAY GOVERNOR SCOTT WALKER WAS ON FOX AND IMPRESSIVELY DEFENDED HIS ACTIONS…..THE STAKES ARE SO HIGH FOR OBAMA…LOSE THE UNIONS AND LOSE THE ELECTION IN 2012…. EDITORIAL: Obama’s war on democracyPresident’s campaign forces seize Wisconsin statehouse The White House and its allies have backed similar demonstrations in Ohio and Indiana, and more may be […]
http://townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/2011/02/21/lara_logan_and_egyptian_liberation/ PERHAPS THE MOST SHOCKING THING about the despicablesexual attack on CBS correspondent Lara Logan in Cairo’s Tahrir Squareis that to those who know Egypt, it wasn’t shocking at all. “Why is sexual harassment in Egypt so rampant?“asked the headline over a story written by CNN’s Mary Rogers lastNovember. A veteran producer and camerawoman who […]
Poll: Fox News watchers far more likely to have negative views of Muslims By Greg Sargent http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2011/02/poll_fox_news_watchers_far_mor.html tip: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/02/are-we-out-foxing-our-enemies.html The new poll by the Public Religion Research Institute, which I linked to below, also contained this interesting nugget: The survey findings also show a significant correlation between trust in Fox News and negative attitudes about […]
http://dailycaller.com/2011/02/20/soros-rips-fox-news-murdoch-it-has-imported-the-methods-of-george-orwell-you-know-newspeak/ Last year, it was announced that billionaire George Soros gave his first ever contribution to Media Matters, an organization that puts a specific emphasis on criticizing the Fox News Channel. Now we may know the reason why Soros has made this donation public. On Sunday’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” on CNN, Soros took a few […]
Hero’s unwelcome Wounded Iraq vet jeered at Columbia By ANNIE KARNI http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/hero_unwelcome_ Zi3u1fwtRpo87vXAiAQfSN#ixzz1EXQCWEcP Columbia University students heckled a war hero during a town-hall meeting on whether ROTC should be allowed back on campus. “Racist!” some students yelled at Anthony Maschek, a Columbia freshman and former Army staff sergeant awarded the Purple Heart after being shot […]
My dream candidate would be a real conservative with a history of acting on principle; Who would have been in the United States military, preferably with a tour in Iraq; Who would have a record as legislator in Congress; Who would have been a governor;Who would embody real tea-party goals; Who would want a strong […]
http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/ 5 Reasons Why the Christie Presidential Express is Premature Even though Christie doesn’t actually appear to be running, Ann Coulter is trying to draft him to run anyway. Christie’s appeal is obvious. He’s a tough talking Republican bent on reforming an out control liberal state apparatus. His videos have gone viral. His speeches get […]
http://www.climatedepot.com/a/9853/Another-victory-for-science-House-votes-244179-to-kill-US-funding-of-UN-IPCC-It-no-longer-wishes-to-have-the-IPCC-prepare-its-comprehensive-international-climate-science-assessments Another victory for science! House votes 244-179 to kill U.S. funding of UN IPCC! ‘It no longer wishes to have the IPCC prepare its comprehensive international climate science assessments’ Defund IPCC ‘amendment was sponsored by Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Missouri), who read aloud on the floor from the 2009 U.S. Senate Report of more than […]
House votes to overthrow ‘czars’ By Robin Bravender http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49781.html The House voted Thursday to dethrone nine White House “czars.” Republicans successfully added an amendment to the continuing resolution that would leave President Barack Obama’s senior advisers on policy issues including health care, energy and others out of a job. The vote was 249-179. Rep. Steve […]
