Monthly Archives: June 2010

While The Commander Changes, What Of The Strategy?

That General David Petraeus is superhuman to conservatives is not to say he should be toxic to the left, as both of their fates are now intertwined. His reversal of Iraq’s fortune saved the second term of George W. Bush. … Continue reading

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Reflections on Hitchens

The evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins is credited with coining a great truism of modern public intellect: “If you are invited to debate Christopher Hitchens, decline.” And indeed, Hitchens’ turns of phrase and eloquent arguments have wilted many a thenceforth-brilliant flower … Continue reading

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The Abortion Series: Oklahoma, Ultrasound Laws, and New Abortion Restrictions

Hot on the heels of the new abortions laws passed in Nebraska, Oklahoma has instituted some of its own disturbing restrictions on abortion, the most invasive and alarming of the new laws is House Bill 2780.  HB 2780 makes it … Continue reading

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Big Windbag – An Analysis of Andrew Breitbart | A Defense of The Liberal [Section of] Hollywood

| Twitter: @WithAPassion And Andrew, to you, great use of gibberish: As a media junkie, I make it my interest to follow the news about the media. Your “Newsweek on the Brink” stories, your “Bill Simmons To Flee ESPN?” nonstories, … Continue reading

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What know they of America…

| Twitter: @matthunte War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography. — Ambrose Bierce I One of the strengths of Western Civilization, perhaps its greatest, has been its ability to glean knowledge and technology from all over the world. Books … Continue reading

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