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December 30, 2005
Top Five 2005 Stories the MSM hated
Steve Feinstein
Another year has gone into the record books and year—end compilations, re—caps and summaries abound. Why people seem to find such comfort and satisfaction in these lists and round—ups remains a mystery, but nonetheless, it is so. It is particularly... More
December 30, 2005
'Democrats' For Jihad and Jizya
Andrew G. Bostom
Democracy does not always bring liberty and justice. According to available polling data, Hamas is poised to win a plurality of the votes in the forthcoming January 2006 Parliamentary elections for Gaza and the Palestinian Arab—controlled areas within Judea and... More
December 30, 2005
The Democrat 'Scandal Du Jour' Strategy
Christopher G. Adamo
Behind closed doors, prominent Democrats were no doubt livid that Saddam Hussein would tread so clumsily upon their sacred turf, claiming 'abuse' at the hands of his American captors. Who does he think he is? It is their prerogative, and... More
December 29, 2005
NSA surveillance and the contrapositive
Greg Richards
In applied mathematics, there is a technique of proving a theorem called 'taking the contrapositive.' When you take the contrapositive, you don't prove that the theorem is true, you demonstrate that the consequences of its being untrue are impossible. Perhaps... More
December 29, 2005
An Independent, Intelligent Ideologue
Alex Runner
In a late—October editorial, the Milwaukee Journal—Sentinel — like many large U.S. cities, Milwaukee is unfortunately stuck with only one major newspaper — ran an editorial entitled 'No Ideologue For The Court.' The editorial made the case that President Bush... More
December 29, 2005
Liberals and privacy
Christopher Chantrill
We all know what the NSA surveillance case is about. It is about liberals living in a bubble. Liberals think that the issue is government spying and the Bush administration's overall hostility towards civil liberties, but they are wrong. Anyway,... More
December 28, 2005
The Good German and the Bad Jews
Richard Baehr
I have not seen Steven Spielberg's new movie Munich, and I certainly do not intend to pay to see it. When I read that Spielberg had hired Israel—hating playwright Tony Kushner to write the screenplay for the movie (Kushner has... More
December 28, 2005
Our Communicator-in-Chief
John B. Dwyer
The conventional wisdom holds that President Bush began his campaign to inform the American public about how he intends to wage the war on terror and win in Iraq with a November 30, 2005 address at the U.S. Naval Academy. ... More
December 28, 2005
What's the Matter With South Dakota?
George Neumayr
On Tuesday the Washington Post ran a front—page story on the rarity of abortion in South Dakota. A good news story, right? No, not to the Post. Though liberals often say, a la Bill Clinton, that they prefer abortion 'rare,'... More
December 27, 2005
The most controversial book you never heard of
Thomas Lifson
Can you name the book which has the Islamic world in an uproar, and caused the United States government to deny any involvement with it? The book banned in the world's most populous democracy? No, not Salman Rushdie's The Satanic... More
December 27, 2005
Suffering and Jihad
Richard Baehr
[Editor's note: during the hoiliday period, we are republishing classic articles along with a few new ones. This article was written in January 2004, when Yasser Arafat was still alive] One of the arguments heard frequently since 9/11 is... More
December 27, 2005
Why Does the Left Hate Israel?
Richard Baehr
[Editor's note: during the holiday period, we are republishing classic articles along with a few new ones. This article was written in January 2004.] For decades, most American Jews have believed there were far greater threats from the fringe... More
December 26, 2005
The choice of anger
Thomas Lifson
[Editor's note: during the holidays, we are re—publishing some classic American Thinker articles. This article comes from early 2004.] The Democrats have built a mythology around the 2000 Presidential election, as Richard Baehr convincingly demonstrates in today's American Thinker.... More
December 26, 2005
The myth of the stolen election of 2000
Richard Baehr
[Editor's note: during the holidays, we are re—publishing some classic American Thinker articles. This article comes from early 2004.] Elections in which vengeful anger is the strongest motivating force for one or more sides, deviate from the American norm.... More
December 26, 2005
Hello, India
Thomas Lifson
[Editor's note: during the holidays, we are re—publishing some classic American Thinker articles. This article comes from the Beta—test period, before we started daily publication on January 5th, 2004] The widespread use of English is a huge advantage for... More
December 24, 2005
A Christmas sky in Iraq
John B. Dwyer
The night sky over Iraq on Christmas will shine more brightly, not only because it contains the star that guided the Magi to Bethlehem — 'Star of wonder, Star of light, star of royal beauty bright' — but because it... More
December 24, 2005
The real meaning of Hanukah
Ed Lasky
Liberation is a theme that courses through all of Jewish history. The story of the Israelites' escape from Egyptian slavery and return to their homeland under the leadership of Moses resonates with many oppressed minorities. That particular escape from tyranny... More
December 24, 2005
What Christians Can Do
Selwyn Duke
While many are still oblivious to it and the effluent—stream media deny it's happening, there is an attack on Christmas. Like others, I would say 'war,' but that would be inaccurate. A conflict in its totality could be called a... More
December 23, 2005
Dual-use exports to China
Brian Schwarz
As some members of Congress express concern over the growing Sino—US trade imbalance and are threatening more ill—conceived protectionist policies, President Bush has quietly authorized the export of certain sensitive equipment for a Chinese railroad project that could also be... More
December 23, 2005
The strange beliefs of Nicholas Kristof
Paul Shlichta
A couple of years ago, to celebrate the Catholic feast of the Assumption, Nicholas Kristof wrote a column called "Believe it or Not" (New York Times, 8—15—03), in which he scoffed at the naïve religious beliefs of Americans and in... More
December 23, 2005
A holiday greeting from Abu-Musab El-Zarqawi.
James Lewis
In these blessed days Oh infidels in which the lions of monotheism fight against the tyranny of the Crusader infidels and the Shi'ite traitors on Iraqi soil and the brother of apes and pigs [i.e. the Jews] And the traitor,... More
December 22, 2005
Is The NYT's NSA Story a New Memogate?
Noel Sheppard
It seems like a common pattern lately. A mainstream media outlet publishes a bombshell story, and within days, the whole thing unravels quicker than a cheap sweater swarmed by kittens. Such is beginning to look like the case for The... More
December 22, 2005
Guest worker programs are no bargain
Christopher G. Adamo
Nationally syndicated columnist Phyllis Schlafly recently issued a blanket indictment of guest worker and amnesty programs being proposed in Washington, bluntly characterizing them as 'immoral.' In closing, she quotes Theodore Roosevelt, who, when president, likened such policy to slavery. Hardly excessive,... More
December 22, 2005
Culture of Expedience
Jonathan D. Strong
Whether it be Paul Martin in Canada, Harry Reid in the United States, or Gerhard Schroeder in Germany, leftists have shown a propensity towards political expedience rather than a foundation of principle. First, take the current Prime Minister of Canada,... More
December 21, 2005
Liberty, privacy, and survival in the age of terror
Rick Moran
At what point does a citizen's right to an expectation of privacy end and the compelling interest of government to protect us from disaster begin? To those who pretend the question is an easy one — right or left —... More
December 21, 2005
NSA Eavesdropping and Media Double Standards
Noel Sheppard
There's an old saying: What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. When it comes to mainstream media reporting, nothing could be further from the truth. No finer example of a media double standard has been recently evident... More
December 21, 2005
Bring it on
Matt May
Just so we're clear: The leadership of the Democratic Party believes that when a sitting President of the United States commits perjury, openly admits to suborning perjury and obstructs justice, this does not rise to the level of high crimes... More
December 20, 2005
The Liberal Bubble
Thomas Lifson
To a remarkable degree, America's liberal elites have constructed for themselves a comfortable, supportive, and self esteem—enhancing environment. The most prestigious and widest—reaching media outlets reinforce their views, rock stars and film makers provide lyrics and stories making their points,... More
December 20, 2005
The Legacy of Tet
J. R. Dunn
It was with Tet '68 that the American media first knew sin. Anyone seeking to understand the character of consistently negative media coverage of the Global War on Terror must understand Tet. The Tet offensive of February 1968 is widely... More
December 20, 2005
RFID Technology in the U.S.
Frederick W. Stakelbeck, Jr.
In late October, the U.S. State Department finalized plans to move forward with the implementation of passports containing controversial Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. Despite gaining a miniscule 1 percent of the U.S. public's support for the technology, Washington plans... More
December 19, 2005
Our Sunni friends
Douglas Hanson
Diplomacy has rarely been able to gain at the conference table what cannot be gained or held on the battlefield — Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, Chief of Staff to Gen. D.D. Eisenhower This past week the brave Iraqi people... More
December 19, 2005
How The New York Times Stole Christmas
Noel Sheppard
The folks over at The New York Times must be laughing their heads off. With the President's poll numbers on the rise, a fabulous election result in Iraq, and the potential extension of a key antiterrorism bill that the administration... More
December 19, 2005
'Munich' stands for 'appeasement'
Kate Wright
Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List taught a new generation of movie—goers the reality of the World War II Holocaust. Spielberg's new movie, Munich, regrettably undoes some of his earlier good work, in recounting Israel's response to the slaughter of 11 Israeli... More
December 17, 2005
Silent Night
Frederick J. Chiaventone
An old friend asked me to join him for lunch the other day. Although we'd stayed in touch over the years we had not had the opportunity to sit down together for years so this was something not to be missed. ... More
December 17, 2005
Kosher, Mevushal and Israeli Wines? Not What You Think
Sidney Retsky
Ever since I became aware that the wonderful wines being produced in Israel today are beginning to enter the US market, I have been attempting to get wine lovers to try them. Nevertheless, I am not having much success. As... More
December 17, 2005
Muslims in the United States: Truths and Calumnies
Magdi Khalil
[Editor's note: this article was written by a Magdi Khalil, a journalist in London and Egypt, writing for an Arabic readership. It is translated with the author's permission. An earlier article of his explaining the United States to his... More
December 16, 2005
Freedom's Retort
Matt May
Today is a great day for freedom — in Iraq, the Middle East and around the world. But not for those, within and without, who never wanted this day of democracy to arrive in a place where once stood a brutal... More
December 16, 2005
Liberal Antics and the Alito Confirmation
Christopher G. Adamo
With John Roberts safely installed as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Harriet Miers debacle fading into the past, most Americans are not presently focused on the upcoming confirmation battle for Samuel Alito. But a mere glance at... More
December 16, 2005
Bloodstained sidewalks and Nobel Prizes
Bob Weir
Another police officer was murdered in NYC while doing his job protecting the public from thugs. Officer Daniel Enchautegui, 28 years old, with 3 years on the job was slain as he interrupted a break—in next—door to his home in... More
December 15, 2005
The Mask Slips
Thomas Lifson
The past year has seen a spate of shocking statements revealing hatred and contempt for President Bush and his supporters on the part of important media figures who claim objectivity and sneer at conservatives unafraid to characterize themselves as such. Regrettably,... More
December 15, 2005
The Balance of Terror in the Middle East
Tom Milstein
The Iraqi people are once again voting in a free election, this time to choose their next government. This momentous event will empower the formerly disenfranchised and oppressed 60% of the Iraqi people who are Shi'a for the first time... More
December 15, 2005
If 1941 Were 2005
Edward Bernard Glick
As Iraqis vote today, enjoying the fruits of Coalition victory despite caterwauling to the contrary by many opponents of the Presaident Bush, one has to wonder whether we would have fought the Second World War if American Leftists then had... More
December 14, 2005
Defeatists and the "Cost" of the War in Iraq
Jonathan David Carson
We are constantly being told that the "cost" of the war in Iraq has risen to over two thousand deaths and many hundreds of billions of dollars. The hidden, unexamined assumption behind this statement is that if we had not... More
December 14, 2005
Letter to an American Soldier
Vasko Kohlmayer
Dear Soldier, For some time now, we have sought to underplay the strife in Washington to reassure you that despite our differences we are all united behind your mission. It is no longer possible to do so. Sadly, there are... More
December 14, 2005
Our Goal is Victory
John B. Dwyer
As Iraqis, in the latest of their heroic achievements, began voting for a permanent constitution and government, President George W. Bush delivered a speech Monday in the birthplace of America's constitution, Philadelphia. It was the latest in a series of... More
December 13, 2005
Leave the Nukes, Take Out the Mullahs
Herbert E. Meyer
To think clearly about how best to remove the looming threat of a nuclear—armed Iran, just keep in mind the National Rifle Association's much maligned — but perfectly sensible — old slogan: Guns don't kill people. People kill people. It's... More
December 13, 2005
Public Executions: Live and in Color?
Rick Moran
It is perhaps inevitable, following a high profile execution such as the State of California carried out on Tookie Williams, that debate should be re—opened on making executions public events. And while the death penalty issue itself is usually reduced... More
December 13, 2005
French Intellectual Tells Truth, Faces Consequences
Nidra Poller
In the aftermath of November's street fighting, French opinion—makers have pounced on an expiatory victim: philosopher Alain Finkielkraut, a man of integrity who seeks to shed light on events as they happen. His intelligent analysis of, in his words, the... More
December 12, 2005
What would President Lincoln do today?
Bob Weir
Clement Vallandigham is not exactly a prominent name in the history of the Civil War, at least as that history is recounted these days. Perhaps that's because traitorous behavior during wartime is not viewed as worthy of historical attention by... More
December 12, 2005
David Cameron Breathes Life into Britain's Conservatives
Christopher Chantrill
On Tuesday December 6, David Cameron was elected leader of the British Conservative Party. He's the fourth leader since 1997 when John Major was defeated by Tony Blair and his New Labour Party. Can he breathe life into the party,... More
December 12, 2005
All the news the New York Times won't print
Noel Sheppard
"Everything is always Bush's fault." That slogan would be far more appropriate for the front page box of the New York Times than the existing slogan, "All the news that's fit to print." When a pet cause like the Kyoto... More
December 11, 2005
Israel's prospective strike against nuclear Iran
James Lewis
Push seems to be rapidly coming to shove in the high stakes world of nuclear arms strategy. Iran, committed by its leader to removing Israel from the map of the Middle East, is about to posess the means of obliterating... More
December 10, 2005
David Brooks: Hip-Hopping Conservative
James Lewis
It's said that bureaucrats are good people surviving in a bad system. That might explain David Brooks, the token conservative at the New York Times. Brooks has to be very slippery to survive. It would be fatal to be caught... More
December 10, 2005
The 'Christmas' Wars
Andrew Sumereau
The cry goes out to Target shoppers, 'Happy Holidays!' Walmart bans 'Merry Christmas' from employee lips. Government provides 'Holiday trees' for our 'winter' viewing in the public square. Even a cheery 'Happy Holidays' from the annual White House holiday card.... More
December 10, 2005
The Mad King and the Crazy Left
Timothy Birdnow
George the Third was the undisputed King of Great Britain; of that there can be no doubt. If it is true that pride goeth before a fall, then the King's arrogance cost him his American colonies, and much, much more;... More
December 09, 2005
A Special Hanukkah Party
Richard Baehr
A few weeks back, I was pleasantly surprised (shocked would be more accurate) to have received an invitation to the annual White House Hanukkah Party, held this past Tuesday evening. Scott Johnson of Powerline has written a very good description... More
December 09, 2005
Are the Mullahs sane?
James Lewis
No nuclear power will attack another one for fear of committing national suicide. That is the familiar logic of Mutually Assured Destruction (M—A—D), which kept the US safe but pretty nervous over fifty years of the Cold War. Stalin and... More
December 09, 2005
Katrina 'Konspiracy' Kooks
Michael Lopez-Calderon
Representative Cynthia McKinney (D—Ga.) is indulging the paranoid style in American politics. Again. The select House Committee investigating the federal response to Hurricane Katrina on Tuesday, December 6, listened to a plethora of racially—motivated kooky conspiracy theories not heard since the... More
December 08, 2005
Confession of a Crypto-conservative Woman
Bookworm
This is my town: It's a small, affluent community in a very liberal part of a Blue State. Houses are spacious and well—maintained. Nature is beautiful and abundant. Streets are clean and safe. Children are everywhere, and they are healthy,... More
December 08, 2005
Socialism's Trojan Horse
Vasko Kohlmayer
It seems not a month goes by when we are not treated to some dire environmental prediction. Only last week we were told that Europe is on the verge of being plunged into an ice—age of sorts. And this as... More
December 08, 2005
Victory In Iraq, Part Two
John B. Dwyer
President Bush's long—delayed strategic offensive in the information war front of the War on Terror continues. Yesterday, recalling the 64th anniversary of Pearl Harbor that plunged this country into World War Two, as well as the 21st century 'Pearl Harbor' of... More
December 07, 2005
Zarqawi and People's War
J. R. Dunn
The way the media plays it, you'd think Abu Musab al—Zarqawi was the greatest Muslim strategist since Saladin. Every car bomb is a Jacob's Ford, every massacre a Hattin every move a masterstroke against the clumsy and inept Crusaders. He... More
December 07, 2005
The New Separate But Equal
James Chen
Rising test scores and higher academic standards in public schools are usually a cause for celebration among parents of school—age children. But in the liberal suburbs of the San Francisco Bay Area, this development is triggering panic among white parents... More
December 07, 2005
Media Downplay Strong November Jobs Report
Noel Sheppard
A recent report published by the Gallup Organization stated that 'a majority of U.S. investors continue to describe the current economy as being 'in a slowdown' or 'recession' as opposed to being 'in a recovery' or 'sustained expansion.'" Regardless of... More
December 06, 2005
Will Jewish liberals understand the trial of Saddam Hussein?
James Lewis
One of the great puzzles of American politics is why Jewish voters fail to see their genuine allies among conservatives. President Bush is now besieged by a press that lives in complete denial of the fact that he put a... More
December 06, 2005
The Dehumanizing of Men
Selwyn Duke
While flying on Qantas Airlines, New Zealander Mark Worsley was asked to change his seat. You see, the airline viewed him as a threat to the child seated next to him. What was Mr. Worsley's crime? Was he on a... More
December 06, 2005
Information: A Sword that Must be Wielded
John B. Dwyer
Since 9/11, it has been the policy of the United States to employ all of its weapons, military and non—military, in waging the global war on terrorism, to defeat the Islamofascist enemy bent on destroying us and our way of life.... More
December 05, 2005
Wal-Mart: America's Economic Secret Weapon
Christopher Chantrill
So now we know. About 56 percent of Americans supposedly 'believe that Wal—Mart is bad for America,' according to a Zogby poll conducted on behalf of wakeupwalmart.com, an activist group that is 'working to change Wal—Mart.' Liberals can take heart that their... More
December 05, 2005
Fighting Propaganda With Propaganda
Noel Sheppard
America's mainstream media are in high dudgeon over efforts by our military to get its story out in Iraq, where winning hearts and minds is an important component of victory. Typical is Newsweek's senior editor Jonathan Alter, who wrote an... More
December 05, 2005
Iraq: Lessons of the Malayan Communist Insurgency
Frederick J. Chiaventone
With his Annapolis speech last Wednesday President Bush limned a much more practical and realistic approach to the conflict in Iraq than has thus far emerged from his administration. Mirroring in large part American efforts in Afghanistan, the strategy which was... More
December 04, 2005
There's nothing extremist about a rebirth of values
Bob Weir
Remember when you were a child and were always asking your parents for things? You wanted more toys, more ice cream, and more rides on the Merry—go—round. If it weren't for your parents you'd have buried yourself in dolls, Batman... More
December 04, 2005
Islam's mystical claim on Jerusalem
James Arlandson
Three faiths have claimed ownership over Jerusalem. Plain ancient history favors Jewish ownership over the holy city. Christians claimed control of it at various moments in history, but no sound theological or historical claim can or should be made for ownership.... More
December 04, 2005
Oriana Fallaci in New York
Jack Kemp
Last Monday night, the Center for the Study of Popular Culture gave Oriana Fallaci the Annie Taylor Award (named after the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel) at a dinner in New York. I eagerly purchased a... More
December 03, 2005
A Culture of Strife
Clarice Feldman
The criminalization of politics has deeply wounded our nation. At a time when we struggle for national survival in a war with those who would destroy us, the combination of a partisan press with an opposition more focused on political... More
December 03, 2005
Education, privacy and tyranny
Christopher G. Adamo
On November 1, the San Francisco based Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the case of Fields v. Palmdale that school districts and the state are the ultimate moral authority in the raising of children. Parents who naively assumed... More
December 03, 2005
The Hastert Protocol
Russ Vaughn
At last someone has heard our call We, left behind, we left to fall. Our views no longer meet the test Of what is true and right and best. Was good enough for our father founders, But not for multicultural... More
December 02, 2005
Hit 'Em Again, Harder
J. Peter Mulhern
When he took the nation's highest office, George W. Bush famously called himself a uniter, not a divider, signaling a kinder, gentler approach to Washington politics. Fat lot of good it did him. He faces opponents who offer no quarter,... More
December 02, 2005
In Defense of Hillary... Sort of
Rick Moran
If you look very closely, you can see patches of ice forming along the banks of the River Styx. Charon, the ferryman, is seriously contemplating trading in his flat bottomed boat for an ice breaker, while he worries that soon... More
December 02, 2005
The Independent Counsel Statute Ends With A Whimper
Jim Rhoads
Congress passed the Independent Counsel Statute in the wake of Watergate nearly 30 years ago. It last extended that statute in 1994, allowing it to lapse in 2004 by its own Sunset terms. Few mourned its demise. Under that statute,... More
December 01, 2005
Charging Dual Loyalty for American Jews: Then and Now
Clarice Feldman
An old and dishonorable tradition has returned to American politics: charging that American Jews are not to be trusted because their loyalties lie elsewhere. Once upon a time, such charges earned scorn and ostracism for those who made them. Today,... More
December 01, 2005
The 1000th Execution
Mac Johnson
Evidently, reporting the constant drip, drip, drip of casualties from the Iraq War has been so much fun for the American media that they have decided to apply the same water torture technique to propagandizing another favorite cause: death penalty... More
December 01, 2005
Sustaining the narrative
Greg Richards
The ongoing conflict in Iraq is the first war in modern history that has been fought with the virtually unanimous opposition of the mainstream press. Yes, the press came to be in opposition in the Vietnam War, but the administration... More
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