The Meaning of Jihad
The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) has published a first-rate piece on the meaning of jihad: “Jihad Today” by Menahem Milson (Inquiry and Analysis Series, No. 411 , December 20, 2007)....
View ArticleIslamic States and Thought Crimes: The Thug’s Ideal
On March 13, I gave my talk “The post Islamic States and Thought Crimes: The Thug’s Ideal appeared first on Capitalism Magazine.
View ArticleOn The Rise of Islamic Rule in Turkey
According to a recent article in the Jerusalem Post (“Is Turkey’s Government Starting a Muslim Reformation?” Daniel Pipes, May 22, 2008), a government ministry in Turkey, the so-called “Presidency of...
View ArticleAmerica Should Not Abandon Israel — The Front Line of Civilization
I just returned from a speaking engagement at Tel Aviv University (see pictures here). My honorarium was four days of sight-seeing in Tel Aviv, Abu Gosh, Jerusalem, En Gedi and Masada, and a series of...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Members of Congress on the Financial Mess
Dear Members of Congress: On September 16 [2008] I sent a letter to my congressman, and to other senior US government officials, that consisted of three sentences: “I oppose all bailouts of financial...
View ArticleA Nation of Sacrificers: McCain’s Love of What is Not America
One thing that is often implied, if not made explicit, about this election is that John McCain–like George Bush–really loves his country. Of course he makes mistakes in particular areas, the apologists...
View ArticleGeorge W. Bush’s Empowerment of Iran
The recent surge in Iraq has gotten great press lately. Clearly Iraq is calmer than it has been in years. The surge itself, some have claimed, demonstrates how the Bush administration has learned to...
View ArticleThe Conservative Package Deal
One of the worst mistakes that one can make in about this election is to see the two-parties as standing for a fundamental alternative. The symptom of this is when an opponent of Party A (“don’t vote...
View ArticleAirstrikes Against Iran?
Why do I assume that air strikes against Iran will be ineffective, especially given the sad shape of the Iranian economy and its weak military capability? [1] My answer: because everything Bush has...
View ArticleReason or Faith: The Republican Alternative
The presidential election of 2008 was more significant than the mere defeat of John McCain; it was a resounding defeat of the Republican party. Conscientious Republicans are now faced with the...
View ArticleThe Charlotte Tea Party Speech
The Charlotte Tea Party Speech by Dr. John David Lewis, Dept. of Political Science, Duke University was first first delivered on April 15, 2009, Charlotte, North Carolina. This is a slightly revised...
View ArticleWhat 'Right' to Health Care?
As the issue of health care reform builds to a legislative climax, it is important that we not merely parrot the same kinds of proposals we have seen for the past 50 years. A Point of View writer on...
View ArticleJewish Settlements and Israeli Law
We are hearing a lot now about Israel’s creation of “Jewish” settlements on “Palestinian land.” These settlements are created, we are often told, to extend the “apartheid state” of Israel by squeezing...
View ArticleThe Health Care Bill: What HR 3200, “America’s Affordable Health Choices Act...
What does the bill, HR 3200, short-titledThe post The Health Care Bill: What HR 3200, “America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009,” Says appeared first on Capitalism Magazine.
View ArticleSuppose Car Insurance Was Considered to Be a ‘Right’
The major impetus behind the Democratic health care plans is not economic–it is moral. The claim that health care is a moral right has motivated enormous government coercions against the medical...
View ArticleThe Collapse of America? The Dire Message of Mr. David Walker
A person who is in the pay of the government is not always free to speak publicly about the most pressing issues he confronts. Administrators who are appointed to perform specific tasks are generally...
View ArticleReport from the 9/11 and 9/12/2009 Washington Protests
On Friday, September 11, 2009 the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights and the Competitive Enterprise Institute held a briefing at the National Press Club for Tea Party Organizers. Perhaps 300 people...
View ArticleWhat The "Affordable Health Care For America Act," HR3962, Actually Says
What does the bill recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, HR3962, short-titled the Affordable Health Care for America Act, actually say about major health-care issues? I here pose a few...
View ArticleHatred of Western Civilization: Why Terrorists Attacked America
Originally published on Septmeber 20th, 2001–To the students of Ashland University: university teachers have wide latitude in their choice and presentation of subjects. In America university courses...
View ArticleThe Mythical “Right to Healthcare”
After fifty years of growing government programs, health care costs continue to rise. The U.S. government now controls nearly half of all health care dollars, and the crisis is becoming acute. The...
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