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Archives for January 2015

Gunmen Shout “Allah Akbar”

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The French police are looking for Cherif Kouachi and Said Kouachi, two of the suspected attackers in the Charlie Hebdo Paris massacre. An ID document for Said Kouchai was found by police at the murder scene. Among the shooting victims was Charlie Hebdo editor and cartoonist Stephane Charbonnier. Police found an ID document of Said […]

Happy New Year from Gene Healy

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Cato’s Gene Healy picks the five worst op-eds for the year, writing at Reason.com, “Some people make New Year’s resolutions; I prefer New Year’s recriminations.” First up is Dr. Keith Ablow, at FoxNews.com. Gene writes of Ablow’s piece: “We need the spirit of an American jihad” insists psychiatrist and Fox News commentator Dr. Keith Ablow—not, […]

“Reverend” Hustler or Criminal?

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According to the erudite Taki Theodoracopulos, the mind-warping distortion of the idea of reverence being associated with a hustler and criminal like Al Sharpton necessitates the use of quotes around reverend. Taki writes, “In view of the recent cold-blooded murders of two policemen, the depraved anti-cop rhetoric of Sharpton and de Blasio (NY mayor Bill) […]

“Like Cuba without Sunshine”

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Those words were uttered as a warning to François Hollande as high-earning soccer players threatened to go on strike, and the richest man in France, Bernard Arnault, threatened to follow actor Gérard Depardieu, along with 200,000 other French, to southern Belgium. All because of the supertax imposed on high-income earners. The hallmark of Mr. Hollande’s […]

And the Beat Goes On

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What makes someone great at what they do? I’ve been thinking about that while enjoying NPR’s daily feature this week on drums and drumming called Beat Week. Monday it was the funky drummers for James Brown, John “Jabo” Starks and Clyde Stubblefield. Tuesday was Neil Peart from the band Rush. Today it’s the beats used […]

Boehner Indeed a Sore Winner

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Twenty-five Republican members of the House correctly voted against John Boehner for House Majority Leader. House Speaker John Boehner was elected to his third term as the No. 1 Republican in the lower chamber, but not without resistance from more than two-dozen fellow GOP lawmakers. Boehner collected 216 votes. Former speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., his closest […]

Nauseating Government Thuggery

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The Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell writes, “According to Gallup, Americans now identify ‘government’ as the most important problem facing the United States.” According to Gallup, Americans now identify “government” as the most important problem facing the United States. That doesn’t surprise. Gallup also found last year that big government is considered a far greater danger […]

Hostility and Anger Among Democrats

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Pat Buchanan explains that NY Mayor Bill de Blasio, Al Sharpton, Eric Holder and President Obama have all given aid and comfort to the war on cops. They “all out on point saying that blacks, especially young black males, were all too often victimized by racist cops.” Pat concludes: “Whether the issue is income inequality […]

Stop Rooting for Russia’s Collapse

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The Cato Institute’s Chris Preble explains, “An unstable political situation in Russia—a country with still thousands of nuclear weapons—is not in America’s (or anyone else’s) interests.” Chris further notes, “Policymakers should also seek to end the slush fund known as OCO funding. Funding for overseas military operations should be included in the DoD’s base discretionary […]

Delicious, Simple, Clean and Healthful

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Are you looking to get off to a nutritious, healthful start in the New Year? In many of the world’s traditional cuisines, the most important piece of equipment in the kitchen is the stockpot. A good stock, containing the minerals of bones, cartilage, marrow and vegetables, is easy to digest and assimilate. According to Nourishing […]