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Foley

Today's Wall Street Journal raises points related to the ones I raised earlier today [http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110009033]: > But in today's politically correct culture, it's easy to understand how senior Republicans might well have decided they had no

Page Scandal

I don't blog much about politics, but I'm interested in the page scandal [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061003/ap_on_el_ge/foley_fallout;_ylt=AshUKVo__zDe9EqOluf28iyyFz4D;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--] because I'm curious to see how the press handles it. Let's

No Citgo at 7-Eleven

> 7-Eleven Inc. dropped Venezuela-owned Citgo as its gasoline supplier after more than 20 years as part of a previously announced plan by the convenience store operator to launch its own brand of fuel. [http://finance.myway.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt.jsp?section=news&feed=ap&src=

I Wouldn't Hold that Head in Public

> A leading opera house [in Berlin] canceled a 3-year-old production of Mozart's "Idomeneo" that included a scene showing the severed head of the Prophet Muhammad, unleashing a furious debate over free speech. I'm shocked that the production lasted three years. Are the Arabs

The Swedish Deal

Great commentary at Spero about the reality of Sweden's welfare state and economy [http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idcategory=34&idSub=158&idArticle=5664] . Excerpt: > A closer examination, however, reveals that the famous "Swedish Model" does not work very well. This

Lewis' Overview of Modern Islam

Imprimis [http://www.hillsdale.edu/imprimis/] has run a good piece by Bernard Lewis about Islam (does Lewis write about anything else?). The guts of the piece is a fairly common overview of the modern Muslim world, but it's worth reading if you're a little sketchy

Simple Solution to Water Threats

But can PETA protests be far away? [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,214347,00.html] [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,214347,00.html] > San Francisco, New York, Washington and other big cities are using bluegills – also known as sunfish or bream – as a sort of

The Pope's Sin

Well, I downloaded the Pope's statement that is causing all the excitement, and I've concluded that it must be the statement set forth in the blog post below that set off the Muslims. Only one page of the seven-page speech mentions Islam, and that one page

Nauseating is Right

I can't really set this one up any better than the blogger (established writer Ross Douthat) has done. Just check it out [http://www.theamericanscene.com/2006/09/nausea-so-profound-occasionally-i-like.php] . And bring something to vomit in. Summary: Female writer and mother who takes a month off each year

9/11 Days

Well, 9/11 Days are here again. Some of you may recall that I wrote about it last year at Catholic Exchange (link [http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=1&art_id=29945]). Whew, did I get hate mail for that one. One lady even suggested