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Fukuyama on Muslims

I disagree with Francis Fukuyama's "Democracy for All!" approach (and heck, based on this blurb, I'm not even sure he believes in it), but he raises a good point [http://www.washtimes.com/culture/culturebriefs.htm]: > Radical Islamism is in no way an

There is No Possible Domestic Policy

WaPo and others continue to think there's a way to placate the rioters [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/08/AR2005110801109.html] : > But the insoluble violence in urban France should inspire more than just schadenfreude in this country. Although there isn't yet

Steyn on Eurabian Wars

Mark Steyn has, as usual, a great piece at The Telegraph today about the Frog riots [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2005/11/08/do0802.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2005/11/08/ixopinion.html] . Excerpt: > The first country formally to embrace "multiculturalism"

Chirac Not Liberal Enough

Good ole New York Times. What's the problem in France these days? Chirac and his ilk aren't liberal enough [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/08/opinion/08tue2.html]. At one point, the editorial even seems to imply that an affirmative action plan would have helped

Natural Law at WaPo

WaPo has run a piece this morning about the potential 5-Catholic Supreme Court [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/06/AR2005110601134.html] . The first half is ho-hum: the composition reflects tolerance toward Catholics, but does it reflect America's demographics? But the second half made some

NYT for Alito?

The NYT runs a lengthy article about Alito this morning [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/07/politics/politicsspecial1/07alito.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5094&en=ac4868138c94cfe3&hp&ex=1131426000&partner=homepage] . A very nice piece. Either Alito is a heckuva good man and the

Steyn on the Eurabian Civil War

Great column [http://www.suntimes.com/output/steyn/cst-edt-steyn06.html]. Excerpts: > For half a decade, French Arabs have been carrying on a low-level intifada against synagogues, kosher butchers, Jewish schools, etc. The concern of the political class has been to prevent the spread of these attacks to targets of

More on Eurabian Civil War

WaPo logs on today with a piece that bleeds sympathy for the French rioters [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/05/AR2005110501515.html] . It's the same kind of analysis we're accustomed to: these people are neglected, disenfranchised. But then you look more carefully

Barbarians in Paris

As the first wave of the Eurabian Civil War [http://www.radioblogger.com/#001126] enters its tenth day, it might be a good time to re-read Theodore Dalrymple's prophetic (2002) piece, "The Barbarians at the Gates of Paris." Link [http://www.city-journal.org/html/12_4_

Warnings about Warnings

This is Kafkaesque. No, it's just stupid. The paternalists are concerned that the warning stickers on prescription drugs don't give us enough information and may prompt people not to read the full instructions. Can a ban against those efficient stickers be far behind? NYT Link [http: