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• Declaring Jihad On “Uncle Tom”
  It did not pass by unnoticed to me this week when, even before Barack Obama was inaugurated to office, Al Qaeda had produced a video denouncing him. However, it is the way that they denounced him that is most interesting because the simple fact that Al Qaeda denounces United States’ presidents is a well-known fact. [...]
• Obama Cabinet Choices So Far — Grade A-
  The past week has allowed us to glimpse the outlines of the new Obama administration at least personality wise with policy implications therein by the people either announced or heavily leaked as cabinet choices and so far for this conservative the choices have been, for the most part, outstanding so let’s take a look at [...]
• Sullivan v Dreher
  Andrew Sullivan reacts to Rod Dreher. Nobody said this marriage debate would be easy. I guess it goes to the heart of the question of modernity. Dreher sees it intrinsically bound to the failures of our modern culture. Sullivan says Dreher’s vision of a return to an older, simpler past is [...]
• Consumerism and Community in America
  We have become a nation without restraint, fed at the trough of greed and materialism, told we are worthless unless we are all CEO's, unless we are all driving the best cars and watching our nightly shows on the biggest, flattest , most colorful screens available. We are taught to emulate pop-stars and business executives rather than poets and heroes-- […]
• Thoughts on Family in America
  “The thing to remember about fathers is, they’re men. A girl has to keep it in mind: They are dragon–seekers, bent on improbable rescues. Scratch any father, you find someone chock–full of qualms and romantic terrors, believing change is a threat - like your first shoes with heels on, like your first bicycle it took [...]
• Scary as Ever: Liberalism and the New Culture War
  Most folks probably wouldn’t quibble with Peter Beinart’s argument in new his piece at Time, “The New Liberal Order.” Public demands for activist goverment - a new liberal order - are high, and the public is optimistic that the coming Barack Obama administration will achieve great things in the years ahead. But Beinart offers a flawed […]
• Malkin defends Kucinich
  Michelle Malkin, of all people, gives props to Dennis Kucinich of all people:Believe it or not, I am going to say something nice about Democrat Rep. Dennis Kucinich. He voted against the bailout every time. In a ready-for-YouTube exchange, he snorted when Kashkari said, (paraphrasing here) “taxpayer money shouldn’t be poured into businesses that are goin […]
• Ethnonationalism and the cultural dispute with Islam, Israel and the U.S.
  That there is a conflict existing between the Jewish state of Israel and its neighbors is a known fact throughout the world. From there, however, explaining the conflict further and exploring its roots requires a certain amount of nuance. Most casual observers may equate the conflict over religious differences between two monotheistic faiths or even [...]
• Question
  Alright, I’ve been thinking that this publication needs to shift away from “neoconservative” politics, as it doesn’t really focus on that theme much anyway these days.  My own views have shifted somewhat from the mainstream American neoconservative ideology toward a doctrine probably more closely aligned with the Realists but with on […]
• Blogroll update
  …added a “Newsvine Colunists” section which I will be expanding upon.. …added Jac to the roll.  Son of prominent blogger Ann Althouse–runs a pretty damn good blog, himself…