I was just speaking with a normally reasonable friend, and she said something that just sent me through the roof. Normally we do not talk about politics, simply out of avoiding difficulties. However, someone mentioned the latest suicide bombing at the seder, and my friend stated that “it was unfortunate.” It was then that I …
Archives for March 2002
This can not be excused,
This can not be excused, can not be explained away, and can not go unpunished.
27 March, 2002. The day
27 March, 2002. The day that George W. Bush violated his oath of office.
National Review has a new
National Review has a new web design, and it is busy and annoying and gives me a headache. For extra pleasure, the columns are super wide and a pain in the arse to read. Thanks, guys.
Tom Friedman, another NY Times
Tom Friedman, another NY Times columnist, on free speech: The Saudi poet, Abdul Mohsen Musalam, in his poem “The Corrupt on Earth,” published March 10 in the newspaper Al-Madina, wrote: “It is sad that in the Muslim world, justice is suffering from a few judges who care for nothing but their bank accounts and their …
Poor Mr. Nick Kristoff gets
Poor Mr. Nick Kristoff gets Mr. Lilek’s dander up and pays the price- In other words, Lileks has a new screed up. Kristoff = Italics, Lileks = Bold A sample: It also turns out that a British organization, Indict, is already pursuing an indictment against Saddam for war crimes. And the Belgian organization Frown is …
Sorry folks, but some cultures
Sorry folks, but some cultures are just inferior. Nigeria happens to be one of them. I wonder if Mr. Zogby will condemn this? Via Pejman.