thoughts in and out of season
James Kalb The theory that EU expansion is the solution to popular concern in Europe about job security and crime isn’t Jack Straw’s personal fantasy. Others share it too. Possible bases for the theory include:
Immigration hits Anytown, USA: New ethnic patchwork frays community bonds. It’s not clear why one would choose for this to happen.
Good news of a minor sort: British Columbia actually did shut down its human rights commission, although (as suggested in our earlier notice) something equally bad is presumably in the works.
Money, the Internet and homosexuality: it all comes together in the electronic world market of everything. Untapped Webizens: Seeking Out the Gay and Lesbian Market deals with the personal importance of the internet to homosexuals, and the importance of both to sellers of expensive cutting-edge consumer goods.
Mark Steyn writes in his usual style about Mohammed Atta’s attempt to get a government loan to finance the purchase of an airplane, but the witticisms aren’t necessary. The actual interview with the loan officer can stand alone: after an hour-long discussion about cutting her throat, destroying Washington D.C., and the greatness of Osama bin … More ...
What to do? There’s plenty for right-wingers to complain about but solutions are notoriously scarce. A couple of days ago I put up a piece with some suggestions. Here are some others that friends have put forward:
War with Holland? We had a poll on the subject several weeks ago and most people thought the idea was silly. Now it’s in the news: US-Kongress droht Niederlanden mit Invasion (“US Congress threatens the Netherlands with invasion”). It seems the Dutch are annoyed that Congress is talking about protecting Americans from the International Criminal … More ...
Why are we the universal policeman? U.S. Will Hunt Masterminds of Rwanda Genocide through an “aggressive and targeted” campaign to hunt down those responsible, with rewards of up to $5 million for information leading to their arrest.
Christians aren’t allowed to be victims because it makes Islam look bad, and besides it detracts from Jewish suffering: Italian writer accused of distorting history. Meanwhile, Chronicles writer Srdja Trifkovic presents a dissenting view of the historical relation between the religion of peace and tolerance and Christianity.
The New York Times refers to a program in North Korea mostly involving compulsory termination of pregnancy as “prison baby killings”. It’s true some of the infants are killed a few seconds after they would have been candidates for death by intact dilation and evacuation—that is, immediately after birth—but the emphasis in the article … More ...