Information is a powerful solvent. It can melt away the illusions created by propagandists. The truth is addictive. People with a hunger for news generally crave the rush they get from learning the 'rest of the story' the way a jittery junkie craves a hit of heroin.   This preference for... More

The distressing news footage on our television sets this morning, of swarming Iraqis burning and mutilating Western civilian corpses on the streets of Falluja, are an indicator that Coalition forces have not dealt firmly enough with that hive of anti—American and anti—Western... More

The arrest of eight British Muslim terror suspects, and the discovery of half a ton of fertilizer in London yesterday, should be sending shockwaves through the UK's intelligence and security organizations such as MI5.   Even if found guilty, these eight British passport—holders of... More

It had already been a two rough weeks for the opposition candidate, with John Kerry slipping and cursing a Secret Service agent on the Idaho ski slopes, and only a Malaysian Jew—hater fessing up to being a foreign leader who wants Kerry to win. Last week was supposed to be the Democrats'... More

Imagine going for a night out to the theatre in Germany during the 1930s. It would have been quite normal — with not one eyebrow raised in the audience — to be watching a production which showed film footage of Jews being beaten up. This would not be shown to elicit any sympathy, but... More

It's one thing to sensibly argue the pros and cons of the EU Constitution in relation to British economic, political and strategic interests. But it is quite another to use the dreadful events in Madrid, and the generally higher level of fear of terrorism amongst the population, to bounce the UK... More

A new phenomenon has been sweeping American in the past year. Boutique ultrasound centers, with names like Fetal Fotos or Womb's Window, have sprung up across America, offering parents pictures of their unborn babies. These commercial ultrasound shops utilize a newer, high—density 3—D... More

Democrats, it would seem, have developed a sudden new sense of protectiveness for those who tell tales out of school. Anyone who remembers the name Linda Tripp cannot help but be amused at the Democrats rushing forward to decry the 'trashing' of Richard Clarke. Where were these same Democrats when... More

In the spring of 2003, the international press corps fell in love with the new Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen). Abbas was the alternative to Arafat the US has been seeking, a cultured nogotiator, and a temperate civil servant. His ascension would allow the US to... More

The American Thinker has caught the BBC in the act of trying to cover up an instance of their bias, which we reported earlier today in an article entitled BBC Linguistic Double Standards. Shortly after we publicized this case of BBC anti—Israel bias, they broke the link we provided, and... More

The current President of the EU, Romano Prodi, appears to be having an identity crisis. He doesn't seem to know, from one moment to the next, whether he's in charge of the EU or head of the Italian opposition to Silvio Berlusconi.   As reported by AP on Saturday, a letter has appeared on the... More

Just as the poll tax was Margaret Thatcher's final act of nihilism, Tony Blair's may be the EU Constitution, which he's now indicated he'll push through without a referendum before the next general election. His continued survival after the politically fraught days in the run—up to the Iraq... More

Americans owe a huge debt of thanks to the Toronto Police, for extraordinary work, above and beyond the call of duty. Members of the child exploitation branch of the Toronto Police sex crimes unit managed to extract enough information from a collection of child—porn images posted on an... More

Everyone expected this presidential campaign to be an acrimonious one, but few thought it would sink to the level of blaming the President for the September 11 attack on America. It seems apparent now that the Democrats believe they can only win in November if they characterize Bush's leadership... More

After reading The Guardian's repulsive obituary for Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, one must never again doubt the revisionist creativity of the British left. The author of this abomination, David Hirst, should be giving classes to Holocaust apologists.   Take your hats off to Mr. Hirst, ladies and... More

For Americans who may not be aware of this fact, Tony Blair, the British PM, is not a Conservative. It is perhaps easy to think of him as one, considering his steadfast support for President Bush, and his determination —— much to the disappointment of half the British population... More

President George W. Bush said: "We will bring freedom to others, and we will prevail."Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld suggested that terrorists are being created faster than we can arrest or kill them.One might wonder if they're fighting different wars. Bush suggests "reprogramming" his enemy;... More

Imagine a huge state broadcasting network in the US completely financed by a tax levied on every single household with a television set.   Perhaps this fee might cost about $200 every year and there would be no way to opt out — short of getting rid of the offending TV set. It would make... More

The Israeli assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin has provided another opportunity to witness the alarming double standards displayed by the EU in regard to the war on terrorism.   Their theory of Terrorist Relativity is based on the idea that one man's 'terrorist' is another's 'freedom... More

Most of America will not see a campaign ad for President Bush or Senator John Kerry this year. That is because most of us do not live in the 17 designated battleground states. I was in Florida a week ago, and Bush ads were all over radio and television. The ads are having an immediate impact.... More

In mid—February, President George W. Bush gave a detailed rundown of how Dr. A. Q. Khan, the "father" of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, had masterminded covert transfers of nuclear technology and know—how to countries such as Iran and Libya.  As if to underscore the harm the... More

The German chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, has been letting it be known, in a rather forceful manner, that Germany deserves to occupy a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. He's telling anyone who'll listen to him that Germany —— after over half a century of rehab —— is... More

The European Union has a demonstrated record of corruption, most recently in its statistical agency. Even though it has a 'parliament' which sits in Strasbourg, its bureaucracy, based hundreds of miles away in Brussels, is notably endowed with arbitrary power.   The Brussels Eurocrats are in... More

One Clinton foreign policy initiative that was claimed to be  'successful' by the former President and his supporters was the Nato mission to stop the Serbs' attempted  ethnic cleansing of Kosovo. The Nato bombing mission in 1999 forced the Serbs to succumb, and allowed several hundred... More

Recent events across the world may have inadvertently strengthened Blair's and Bush's hand. Whatever one may think of the Iraq War; any intellectually honest person has to admire the two leaders' staying power and strength of will. As some of the Western media are blathering about the Coalition's... More

I hope that someone is collecting a comprehensive list of all the hate crime hoaxes which have been discovered in recent years. It often seems that hoaxes are so common that skepticism should always be appropriate when a new instance of racist, sexist, anti—homosexual, anti—Semitic, or... More

One of the few 'movements' that the mainstream media have yet to praise and promote is the evangelical movement in America. Despite the dramatic growth in the number of people who consider themselves evangelicals, commentators and critics have routinely disparaged the theology and practices that... More

By now the politics of Spain are in the hands of terrorists.  The extremist group that claimed credit for the attacks of March 11 today has issued a communiqué in which they declared the suspension of attacks. This follows the electoral victory by PSOE (Socialist Party).  The text of the... More

The leftwing British think tank, Demos, has released a report ambitiously named —— of all things  —— 'Masters of the Universe'. It may sound like a well known cartoon, or Tom Wolfe's description of a bond trader party. But beware: this report is nothing short of a... More

Italian blogger Enzo Reale, a resident of Spain, has been closely following developments there since the Madrid train bombings. Courtesy of our Italian—speaking friend Alex Frasco, we are pleased to provide our readers with a translation of his recent efforts.   First entry — March... More

How would Americans feel, if Europeans actually controlled the swing vote in a tight US Presidential election? In reality, for that scenario to be cued up, this year's election result only has to be nearly as close as the 2000 election.  The Europeans are already campaigning, and have a... More

Controlling the terms of a debate is crucial. Take, for example, the debate over partial—birth abortion.  Were it to be called the debate over 'Intact Dilation and Extraction' abortion as abortion—rights advocates call it, there might be more public support for the procedure. The... More

The (PSOE) Socialist party may have won the Spanish elections yesterday, but Al—Qaeda was the real victor and you can bet they've been at the non—alcoholic bubbly all night long. While those of us who support the war on terror need to remember the victims of the Madrid bombings, let's... More

CBS, the broadcaster of the NCAA basketball championship tournament, has referred to the games by the moniker 'March Madness' for so many years, the term has entered the popular vernacular.    On a more serious geopolitical front, the news of the past few days has reminded us once again... More

The British media are treating the terror attacks on Spain and America very differently. This may come as a great shock to most Americans —— specifically those who remember Tony Blair and his 'shoulder to shoulder' speech after 9/11. But having studied the UK's left—sided... More

Brown University has been the most radical left wing campus in America, ever since failed Clinton health care plan guru Ira Magaziner led a successful student revolt in the 1960s, and 'reformed' the university out of handing out grades, and supporting imperialism, racism, and patriarchy in its... More

Last week, Massachusetts State Representative Elizabeth Malia, speaking on behalf of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered community, stated that marriage has never been a rigid, inflexible institution, but has continually evolved and changed with evolving social needs. In her view,... More

Saudi Arabia has launched an undeclared war on George W. Bush. This simple fact must be understood by policy and strategy elites, the press, and the general electorate. Otherwise, the Saudis may well succeed in their tacit campaign to sabotage the long term success of America's war on terror, by... More

Demography is, as the saying goes, destiny. China faces a time bomb. Official population policy, which forces families to abort or prevent pregnancies beyond the state—imposed limit of one, combined with the Confucian preference for boys over girls, has resulted in a grave mismatching of... More

Senator John Kerry has been making nice with Jewish leaders the past two weeks since he has become the all but certain nominee of his party to run against President Bush. He met with 40 major Jewish organization leaders in New York last week, and publicly reversed position on several issues related... More

Senior executives of a certain large organization faced a problem. They owed the public a periodic report of their results, and the numbers just weren't good enough, jeopardizing future access to money. So, they decided to fudge: change some assumptions, apply a different standard, and make the... More

Mike Farrell, best known for his role as doctor BJ Hunnicutt in the 1970s television series M*A*S*H, is back in the news in California. Farrell is an ardent opponent of the death penalty, and this month's cause celebre is convicted killer Kevin Cooper, whom Farrell and others are attempting to... More

In a ruling last week, U.S. District Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton denied the U.S. Justice department access to medical records from San Francisco General Hospital and Planned Parenthood for use in  its upcoming defense of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act. Judge Hamilton is also one of the... More

The New York Times has just run two unintentionally hilarious articles by David Kirkpatrick, covering evangelical Christians attending Patrick Henry College in Virginia, which was established to serve graduates of home schools.   Writing in a tone reminiscent of a vampire anthropologist... More

The Democrats have hit on a savvy approach to dealing with the appearance of being severely under—funded in the race against President Bush.а I say appearance of beingа under—funded, since the Kerry effort in the next few months will include his own fund —raising, and that of... More

Democrats, including presumptive Presidential nominee John Forbes Kerry, have learned well the art of the Big Lie. Assert early and often something contrary to the truth, and it will be repeated by others (especially by allies in the press). The sheer repetition will lend the presumption of truth... More

California voters handed Arnold Schwarzenegger a huge win on Tuesday, solidly backing two ballot measures he supported, enabling the state to refinance its 'credit card debt' of operating deficits inherited from Gray Davis. Remarkably, the two measures had been strongly rejected by voters in early... More

In the summer of 2003, I served as Chief of Staff in the Iraqi Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), an organization formerly called the Ministry of Atomic Energy. The Ministry had a small staff of Americans and Iraqis, and was one of several ministries of the Coalition Provisional Authority... More

India announced Monday that a 340 mile long electrified fence, being constructed along the line of control in Kashmir that separates Indian and Pakistani forces, will be ready by summer.    There are some interesting parallels with Israel's current security fence, being constructed... More

Berkeley, California has done it again. America's most 'progressive' city now finds itself unable to feed many of its children school lunches, and in those few schools still with a cafeteria, is resorting to pre—packaged airline—style food. 'Everyone agrees the food is terrible,' says... More