Hour by torturous hour, the news grows ever grimmer. An event unlike any other in modern industrialized history is taking place right before our eyes. The stories of individual heroism and mob cowardice are obscuring the real story — a story that story simply cannot be told because the modern... More

Last week I watched a History Channel program that dealt with the Viking invasions of Europe.  It occurred to me that one of our main problems in responding to the Muslim menace is rooted in the sorry Judeo—Christian miasma of guilt, from which the Muslim doesn't suffer.  The... More

On Monday August 22, 2005, the settlement called Kadim ceased to exist. Established in 1984 in north central Samaria, it was within walking distance to Jenin, a hotbed of Palestinian terrorism. This West Bank community was originally home to forty—two families. Before September 2000, the... More

Surprise! The Washington Post is "disappointed" by the Constitution just drafted by the elected Iraqi Constitutional Assembly. The Arab League is tisk—tisking, but all its members are despotic criminocracies, so that doesn't mean a lot. And our friends the Europeans are skeptical, fresh from... More

We must, it is said, 'win the battle of ideas' with the terrorists. In the minds of many people, this equates to 'winning the hearts and minds' of Muslims, which in turn equates to doing what they want. The first battle of ideas we must win is with these false equations, which turn the struggle for... More

[Editor's note: Questioning Darwin's explanation for the origins of life has become a taboo in many quarters, the supposed mark of what the San Francisco Chronicle sneeringly calls "the caveman club." Intelligent Design Theory, with its origins in pagan classical Greek philosophy, is denounced... More

Fresh from his ground—breaking performance on ABC's This Week last Sunday, New York Times economic fiction—writer, Paul Krugman, has penned an  op—ed  filled with more insipid economic distortions than most people can take with their morning coffee. In this most... More

Here we are at back—to—school time, and all across the nation colleges are prodding our children into freshman orientation.  Today, of course, that means catechizing the young into the religion of 'anti—racism.' And instead of inducting our kids into the cult of Americanism,... More

On November 14, 2004 Colonel James H. Coffman accompanied the 3rd Battalion, 1st Iraqi Special Police Commando Brigade as it moved quickly to help out another of its platoons under attack in a Mosul police station. Major General Adnan Thebit's Special Police Commandos had previously proven their... More

Few people know that Muhammad says in the Quran that he takes refuge in Allah from evil witches who cast spells. Few people know that early reliable Islamic sources reveal that before Muhammad's ministry went public in Mecca, he nearly committed suicide multiple times. Few people know that early... More

In recent months the mainstream media has been overflowing with articles discussing the economic threat that China poses to the global economy in industries ranging from textiles to autos. In response to these anxieties and fears, many politicians on both the left and right are pressing for... More

NEW YORK (Nov. 20, 1776) — The grieving mother of an American soldier killed in action during the recent failed defense of Fort Washington is demanding an audience with Gen. George Washington. 'George is the biggest butcher on the face of the earth,' Mrs. Ima Benedict declared to a throng... More

No one knows another's life. Certainly no child really knows all there is of a father's. But in broad strokes I will try to tell the things which I knew were meaningful to my father. He  was born in a small village in Poland. I've seen the name spelled in a variety of ways, but... More

Paul Krugman, provides a small correction box at the bottom of his column today in the New York Times, to deal with some of his multitude of errors in his two recent columns on the Florida election controversy in 2000, and the Ohio controversy (a controversy, really, only for hard core... More

My mother says she is a Darwinist. I'm not sure of all the things that could or should imply. I take it to mean the she does not believe that the Cosmos and all that it contains is the result of the will of a Supreme Being. Nature just exists and that is all there is to it. Asking what is the... More

Most of the responses I received about my recent article on intelligent design were frankly too irrational to deserve a reply.  However, several of them did seem to indicate that I had failed to explicitly state my rationale for regarding 'Statement 1' as scientific or for requiring... More

A humorist once responded to a rebuke of his puns by saying 'I don't know if puns are the 'lowest form of humor', but I'm sure that the disparagement of puns is the lowest form of criticism.'  In the same spirit, I am forced to say that, whether or not the idea of 'intelligent design' (or... More

The deception of the mainstream media concerning the military capabilities of our enemies continues unabated.  Washington Post staff writer Dafna Linzer has teamed with a mysterious group of scientists hired by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to write a ludicrous article... More

From the moment President Bush set his war policy after the 9—11 attacks, our country has been divided into two factions.  The first faction supports the President because it believes he's doing the right thing, while the second faction opposes the President because it believes he's... More

Samuel Johnson famously said that patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, and he was right ——— in 1775. But that was long before the rise of the Left. Today, patriotism is treated with contempt. If Dr. Johnson were alive today, he would see pacifism as the last resort of... More

A front—page story concerning Iran in Tuesday's Washington Post was clearly intended to thwart American efforts preventing that country from obtaining nuclear weapons, as well as to embarrass the Bush administration with more implications of faulty intelligence. In an article entitled 'No... More

I was contacted recently by a source (who wishes to remain anonymous) who is a local Washington, D.C. community leader and who has 'done some computer work for several candidates over the years in DC.'  He is also a man who has conducted his own study of vote—fraud in the... More

The New York Times has apparently abandoned all pretense of representingfacts and events without editorial bias, at least when it comes toarchaeology. Consider this story about the capital of an ancient kingdom, a citywhere the king lived in a palace built of sumptuous materials imported... More

It was recently reported that Islam will be the main source of Iraq's law and her parliament will observe religious principles.  Parliament will also be restricted from passing laws that contradict Islamic ideals. This news will not be greeted well by the country's women or religious... More

Paul Krugman, tries to respond today to withering attacks on his column from last Friday in which he declared that a full statewide manual recount would have given Al Gore the victory in Florida in 2000.  Somebody at the New York Times may have gotten concerned about how far from the truth... More

So the hard left and the Islamists have established a coordinating committee, according to  Douglas Davis of the London Spectator.  In Britain the steering committee of the Marxist—Islamist alliance consists of 33 members — 18 from myriad hard—Left groups, three from the... More

The withdrawal of Israeli settlements from the Gaza strip is proceeding as well as could be hoped given the circumstances.  Most Americans cannot even imagine the trauma of having their families uprooted and sent elsewhere, so many have seen it as another retreat in the face of... More

First it was nonexistent weapons of mass destruction.  Then he was AWOL.  After that came Plamegate.  So, what pray tell will be the next left—wing attack on our president?  Potentially, the manner in which the Vioxx story was covered this weekend by the New York Times... More

A bereaved mother of a murdered son has a right to her grief and anger and may even be excused for a certain degree of confusion. The only thing wrong with Cindy Sheehan's vigil is that it's in the wrong place. Saddam Hussein's regime was notorious for harboring Islamic terrorists such as Abu... More

Cindy Sheehan began as one of many grieving parents who lost sons and daughters in the Iraq War. Her grief has now been vaulted onto the national stage because of her determination to force President Bush to meet with her, again. Some have raised questions about Sheehan's account of her first... More

I have been getting a somewhat steady flow of emails from Muslims critics, and sometimes they are impolite and abusive—and in some ways this is understandable. They are angry. They just read an article that critically examines their religion. Anger masks fear. However, it is better to calm... More

A review of Robert Spencer's, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades,  Regnery Publishing, Washington, D.C., 2005, 270 pp. Through the first six decades of the 20th century, a cadre of erudite Christian theologians and scholars wrote illuminating, unapologetic analyses of... More

Paul Krugman, the former Enron advisor, New York Times op ed columnist, and presumably in his spare time, 'educator' at Princeton, has made a habit of distortion, and half truths in his twice—weekly columns in the 'paper of record.'  Several website have sprung up to deconstruct each... More

In 'Christianity and Islam,' a chapter of The Oxford Illustrated History of Christianity, Jeremy Johns says that 'the relationship between Christianity and Islam during the Middle Ages is usually seen, in the West, in terms of military conflict, and, in the East, in terms of the Arab contribution... More

Today, I tipped. Today I've reached my personal tipping point regarding America's efforts in Iraq. We must either dramatically increase the size and aggressiveness of our presence in Iraq, or. . . get the hell out. I say this not as one who has ever opposed the very notion of going into... More

China is taking careful, deliberate and well—coordinated action on a global scale to advance relations with strategically positioned countries possessing both the natural resources and influence to support its ascension in the international community. To accelerate the growth of its power and... More

One of the secrets to the long—term fortunes of any successful sports franchise is that they consistently develop new home—grown talent from within their organization. While teams can and do achieve momentary triumph by acquiring a high—priced free agent on a one—year... More

One hot and humid weekend this past July, America's leading Democrats —— including some of the early favorites for that party's 2008 presidential nomination such as Senator Hillary Clinton (D—NY), Senator Evan Bayh (D—IN), Governor Tom Vilsack (D—IA), and Governor Mark... More

While many conservatives still hold out hope that President Bush will reverse the abominable condition of the nation's courts, prospects look increasingly bleak. Sadly, the situation appears to be locked in its despicable state, not merely because of the autocratic nature of those presently serving... More

The revelations concerning the previous administration's efforts to subvert our anti—terror operations are confirming the worst suspicions of some critics branded as Clinton—haters or conspiracy theorists.  Now comes a report from The Cybercast News Service (CNS)  that... More

'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.' Coming of age politically during the Reagan Revolution, the present leadership of the Republican Party fought the good fight in successfully overcoming the vast inertia of 20th Century Liberalism on it's disastrous slide toward a tawdry secular... More

As Iran continues its program to develop nuclear weapons in the face of unrelenting appeasement by many Western nations and a feckless International Atomic Energy Agency, various proposals have been presented by 'experts.' Most of  these ideas have a fatal flaw: they accept the inevitability... More

Now that the democratization of Iraq has led to a constitution based on the totalitarian sharia law, perhaps President Bush and his advisors can better understand the truth enunciated by Norman Davies in his 1996 book, Europe, A History: Hitler's democratic triumph exposed the true nature of... More

Now that our annual self—flagellation over Hiroshima and Nagasaki is over, we Americans owe it to ourselves to look back at the wartime events leading up to the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan. For 60 years, opponents of President Truman's decision to use atomic weapons have sustained a... More

I've been writing hard—hitting (but fact—based) articles on Islam for a while now, and I just finished a series of articles on sharia or Islamic law, culminating in a top ten list.  Maybe a few readers wonder why I bother to write about Islam. After all, 9/11 is so long ago.... More

"Iran may now have its Stalin," wrote Niall Fergusan in the Sunday Telegraph of London this week.He is right. The new Stalinist President was "elected" with the active support of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, who evidently thought that the previous top mullahs had grown far too fat and... More

So, have you noticed that gas prices are heading higher?  The San Francisco Chronicle certainly has.  In fact, after reading this Sunday's front—page article on the subject, as well a business section cover story on the same issue, one gets the sense that the economy is about... More

The American labor union movement has split again.  Led by Andy Stern, the leader of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), a rump of private sector unions has split off from the AFL—CIO, the convocation of all American unions.  Stern believes that in order to grow the... More

For the second time in just a few weeks, the left has badly overshot in an attempt to smear Supreme Court nominee John Roberts. The two attempts reflect panic over what has from the beginning appeared to be an easy path to confirmation for the obviously highly qualified nominee.  The misfires... More

There's an old axiom in military circles that states that the first reports that stream in from the field regarding a significant event do not always present the facts as accurately as will a more in—depth evaluation conducted later on.  This is true in life as well.  However, the... More

Traditional Muslims who understand the Quran and the hadith believe that sharia (Islamic law) expresses the highest and best goals for all societies. It is the will of Allah. But is Islam just in its laws that Muhammad himself practiced and invented? This article says no for ten verifiable... More

A mother's anguish turns to ire, Her liquid tears to spears of fire, A useful fool for the liberal Left, All hatred now, no more bereft. The honor which her son embraced, Is now dishonored, now disgraced, As his mother stands atop his grave, From there to shriek, from there to rave.   Yes,... More

No group is more opposed to the idea of intellect behind nature than "intellectuals." The absence of intelligence in the universe —— save the intelligence they find abundantly in themselves and search for eagerly in space —— is a Darwinian fable that brings powerful comfort... More

I really wanted to like The Great Raid. As soon as the television ad campaign began almost two weeks ago, my appetite was whetted. There are a lot of us who are hungry to see the exploits of our military heroes, and this particular story of derring—do with a happy ending seemed to be... More

The Miramax Studios version of an epic World War Two POW rescue mission, The Great Raid, opens today.  Five hundred thirteen American prisoners—of—war, including survivors of the Bataan death march, were being held at a place called Cabanatuan on Luzon Island.  Late in the war... More

The absence of recognized and celebrated heroes whose names should have become household words by now in this war is palpable... and shameful.  No one knows what to do with them, I guess.  We send them there and then some poll decries their presence as a political liability for one party... More

Before I get into this, let me provide a little background.  I am a former Marine and served on active duty in a Reconnaissance outfit for several years.  I am quite familiar with small unit infantry tactics, MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain), and raid operations.  In the... More

Cindy Sheehan's son fought under our Commander—in—Chief.  Cindy Sheehan fights against him.  Cindy Sheehan's son was killed on the front lines. Cindy Sheehan is pushed to the front because she toes the liberal line.  We aren't supposed to fight against Cindy Sheehan... More

For almost two years since the current economic expansion began to really pick up steam, impartial economists worldwide have been wondering why so many Americans seem to not believe that a recovery is even transpiring.  Unfortunately, the cover—story of the Washington Post's business... More

Among history's most repugnant episodes of multinational capitulation was the cowardly and reprehensible manner in which France, Poland, and England forced Czechoslovakia in 1938 to accede to Hitler's demands to seize the Sudetenland, a horseshoe shaped region surrounding that nation's... More

High housing prices make people blue. Not just the young first—time home—buyers stunned at what a starter house or condo costs, or the families scrimping to pay an oversized variable—interest mortgage. There is very substantial statistical evidence and logic supporting the notion... More

Despite Discovery's successful landing this morning —— and despite brilliant recent successes with the Mars rover and comet impact missions —— the prevalent mood at NASA headquarters this morning may well be frustration. It's as if a vaudeville acrobat were to risk... More

As you may know, those big, bad, wascally Republicans have long been stealing elections with a sleight—of—hand that would do Boss Tweed proud.  It has gotten so bad that George Bush actually vanquished profoundly intellectual, eminently virtuous, truly great Americans like Al Gore... More

Iran has rejected  an EU proposal offered on August 6th, a proposed pact that the US and the West hoped would at least place some controls on the mullahs' bid to develop special nuclear material (SNM).  The deal essentially provided E—3 (France, Germany, and Great Britain)... More

It looks as though quite a kerfuffle is brewing over the new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) about Iran, which leaked earlier this week and which apparently projects that Iran won't have nuclear weapons for another 10 years. Putting aside for a moment the controversial judgment, it might be... More

After all the tragedy and heartache in London over 7/7, at least there is some good news.  Now that Prince William has got his degree at St. Andrews University, he's moving back to London and will set up house with his constant companion Kate Middleton.  So that's all right then. ... More

Part One may be read here. Classical legal opinions Sharia is Islamic law embodied in the Quran and the hadith. Fiqh is the science of applying and interpreting sharia, done by qualified judges and legal scholars. Over the first two centuries after Muhammad's death in AD 632, four main Sunni... More

[Part two of this article will appear tomorrow]Muslim spokespersons who have access to the news media are misleading the public about jihad.The Council on American Muslim Relations (CAIR ) says the following about jihad at the time this present article was posted:'Jihad' does not mean 'holy war.'... More

To the families of the brave Ohio Marines Why was it my son had to die,To preserve some truth? To hide a lie?Why did my country ask of me,To sacrifice my hopes so totally?Why must one home give up so much,Among the few to feel death's touch?Why was it my son had to die?Please let me know,... More

Twenty one Marines have been killed in the past three days.  Almost all of them were from the same unit, Third Battalion, 25th Marines, and many of them were from the same town and state.  The devastating news of their deaths has left a huge emotional and personal hole in those... More

Newt Gingrich is right, I think, that Republicans should be concerned with the results of the special election for the 2nd district House seat of recently appointed trade representative Rob Portman in the Cincinnati suburbs of Ohio. John Kerry never managed to develop a coherent message on... More

The CIA's estimate of Iranian nuke development is "absurd," according to Henry Sokolski, director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, as quoted by the Christian Science Monitor. Sokolski notes that the US developed its nuclear weapons in less than a decade. "Are we saying the... More

In July, permanent members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) , China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, met in the Kazakh capital of Astana to discuss matters of mutual importance which included trade, energy, security and technology cooperation. A growing... More

'Bush Remarks On 'Intelligent Design' Theory Fuel Debate,' read a front—page headline on Wednesday's Washington Post. President Bush's hum—drum comment — 'You're asking me whether or not people ought to be exposed to different ideas, and the answer is yes' — is treated by... More

Did you know that the Greeks and Greek Civilization are actually descended from Arabs? Did you realize that the Greek Language is actually 'of an Arabic origin'? Surely you knew that the rituals, poetry and beauty of Apollo were descended from the annual bathing ceremonies and the famous BAL dance,... More

Ever since last Friday, when Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist announced that he would support loosening restrictions on the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, the mainstream media has become absolutely giddy over the prospect of George W. Bush bowing to political defeat on the... More

As a civil rights activist and Republican Cabinet member, Arthur Fletcher had a long and distinguished career as an advisor to Republican Presidents from Richard Nixon to George H.W Bush.  Fletcher, who died last month at the age of 80, was known as the 'Father of Affirmative Action' from his... More

Forceful statements made recently by the Bush administration denouncing arrest of Iranians protesting the ruling regime in Tehran and demanding the immediate release of political prisoners including that of dissident journalist Akbar Ganji are a welcome move.  More, however, is needed, as a... More

In London, one thousand radical Islamists held a rally only 100 yards from the latest bus bombing. Tony Blair was accused of  'lies, lies and damned lies' by the leaders of the Hizb ut—Tahrir Party, which has been banned in several European countries as a danger to public safety. At the... More

A few weeks ago, when you announced your long—awaited reorganization of the Department of Homeland Security — including creation of a new Intelligence Division — the general reaction was a great big yawn.  But the deadly terrorist attack in London on July 7, followed by that... More

Reading today's story in the Washington Post by Dafna Linzer about a National Intelligence Estimate of Iran detailing the mad Mullah's progress toward achieving a nuclear weapon, one could be forgiven for thinking that we've been down this road before. The leaking of classified information is,... More

There was a time, and it wasn't so long ago, when liberals exuded confidence and panache.  They proposed sweeping legislation and their pals on the U.S. Supreme Court confidently used the research results of social scientists to justify sweeping decisions to outlaw race—based education... More

China's rulers face an ongoing crisis of legitimacy. There is abundant evidence that very substantial discontent exists among its population. We must never forget that China's leadership is frightened not just of losing power, but of the disintegration of China itself. There is ample historical... More

The strategy of the three US administrations conducting the 15—year war with Iraq has been a remarkably consistent.а Our current and past national leadership established deposing Saddam Hussein as our primary strategic objective, rather than achieving total victory over his military and... More

Have you ever considered the possibility that Dr. Laurence J. Peter's theory of people rising to their own level of incompetence at their jobs applies to politicians? I have.  Especially when I watch Federal Reserve chairmen speak before Congress, and one of the most brilliant economic... More