I’ve always been a patriotic American. Our nation’s ideals are truly unique. However, I’ve recently had to accept that much of the criticism we experience as a world power is completely warranted. The worst thing about us is our arrogance. We believe that we’re the best and always will be the best. This is wrong….
Credibility squandered can never be regained
January 9, 2016
When I began defending Israel in June of 2014, I was shocked at the blatant lies told by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the United Nations. Well, the lies told about Saudi Arabia are worse. The difference is that the Saudis are willing to use ruthless judo…
Time to stop worrying about nonexistent “hurt feelings”
January 6, 2016
What a difference five days make. The fact that downtown Cologne, Germany, is now a “no-go area” for women made me decide that it’s time to explain what’s happening in Syria. My little blog won’t change a thing anyway, and we need to puncture this deranged balloon of protection we’ve put around Muslim criminals. I’m…
Reductionism is fun, but it won’t solve any of our problems
January 5, 2016
One of my genuine hatreds in life is reductionism, the attempt to reduce extremely complicated issues to a soundbite. In my experience, most people who do this are narcissistic gasbags. Through the magic of reductionism, the current conflict in the Middle East is described as Sunni versus Shi’ite. This is simply not true. The reality…