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Monthly Archives: May 2014
Peter Lowy & Co Aren’t Afraid To Compensate Themselves
Peter Lowy is a major player in Jewish Los Angeles and a major philanthropist. From the Australian website Crikey: The Lowys say they’ve deserved their $300 million in cash over two decades to run Westfield. Shareholders might disagree, and there’s … Continue reading
Jews Vs Christians On Hate Crime Legislation
Why should the same crime get different punishments depending on the race and religion of the victims and perpetrators? The Forward reports in 2009: WASHINGTON — Twelve years of activism by Jewish groups is nearing an end as Congress prepares … Continue reading
The Benefits Of Amphetamines
Christopher H. Foreman writes on FB to Michael Fumento: “If memory serve you also wrote a science-based piece decrying the tendency of some to think that Ritalin was poisoning America’s kids.” Michael Fumento: Nailed right-wing extremists who were convinced schools … Continue reading
Carpooling & Hitchhiking As Measures Of Social Trust
Jared Taylor writes: “Prof. Putnam even cites a study that found carpooling is less common in mixed neighborhoods. Carpooling means counting on your neighbors to get you to work, and people tend not to trust neighbors who don’t look like … Continue reading
Some People Claim I’m Religious Only To The Extent It Allows Me To Be Lousy To People
Religion is a great tool to be lousy to people and I have been accused as using it as a club. Friend: “Your philosophy is — it’s not my problem.” Luke: “I’m trying to care.” Friend: “You’re too busy talking … Continue reading
Nation Magazine Essay Shows America Has Tired Of School Desegregation
The Nation is a left-wing magazine and yet it has produced an even-handed look at the new racial segregation in schools, eliciting comments like this: I attended Malcolm X Elementary School in Berkeley, CA in the early ’70s. I’m white, … Continue reading
Like Dreamers: The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation
Yossi Klein Halevi writes on page 101 of his new book about the morning after the Israelis took the Western Wall and reunited Jerusalem at the end of the Six Day War: Some Israelis came to loot. They smashed windows … Continue reading
Accused Child Molester Rides In Bus With Children At Lag B’Omer Parade
Deputy District Attorney Benny Forer posts on FB: Currently at lag b’omer event in LA. Attached are photos of Mendy Tevel at the parade. Mendy is on a double-decker bus filled with children. It’s for the JEM center, an organization … Continue reading
Who Gets To Graduate?
Steve Sailer writes: Paul Tough in the New York Times has a long article “Who Gets to Graduate” on the high college dropout rate of working class kids, focusing on some black girl from a mediocre Dallas area high school … Continue reading
The Apartheid State
Apartheid allowed South Africa to flourish like no other country in Africa and when it was dismantled more than ten years ago, the average life expectancy quickly plunged ten years (and it has now returned to former levels). Supporters of … Continue reading