Monthly Archives: January 2017

Please keep calling us racists and misogynists

Dennis Prager writes: It seems universally believed on the left that conservative opposition to Hillary Clinton was due to her being a woman. See Peter Beinart’s piece in The Atlantic titled “Fear of a Female President,” which says, “Hillary Clinton’s … Continue reading

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Rabbis fasting on Inauguration Day

Dennis Prager writes: The rabbi of a Conservative synagogue in Berkeley (and other left-wing rabbis, it turns out) fasted on Inauguration Day. If it’s good for the left, it’s good for the Jews and it’s Jewish; if it’s bad for … Continue reading

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Mexico First

Comments: * In other news, the NYT reported that the president of Mexico “reiterated his commitment to protect the interests of Mexico and the Mexican people.” The New York Times declined to condemn President Nieto’s “Mexico First” policy, and did … Continue reading

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Benjamin Netanyahu says he will build a fence around the whole of Israel to keep out ‘the wild beasts’

I hope America does this. Israel takes it survival seriously. We could learn from her. And there’s nothing wrong with declaring people who want to slaughter you “beasts.” The Guardian: Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to build a 15ft fence to … Continue reading

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Status Signalling

Comment: Most people, even most really smart and accomplished people, express ideas for social reasons that have little to do with the rightness or wrongness of the idea. Often, this is about using your expressed ideas as a badge of … Continue reading

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