20 days ago by RC2

Iran seizes rights lawyer's Nobel Peace Prize. Um. I'm pretty sure everyone will still know she won it. If they want one that badly, the mullahs have only to give a speech in Berlin about stopping the ocean's rise to win it next time around. The Norwegian Nobel Committee's permanent secretary, Geir ...

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27 days ago by RC2

Europe returns to absolute monarchy in, oh, 72 hours. We have lately witnessed the primaries, television debates and nation-wide electioneering to which candidates for the American presidency have to submit. This reveals the character of those standing for high office. In Europe, by contrast, the 27 ...

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34 days ago by RC2

Last week I highlighted the Orwellian language by which the DC City Council was essentially shutting down the Catholic church within its borders in the name of religious liberty. Today, with this extraordinary headline -- Catholic Church gives DC ultimatum-- WaPo makes it seem as if the big, bad Chu ...

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34 days ago by RC2

Lithuania passed a law which prohibits promotion of “homosexual, bisexual, polygamous relations” among children under the age of 18.So the EuroParliament condemned the law; submitted a complaint to the EU Agency For Fundamental Rights; and tried to have Lithuania suspended from the EU. Lithuania, ho ...

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37 days ago by RC2

Since I didn't hear their names at today's celebration (or Lady Thatcher's, or George H.W.'s or Brian Mulroney's, either, for that matter), just thought I'd jog your memories. Don't worry: God remembers, even if you don't. Der Spiegel has interesting coverage. An interview with President Medvedev (w ...

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41 days ago by RC2

The Chief Rabbi of of Britain gave a humdinger of a theology lecture last night, in which he told Europeans they're too selfish to have kids. Lord Sacks said: “Parenthood involves massive sacrifice of money, attention, time and emotional energy. “Where today in European culture with its consumerism ...

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42 days ago by RC2

I would call this absolutely the funniest item of the day were that not so obviously derivative of the Queen of Links, to whom curtsy for this. Anyone who’s flipped through a Canadian social science textbook any time over the last 20 years knows what I’m talking about. According to the approved offi ...

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43 days ago by RC2

By the European Court of Human Rights.

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54 days ago by RC2

It's United Nations Day. Festive celebrations include: Dumping on Israel Abandoning persecuted peoples to their fate Protecting Hamas & Hezbollah Making sex-slaves Embezzling aid money meant for oppressed peoples Denouncing the Pope Making the U.S. pay for Sudanese & Iranian "human rights" conferenc ...

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69 days ago by RC2

What do you jump after the shark? The Nobel Prize for peace goes to President Obama. The nominations had to be in in February. I did not think they could do anything more ridiculous than grant the prize --the peace prize-- to Jimmy Carter to kick George Bush in the shins. But at least Carter has bui ...

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