Lee Harris makes a deep examination of Pope Benedicts speech in the weekly standard. The entire thing is a must read, but this bit particularly struck me:
If modern reason cannot concern itself with the question of God, then it cannot argue that a God who commands jihad is better or worse than a God who [...]
Political Wire: In Connecticut, Lieberman Leads by Ten Points
It seems almost certain to me that Lieberman will win this election, and I think the whole Lieberman/Lamont thing is the most important election story of 2006.
The ‘progressives’ and ‘net-roots’ won their victory in the primary by beating Lieberman, and in the doing greatly hurt their parties [...]
This is a very good look at the whole terror and torture issue
This is pretty much where I stand on it, I urge people to read it.
Forbes.com
Iran and the European Union failed to reach a deal in their latest round of nuclear talks but came to “some positive conclusions,” Tehran’s chief negotiator said Thursday. Neither Ali Larijani nor EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana gave any details of what had been achieved, but both spoke positively of the discussions over Tehran’s [...]
Scotsman.com
Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans on Wednesday not to bow to fears of Islamic violence after a Berlin opera house cancelled a Mozart work over concerns some scenes could enrage Muslims and pose a security risk.”I think the cancellation was a mistake. I think self-censorship does not help us against people who want to practise [...]
Here are the key judgements from the declassified NIE that caused such a stir last week when it was partially leaks.
Declassified_NIE_Key_Judgments.pdf
Probably whatever your view is of the Iraq war, there is something that you can point to to say that you are right. For those that are for it, it outlines that political reform in [...]
Third Night of Ramadan Rioting in Capital of Europe | The Brussels Journal
It looks as if immigrants youths want to turn nightly rioting during the Islamic holy month of ramadan into an annual tradition. Around 8:30pm last night violence erupted again in Brussels, the capital of Europe. The riots centered on the Brussels Marollen quarter [...]
The Anchoress talks about being civil, well worth reading, here is a excerpt
It’s so easy to call someone (or some group) “moronic,” – it is always easier to denigrate and call names than it is to acknowledge and respect the strengths of those you consider an “enemy.” It is easy, but it is shortsighted, too.I [...]
Patrick asked me to do a write-up on Global Warming and what we could do to address it. I have done various posts on global warming before, but here is an overview of what I think about this issue and what our best course of action is.
I don’t claim to be a climate scientist, or [...]
Sacramento Bee
California’s ongoing courtroom battle with the auto industry over environmental issues kicked into higher gear Wednesday when state Attorney General Bill Lockyer sued the leading automakers, accusing them of contributing to global warming through tailpipe emissions.
Lockyer’s suit said General Motors, Toyota and four other major carmakers share blame for such maladies as the decline [...]
