Arabs & Jews

Israel Alone As each year goes by it seems that the Economist gets more and more socialist in its opinions. What is more disturbing is that they seem to be a member of the liberal media echo chamber: it doesn’t matter what outlet you tune in to, the same opinion will be repeated about the…

Murder, or Jihad Against the State?

On March 9th, 1950, Timothy Evans was hanged in England for the murder of his 13-month-old daughter, Geraldine Evans. Evans’ landlord, John Christie, was later found to be a serial killer who had murdered other women, including Evans’ wife, Beryl, as well as his daughter Geraldine. The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act, 1965 [see…

Younger Person of Colour

Benghazi Affair III Although Joe Scarborough is as dim-witted as ever [see here], New York Times journalist Maureen Dowd conferred some integrity into her profession.The reason: she is simply going through the facts (You remember what they are, don’t you Joe?) to look at the potential incompetence of the ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice. She is…

Benghazi Affair III

Benghazi Affair; Benghazi Affair II Now that the current administration has a “mandate from the people” with its 50.6% popular vote win, they may try that little harder to keep the Benghazi cover-up under wraps. The media to its credit remain resigned to making sure Toto does not pull those curtains back. So when the…

Israel Alone

Israel’s relations with its Islamic and Arab neighbours has declined massively over the last four years. This has been evidenced by vitriolic statements made by Islamic leaders such as Egypt’s Mohamed Morsi, as well as incursions and rocket fire into Israeli lands. The so-called Arab Spring has resulted in a de facto isolationist stance by…