Theme Lighthouse: Montauk
Chairman Mao exhorted his followers to "Put politics in command."Â This lighthouse, at the eastern end of Long Island, is perched in middle of such left-wing places as New York and Massachusetts, an appropriate place for Mao's exhortation to be put into practice.Â
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Most anyone in the news had a life before they had their fifteen
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If we believe what our mainstream media tell us these days, only religious people are fanatics. They're doubtless wrong. |
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Many Americans--including most of the judiciary--think that the Constitution of 1787 is our foundational document. But it is not. |
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It's controversial. There are only two possible positions. Or are there? |
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A look at the posting of the Ten Commandments in
public places. |
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Global warming, energy independence, defunding terrorism. They all have the same solution. Yes, they do. |
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A critical look at an important subject. |
| The Schools for Them |
Public education in the U.S. is in a mess. The problem seems to defy solution. But why? |
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A Russian child knows more about getting through life than a liberal. Surprised? |
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As Solomon reminds us, there's nothing new under the Sun. That includes the whole subject of immigration, and attempts to "reform it." But such problems go back as long as Europeans have stalked North America. A largely Southern view of the problem. |
The Saudis, and Our Weak Bargaining Position | Ambrose Evans-Pritchard can see sour relations all he wants to…
The US-Saudi tango has been on thin ice ever since the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Sixteen of the hijackers were Saudi nationals. The Bush family has cleaved closely to the Saudi monarchy, but strong factions in Washington see Riyadh’s Wahabi monarchy as part of the Mid-East [...] | Same Sex Civil Marriage: There?s Always Plan B | The People’s Republic finally did it:
California’s supreme court ruled that a ban on gay marriage was unlawful Thursday, effectively leaving same-sex couples in America’s most populous state free to tie the knot in a landmark ruling.
In an opinion that analysts say could have nationwide implications for the issue, the seven-member panel voted 4-3 in favor [...] | The 1997 Asian Bank Crisis, and Financial Crises of Today | This week’s podcast is a departure; it’s a speech given on 6 September 2007 by Paul Speltz, former U.S. Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank, now President of Kissinger Associates (as in Henry Kissinger, Nixon’s Secretary of State.) Paul’s address is actually two speeches in one:
An analysis of the 1997 Asian bank crisis and its [...] | Obama and the Cross | CBN’s David Brody always has a nose for a good story, and this, as my grandfather (the Duesenberg dealer in Washington) would say, is a "doozy:"
I have been telling Brody File readers for months that if Barack Obama becomes the Democratic nominee he will make a pitch to win over independent/moderate Evangelicals. Well, we now [...] | Never a Dull Moment in the Middle East | The present flap in Lebanon is one more example of this:
The crises was sparked last week in Beirut when the government of Prime Minister Fouad al-Siniora ordered the communication and surveillance network at Runway 17 of Beirut Airport be dismantled, claiming it was "illegal and unconstitutional"…
Hezbollah cried foul, claiming the network had been in place [...] | ?Evangelicals are Being Shunned? | The new Lord Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, is spot on with this one:
In an interview with ReligiousIntelligence.com, he said that the good work done by many Christian and evangelical groups is often just ignored and derided. “I think there is a culture now in our society where if something is even vaguely Christian, if [...] | When people come forward in his church to accept Jesus as their savior, I don?t say: ?Do you have papers?? | Should we? It’s a good question in Pentecostal churches where Hispanic congregations are growing and voting:
Gonzalez and other Hispanic pastors across the country seized on the debate to come together as a political force gaining momentum. Hispanic Pentecostals, some experts say, can become an important swing vote in the 2008 elections in key demographic battlegrounds [...] | South Korea: The Occasional Cloud Won?t Hurt | I was amused when Sunny Lee made the following statement about South Korea’s most Christian president, Lee Myung-bak:
South Korea’s Sunshine policy towards the North [...] | Another Step Downward for Dollar Hegemony | The Gulf states’ trend towards floating their own currencies relative to the U.S. dollar is a major step downward for the U.S.:
On Thursday (May 1), the [...] | Life in the Fast Lane | It’s probably more interesting to readers of my other sites vulcanhammer.net and vulcanhammer.info, but this is a welcome to the blogosphere for Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters’ blog The Fast Lane.
Above: Secretary Peters on a Harley.
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A post-impeachment reflection. |
