The persecution of ‘the plebs’
It is ‘the plebs’ who have been marched to court sharpish during the speeding up of our justice system
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Economic choice in election is stark: bigger opportunity or a bigger state
Kamala Harris believes she knows the choice before the public in November. It is between going “forwards” and going “backwards.” Since the Democratic nominee is wise about the nature of time, she insists that this November, America should choose to go forward. In fact, it would be good if this country could go back.
‘Blasphemers on Pogo Sticks’ and the Art of Making People Laugh
In 1989, John Cleese delivered a eulogy for his writing partner Graham Chapman—and reminded us of humor’s singular power.
The unfashionable truth about the riots
The economy has created more jobs, but this has not reduced the workless levels of local populations
Riots in Britain should be warning to US
If one of your allies starts to fall apart you should notice it. And learn why. This past week Great Britain has been racked with riots and disorder. In Northern Ireland Protestants and Catholics even came out to riot alongside each other for once.
Solzhenitsyn on the West’s ‘Decline in Courage’
In 1978, the author of ‘The Gulag Archipelago’ arrived at Harvard—not to thank America for providing him with a post-Soviet home, but to criticize it.
Israel has shown it can still hit back – and now the world can sleep safer
Leaders in London and Washington don’t like Jerusalem’s tactics. But Tehran’s losses are the West’s gain
Brutal, unfair Olympic beating tragic result of letting biological men compete in women’s sports
Do you enjoy watching men beating up women? I don’t. Any exceptions? Not that I can think of. But the International Olympics Committee have decided otherwise. Watching men beating up women is fine so long as it’s in a huge stadium and televised for all the world to see. Got it?
The Frenchman Who Dreamed Up the Olympics
After an uneasy opening ceremony in Paris, Pierre de Coubertin’s idea that athletics could bring peace feels utopian. Yet it is inspiring.
Will we always have Paris?
If the Olympics go off safely it will be because of months of preparation by every arm of law enforcement. At least one terrorist has already been prevented from carrying out an attack on the Olympics.
The flag-burning, terrorist-supporting anti-Israel protesters are proving Netanyahu right
On Wednesday, I was down in DC to hear Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give his address to the joint session of Congress. I don’t think I have ever seen a case made so forcefully — not just by the speaker but by the people who had come to town to oppose him.
Kamala Harris is worst candidate imaginable – she was picked by Biden for cynical reason & it’s coming back to bite him
SO it’s happened. Less than a month after his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump, Joe Biden has announced he is not going to run for another term as US President.