September 2, 2009

Are women to blame for the Mortgage Meltdown?

My Wednesday Taki column is now up. It takes a close look at the 2006 Century 21 commercial Suzanne Researched This. Read it there and comment upon it here.

Hate Speech Law Declared Unconstitutional In Canada

Canada's Hate Speech Law has just been declared unconstitutional. I say "declared" rather than ruled, because the "Human Rights Tribunal" did it itself, and it's famously not a real court.

However, it's not impossible for a the head of a government body to wake up one morning, smack himself on the forehead, and say "My goodness! This law they've given me to enforce is unconstitutional!" Do not hold your breath waiting for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms to do this.

Muslim Taxi Drivers Riot, Shut Down Terminal At DeGaulle Airport

Paris had a little diversity riot at de Gaulle Airport that shut a terminal down for several hours. Like some other instances of unrest in immigration-foolish France, the behavior followed an allegedly rough arrest of a member of a certain ethnic group, vaguely referenced in the article.

African Cougars

Maureen Dowd's pal Natalie Angier writes in the New York Times:

Skipping Spouse to Spouse Isn’t Just a Man’s Game

Quote Of The Day: "Put Aside Their Differences And Focus On What's Really Important--Hating White People!"

It's time that African-Americans and Korean-Americans put aside their differences and focus on what's really important: hating white people!
—Margaret Cho

More than 36,000 Americans died in the Korean War so that Margaret Cho's parents could have the freedom come to America.

Why is California Burning? Because It's Importing Poverty

California finally has a budget deal, through accounting maneuvers and budget cuts (including the release of convicted felons). But California's budget is toast—whether or not the economy turns around.