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I see, via Ann Coulter on Twitter, that Joe Sobran has passed away. I didn't always agree with his positions--he may for all I know, be the writer John Derbyshire refers to here--but he did a lot of important work, and introduced me to some useful ideas.
A few days ago, David Brooks wrote about the good old days in mid-20th Century California when Statal Greatness governors did Big Things.
As a foodie on the verge of interstate travel, I've spent most of the evening doing some culinary scouting for my destination.
On one hand, the demand of Mexican border-area mayors that America not deport Mexican felons back to Mexico is about as arrogant as it gets. Particularly when they say the lawful repatriations contribute to border violence — hmmm!
Hundreds of trucks were stopped in Douglas County, Georgia on I-20. They were being inspected for radiation. This effort is part of an operation called VIPER (Visual Intermodal Protection and Response).
The only news coverage this story got was by a local Atlanta TV station:
However, federal sources told Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne the inspections are part of a counter-terrorism operation.
There's a trend these days for countries to put up walls--Colby Cosh called this "The New Muralism." But it's not a new idea, the Chinese have (indeed) a Great Wall, and here's the late George M
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09/29/10 - Jared Taylor Remembers Dinesh D'Souza's 1995 Smear
When I was visiting relatives on the East Coast in August, one of my dearly loved, liberal cousins asked what I thought about the birthright citizenship issue. With a bit of a barb in her voice, she asked how "they" can say that people born in the United States aren't citizens.