Did I just happen to miss the entire "/hero/" subdirectory of Presidential photos at whitehouse.gov from 2000-2008, or is that a recent development ( Read more... )

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Two Jews, three opinions? One Charles Freeman appears to be worth two Jews, then.

A meditation on the meaning of "Satan", with particular reference to the Islamic Sirat and a comparison in particular to the philosophy of Buddhism.Interesting insofar as the conclusion is that, unlike almost every other belief system in existence, Islam avoids declaring any actions as absolute sins, save for the failure to follow the example of ( Read more... )

Fitzgerald Fisks Friedman

Cry Islamophobia and Let Loose the Dogs of WarI will disagree with Knish on one point, though. "The problem with all of these examples is that Muslims want to have it both ways. On the one hand they want a blank check that allows them to treat any negative feedback as Islamophobia. On the other hand they want to be able to express any degree and ( Read more... )

Sh'ma Yisrael; Adonai Elohenu, Adonai exad.
Barux Shem k'vod malxuto l'olam vaed.

In 2004, Dutch MP is dispatched a bodyguard due to 24/7 death threats from Muslims because of his claims that Muslims, are, well, threateners of death. He is disallowed from keeping a permanent home, instead being moved every few days for four years, because staying in one place is too dangerous ( Read more... )

September 15, 2008. An electronic run on the banks of $550B dollars in the space of 2 hours ( Read more... )

For those who are not aware, Kentucky has been in the grip of an ice storm for the past two weeks, as hundreds of thousands of people are left without power and dozens die.

Note, also, the lack of media outrage. And despite the parallels to the 2005 Katrina fiasco, I haven't yet heard anybody blame Obama for these deaths.