Bookworm: 1. American Jews, like most Americans, wrongly believe Hitler was a right winger, rather than a totalitarian. They’re therefore scared of right wingers. 2. American Jews, like most Americans, wrongly believe Hitler was backed by the church. They’re therefore scared of Christians. 3. Am...

Melanie Phillips: President Obama has had, by general consent, a torrid First Fortnight. To put it another way, it has taken precisely two weeks for the illusion that brought him to power to be exposed for the nonsense that it so obviously was. The transformational candidate who was going to sweep a...

From the National Review Online: If you believe that churches and synagogues, priests and rabbis won’t eventually be sued for their statements on sexuality, you’re kidding yourself. Chai Feldblum, a Georgetown University law professor and gay activist who helps draft federal legislation related ...

Wonderful. “Dropping a unanimous Security Council condition would simply be interpreted by Iran and America’s allies as unconditional surrender, and America’s friends would view this as confirmation of America’s basic unreliability,” said François Heisbourg, a Paris-ba...

John Derbyshire is embarassed by Bobby Jindal because of this. Why? Why do we think that demons do not exist? Why do we think that angels do not exist? Why do we think that Jesus was just a good man — when he said he is the Son of God? Why do we think that God does not exist? Why?...

Some really sleazy characters. Let’s start with our Bay Area Lefty Bernie Ward who has been indicted for distributing child pornography. Then there is the sweetheart Randi Rodes with her skit that Romney supporters will go on a rampage if McCain wins the nomination: SECOND REPUBLICAN CHARACTER...

The indispensable Hugh Hewitt: Since the rise of the New Deal, the GOP has never nominated a candidate who tried to use class warfare as a plank in his platform. Thus Mike Huckabee’s long ball is a desperation move, not a strategy. More: This is a good summary of the Huck 2.0 pitch, but Heilem...