So I’ve been bad-mouthing Muslims lately – at least some could see it that way – but here’s an example of the difference between their way of doing things and ours. The American system is not perfect, but it is a system with a logical intent – and that means a lot. Yes, there’s politics,…
Month: June 2006
The Problem Demonstrated
I was saying the other day that there is a problem with the religion of Islam. This was just demonstrated by the gruesome murders of 2 American soldiers. As horrific as this act undoubtedly was, Americans have to accept casualties like this if we believe in this war, just as we will have to search…
The Problem with Muslims
There is a problem with the practicioners of the Islamic religion, that must be said from the start. This problem isn’t that it’s a false religion or that its adherents are Satan worshippers or, worse yet, bad dressers – it’s that too many Muslims give both tacit and tangible approval to murderers. This can be…
Stephen Hawking: We Must Colonize Space
Stephen Hawking says the survival of the human race depends on its ability to find new homes elsewhere in the universe because there’s an increasing risk that a disaster will destroy Earth. Amen, brother.
Gay Marriage
My friend David Broussard just posted a lengthy discussion on the subject on which I left a comment. My main point: The issue ultimately comes down to exactly this point: should the government continue to encourage, to the extent that it has done so – a rather dubious claim in its own right – traditional…
Indian Mascots
This nonsensical faux controversy over the names of sports teams is one of my pet peeves – it’s ridiculous. On another level, the fact that a handful of malcontents can keep annoying the rest of us with this nonissue is a miniature case study of America’s legal system and the country itself. Witness: A small…