The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Ruh-Roh, Again: Chinese Now Worried About Inflation, Raise Interest Rates

First, the end of QE2, and now Beijing tightens up credit: China staged its third interest rate increase since October on Tuesday, the latest sign of the authorities’ intensifying efforts to temper the blistering pace of economic growth and prevent already worrisome inflation levels from escalating further. The central bank in Beijing raised its benchmark […]

Death by Political Correctness

“The lights are going out all over Europe. Anyone who thinks or speaks individually is at risk. Freedom loving citizens who criticize Islam, or even merely suggest that there is a relationship between islam and crime or honour killing, must suffer and are threatened or criminalized. Those who speak the truth are in danger. … […]

Don’t Worry, Egypt: He’ll Pull Out

Obama sending “multiple platoons” of Marines to Egypt “to assist in the evacuation of US citizens”? Why would the administration make a panic gesture like that? Let’s see: Arbitrary detentions of foreigners. Yeah, that’s not a good sign. Muslim Brotherhood negotiating with Mubarak regime? Also not a good sign. If the administration is gearing up for a […]

David Cameron to Brits: ‘They Be Snatching Your People Up Out Here’

The prime minister channels Antoine Dodson: David Cameron has criticised “state multiculturalism” in his first speech as prime minister on radicalisation and the causes of terrorism. At a security conference [Saturday] in Munich, he argued the UK needed a stronger national identity to prevent people turning to all kinds of extremism. He also signalled a tougher […]

Purge Dick Cheney?

How dare he disagree with Bill Kristol! Former Vice President Dick Cheney says Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak is a “good man” who has been “a good friend and ally of the United States.” “We need to remember that,” Cheney said in remarks during an event in Santa Barbara, California Saturday to commemorate the 100th birthday […]

Hey, Remember That Crazy Conspiracy Theory Glenn Beck Was Talking About?

According to every Serious Foreign Policy Pundit, it’s absolutely insane for Beck to assert that the Left and the Islamists are in alliance to bring revolution to the Middle East. However, as Donald Douglas points out, that’s what the Left is telling us: The neo-Stalinist ANSWER homepage has the announcement, “Emergency demonstrations: Stop all U.S. […]

Kristol vs. Krauthammer?

Let’s you and him fight! Our friend Charles Krauthammer began his column last week by asking, “Who doesn’t love a democratic revolution? Who is not moved by the renunciation of fear and the reclamation of dignity in the streets of Cairo and Alexandria?” Some on the right, that’s who. . . . As Krauthammer puts […]

From the Department of Not Exactly News: Chris Matthews Is Very Confused

You can’t make up stuff as funny as this: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “I feel ashamed about this. I feel ashamed as an American, the way we’re doing this. . . . We’re not handling it as Americans should handle a matter like this. And I don’t […]

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