September 24, 2017 — Midtown Manhattan. The annual New York City Muslim Day Parade rolled on. Rabbi Marc Schneier served as Honorary Grand Marshal, to tout the theme of “Building Bridges”: a message of UNITY. The Council for American Islamic Relations played a large role, as usual. The mainstream press ate up this pollyanna pablum. Read more for...
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… It’s a day the left would rather we ignore. It’s a day that Islamic supremacists secretly and not so secretly celebrate. It’s a day the elites call a day of service. In service to whom? The attackers? The simpering soft selling and apologetics is a deliberate distraction and a diversion from discussing the...
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Update: The Islamic State has claimed responsibility. Violent Islamists apparently demonstrate their civic pride by opening fire on crowds of infidels. France 24 has the details. It should be noted that French authorities were already pursuing terror cells throughout the country in the prelude to Sunday’s presidential election, the first to be held while...
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Update: The Local is covering the attack from the scene. The latest terrorist target to hit Europe has just taken place in the Swedish capital of Stockholm. The BBC has full coverage of the attack.
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Update: Mayor Khan speaks out. Tommy Robinson explains what makes London such a terrific terror target for Islamists. Ben Shapiro takes the media to task. Multiple fatalities. Over 20 casualties. Could the timing of this attack be symbolic? The Guardian is live-blogging the terrorist assault upon the UK’s seat of power.
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For those of you under the misimpression that this weekend’s thwarted terror attack in France is an anomaly, Breitbart London has some sobering news. In a single 18 month span, over 230 people were murdered in jihadist attacks upon that country. And while most of us are aware of the horrors perpetrated in the Bataclan...
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Update: Plot twist. The White House won’t immediately appeal this ruling. Josh Blackman has an interesting post explaining the possible paths going forward for the Trump administration. The temporary restraining order against President Trump’s executive order is still in effect, as you probably know. Josh Blackman has a good analysis of the...
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The Soho Forum is a fantastic new institution which explores important philosophical and political issues, many of them topical in nature, through rigorously argued debates.
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Update: The stories of those who were murdered. Alexandre Bissonnette has been charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder and attempted murder. The names of the victims have been released. The sole suspect in the Quebec City mosque attack has been identified. In a correction of an earlier report, it now appears that only...
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President Obama’s last week in office has brought with it a flood of breaking news. The biggest story, of course, is his commutation of Chelsea Manning’s 35 year prison sentence. My own impression is that his decision is designed as a cynical bit of legacy-building, with the added benefit of perhaps inducing Julian Assange to...
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