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- Newtown, Beslan, Ma’alot: Defending The Targeted School, by Abraham H. Miller. Soft targets will always be attractive to the murderous.
- Interview: Roger L. Simon and Sheryl Longin on The Party Line, by Ed Driscoll. Meet Walter Duranty: Perhaps the first journalist to keep the news to himself — but certainly not the last.
- Modern Wisdom from Ancient Minds, by Victor Davis Hanson. You can’t stop aging, Nancy.
- Why You Should Take the 2012 Apocalypse Seriously, by Walter Hudson. The world may not end, but our way of life is certainly under threat.
- What’s Gun-Control Proponents’ Next Move After Sandy Hook? By Bridget Johnson. Obama says he’s game for “change,” but stops short of elaborating. Congressional Dems are planning on pushing him.
- Democratically, Egypt Becomes Anti-Western Dictatorship, by Barry Rubin. And the West plays along.
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- Cory Booker’s Food Stamp Falsehoods, by Tom Blumer. Cynical political opportunism.
- The Road to Damascus, by Richard Fernandez. The Syrian debacle is a reminder that the Obama administration never misses and opportunity to miss an opportunity.
- The Face of the Enemy, by Andrew Klavan. Whether or not the devil exists, the world behaves exactly as if he does.
- Bloomberg Uses Tragedy to Tell the 99% How to Live, by Howard Nemerov. Baron Bloomberg says gun control will make us safer. The question remains: Safer for whom?
- Everything You Think You Know About Autism Is Wrong, by Bookworm. Meet Ido (pronounced “Ee-doh”) Kedar, a 16-year old young man who has written about his journey from isolation to communication in Ido in Autismland: Climbing Out of Autism’s Silent Prison.
- 5 Moral Boundaries You Do Not Want To Cross, by John Hawkins. “Man is the cruelest animal.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
- Doomsday Preppers Week 5: Hot Sauce and Helicopters, by Bob Owens. There has been a trend this season towards Doomsday Prepper Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, and Bob Kay fits the mold.
- Libertarian Party: Repeal Law Designating Schools as ‘Gun-Free Zones,’ by Bridget Johnson. Party contends law keeping adult staff from carrying has turned campuses into an “open killing field.”
- If the Second Amendment Is to Blame for Mass Murder, Then so Is the First, by Helen Smith. Do we get rid of both?
- Why J.R.R. Tolkien’s Enduring Popularity Is a Cause for Hope in Our Popular Culture, by David P. Goldman. The young soldier-scholar of World War I viewed the uncertain fate of European nations through the mirror of the Dark Ages, when the life of small peoples hung by a thread.
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- GOP: Please Don’t Jump, by Robert Zubrin. Better to take the deal on middle class tax cuts now and work for something better later.
- PJTV’s Poliwood: Roger L. Simon Discusses His New Play, The Party Line, by PJTV. Click to watch video.
- Lost in Washington? The Disappearing Director-General of UNESCO, by Claudia Rosett. What’s UNESCO’s Irina Bokova doing in D.C. that’s so fluid and secret?
- Evil Is to Blame, by J. Christian Adams. A culture that values goodness is a necessary prerequisite to discouraging evil.
- 5 Secret Conservative Messages Hidden in Angry Birds, by Andrew Klavan. No, I’m not just goofing off with the most addictive game of all time.
- Obama’s Tax Cuts: The Sucker at the Table, by Oleg Atbashian. Your future for a narrative.
- At Least 26 Fatalities in Connecticut School Shooting, by Bryan Preston. Including children.
- Thoughts on the Newtown Shootings, by Roger Kimball. If you want peace — and/or domestic tranquility — prepare for war. Related: “Liberals Predictably Call for Gun Control,” Bryan Preston notes at the Tatler.
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Chore, by John Boot. Stretching out a simple children’s story into three epics?
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- The Coming Regulatory Black Hole, by Rick Moran. Thousands of new proposed regulations, delayed by the election, will be issued over the next few months.
- Oh, Come On: It’s Still Not Time To Buy a House? By David Steinberg. I’m out there: it’s not a seller’s market, but it’s not a buyer’s market either. Also not sure about “market.”
- 5 Hidden Gems to Visit in Israel, by Kathy Shaidle. While not as famous as Masada or the Dead Sea, these destinations were among the most memorable of our latest trip to Israel.
- Lawmakers Say Military Suicides are Reason to Look at Gun Ownership, by Bridget Johnson. “This sensible approach does not attempt to limit an individual’s 2nd amendment rights…”
- The Next Secretary of State? By Michael Walsh. A video retrospective of the career “highlights” of the man who could soon succeed Hillary Clinton. And don’t miss Ed Driscoll: “And Thus, the Sixties Are Now Complete.”
- Christmas with Gov. Perry in Austin, by Bryan Preston. Ima Hogg was here.
- Chamber Faces Off with Dodd-Frank Backers Over Free Trade, by Rodrigo Sermeño. Senate Dem accused Chamber of trying to undermine efforts to prevent another financial crisis.
- Jordan’s King Abdullah Threatens to Shut Down Egypt’s Economy, by David P. Goldman. The Mo Bros versus Jordan versus Egypt: Internecine economic warfare in the Middle East.
- Obama: Rice Removes Self from Secretary of State Consideration After ‘Unfair and Misleading Attacks,’ by Bridget Johnson. “Already, she has …worked to protect the people of Libya…”
- Quentin Tarantino, Matt Drudge and the N-Word, by Ed Driscoll. Who’s at fault here? Tarantino for inserting over hundred N-bombs into the script of his latest film, or Drudge for reporting the story? Naturally, the left shoots the messenger.
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- Aristotle, Curiosity, and the Mainstream Media, by Roger Kimball. Aristotle taught that “All men by nature desire to know.” The MSM’s radio silence on Benghazi proves him wrong.
- How Realistic Are Golden Spike’s Plans? By Rand Simberg. The company’s proposed lunar mission will depend on whether investors have confidence in its plans.
- Is a Second Stimulus Around the Corner? By Bill Straub. With ranges from $200 billion to $600 billion, McConnell said Obama appears to believe voters will “magically forget that government spending is completely out of control.”
- Morsi Staggers Referendum on Constitution, by Andrew C. McCarthy. The road to sharia.
- Exposing Joseph Stalin’s Media Apologist, by Bryan Preston. A first look at The Party Line.
- Assault in Lansing: Leftist Blogs Go Into ‘False Flag’ Mode, Mainstream Media Goes Silent, by Bryan Preston. Monolithic silence encourages violence.
- U.S. Stumbles on Palestinian Statehood Vote, by Stephen Bryen and Shoshana Bryen.
- Dire consequences that could have been avoided with a strong U.S. presence at the United Nations.
- Battle for Damascus Begins, by Jonathan Spyer. But the Syrian civil war is far from over.
- Palestinian Fantasy Land, by Jaime Daremblum. The UN statehood vote emboldened Hamas and severely damaged the peace process. (You can read this article in Spanish here.)
- The 5 Most Overrated Pop Culture Heroines, by Leslie Loftis. The heroes who just happen to be women.
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- Taken in Syria: The Quest to Find Austin Tice, by Bridget Johnson. Four months after this Marine-turned-journalist disappeared, clues point to Assad and the family tries to get help from Washington. And sources believe Austin is still alive.
- Bill Whittle Interviews Roger L. Simon and Sheryl Longin on The Party Line, by PJTV. Click to watch video.
- War’s Paradoxes: Pearl Harbor, the Russian Front, and the 38th Parallel, by Victor Davis Hanson. Oftentimes, hindsight is not 20/20.
- The Ground Zero Mosque and Media Sleight of Hand, by Robert Spencer. This was a case of a defeated side declaring victory and getting out, a la Vietnam.
- Obama Embraces ‘Gangnam Style’ Anti-Americanism, by Rick Moran. Being anti-American is hip again.
- Putin Expels Foreign Reporter from Siberia, by Kim Zigfeld. Again, the regime stifles criticism.
- Obama’s Russia Policy: Submission, by Manda Zand Ervin. Putin openly acts against U.S. interests; Obama pretends all is well.
- On Cuba Coverage, Mainstream Media Shamed by … Al-Jazeera, by Ron Radosh. How the state security forces carry out repression of the civilian populace on the Castro brothers’ prison island.
- HSBC: ‘The Preferred Financial Institution for Drug Cartels and Money-Launderers,’ by Ed Driscoll. The above quote comes from the US Justice Department. Though not exactly Fast and/or Furiously.
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- ‘We Knew Exactly Who We Had to Go Get,’ by Michael Ledeen. Instead of an American presidential campaign manager, put the above quote into the mouth of a Middle Eastern dictator, and you get to the heart of a very big question.
- It’s Not Science, It’s CNN, by David Steinberg. Any dope could fix a cable news network. Except guys like Jeff Zucker.
- Assad and WMD: ‘Don’t Doubt — He Will Use Everything,’ by Bridget Johnson. A Syrian general who defected talks to PJM: If opposition gets weapons it needs, “We’ll give you the last weapon after we take over the power.”
- Israel Gets a Better Reception from Berlin than Washington — That’s a Man Bites Dog Story, by David P. Goldman. Post-election, the world gets a peek at the Obama administration’s true colors.
- 2012 Elections: Claims of NRA’s Demise Are Premature, by Howard Nemerov. As are claims of eternal victory for the civil right of self-defense.
- Islamist Transformation of Egypt Reaches Turning Point, by Barry Rubin. Will the march towards sharia accelerate?
- TUESDAY NEW RELEASES: Bruno Mars’ Unorthodox Jukebox Challenges Third Serving of Green Day This Year, by Jonathan Sanders. Plus: Les Misérables’ 1985 London Cast Recording reissued alongside the 1998 non-musical adaptation, now on Blu-Ray!
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- ‘The Last of the Just’ in Belgium, by Roger L Simon. If you’ve ever wondered how Hitler happened, you have the beginnings of your answer in this video…
- ‘Study’ Claims Fox News Viewers Have Average IQ of 80, by Charlie Martin. The institution admits its a fake, the study can’t be published, and it’s a four-year study sparked by the results of the recent election. Hm. Sounds plausible.
- Simpson, Bowles Deride Party Leaders, POTUS for ‘Betting Your Country,’ by Bridget Johnson. The debt duo see progress but think we’re too dangerously close to the cliff’s edge.
- White House Chief of Staff Valerie Jarrett? By Sarah McHaney. From cabinet secretaries to the White House team, expect some shuffling for Obama’s second term.
- The Santa Claus Democrats vs. St. Nicholas’s Aristotelian Generosity, by Maya M. Noronha. Reminder: Kris Kringle has a twice-checked list of the naughty and nice.
- Hillary Clinton not a Lock for 2016 Run, by Rick Moran. The secretary of State will take some time off to mull over her future before deciding whether to run in 2016.
- Harry Potter Is Better Than Star Wars and Star Trek, by Dave Swindle. Objectively speaking, the wizards’ movies deliver more consistent quality than the Jedis’ and Klingons’. Sorry.
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- 5 Ways the Fiscal Cliff Drama Could Play Out, by Bill Straub. The edge is near: 25 days out, the outcome is still very much up in the air.
- Dictators and Double Standards, by Michael Ledeen. Why do so many intellectuals cozy up to dictators? Machiavelli, despite his reputation, knew better.
- Arizona Bomber Had Citizenship Rejected by Homeland Security for ‘Terrorism-Related Activity,’ by Patrick Poole. Congressman demands answers in case of Abdullatif Aldosary, who has been charged with bombing of Social Security office in Casa Grande, AZ, last Friday.
- Fast and Furious: Post-Election, Golden Parachutes Deployed, by Bob Owens. Fired and demoted, but still free.
- Western GOPs Exhort Congress to Take Back Regulatory Power, by Bridget Johnson. From the EPA using flawed science to activists forcing policy changes, federal agencies’ power “has greatly accelerated to unprecedented levels.”
- 5 Places to Visit in Israel (When It’s Safe to Go Back): Part Two, by Kathy Shaidle.
- From the heights of Masada to the depths of the Dead Sea, with a detour to southernmost resort town Eilat on the Red Sea.
- Golden Spike Company: A Man Sells the Moon (PJ Media Exclusive), by Charlie Martin. Today, a new startup announces they plan to sell commercial flights to the Moon.
- Hill Conservatives on DeMint: ‘Disappointing to Lose his Strong Voice in the Senate’
- by Bridget Johnson. South Carolina’s other senator, though, can breathe a bit easier about holding on to his seat.
- Perhaps It Is Still Just About Race, by Vik Rubenfeld. Enough voters may have still been obsessed with penance for America’s past misdeeds.
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- Reclaiming the Culture, by Roger L Simon. My point is quite simple: Quit bitching about the culture, and start doing something that changes it.
- Whither the Black Vote in 2016? By Patrick Reddy. African Americans have truly come of age in national politics.
- Perhaps It Is Still Just About Race, by Vik Rubenfeld. Enough voters may have still been obsessed with penance for America’s past misdeeds.
- How Hillary Clinton Explains the Israel-Palestinian Conflict, by Barry Rubin. The criticisms she make all fall into the current, dominant, Western view that the world’s problems are caused by greedy, aggressive, un-empathetic white people who oppress everyone else.
- Maryland State Police, FBI SWAT Teams Thwart … Guy with a Few Guns, by Bob Owens. Police state.
- The Media War Against the Mobile Web, by Stephen Green. No iPad for you! NeXT!
- Doomsday Preppers Week 4: Fish and Firepower, by Bob Owens. Behold the .50 Beowulf, a cartridge yours truly has fired on multiple occasions both in the recommended semi-auto, and the absurdly entertaining full-auto…
- Who Are the Best Conservative Columnists? By Dave Swindle. John Hawkins offers his 50 picks. I want your opinion to help narrow down my top 20.
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- No, It’s Not the Same Sharia Provision as in the Old Egyptian Constitution, by Andrew C. McCarthy. Muslim apologists believe that Morsi is a “moderate” and that the Muslim Brotherhood is a “largely secular” organization.
- The UN’s ITU and the Internet: A Cautionary Tale, by Claudia Rosett. At the moment, things aren’t going so well for America and the friends of freedom.
- As Life Expectancy Increases Will the Elderly Become a Greater ‘Burden on Society’? By Theodore Dalrymple. Eighty really is the new 70…
- No Mubarak-Style Condemnation for Morsi Power Grab from Washington, by Bridget Johnson. Embattled president is shielded from criticism as Obama “investing heavily in Morsi.”
- South African Stalinism: Was Nelson Mandela a Secret Communist? By Ron Radosh. The truth about the icon, and how his movement’s roots threaten present-day South Africa.
- How Western Civilization Lost It at the Movies, by Ed Driscoll. What five decades of hit movies say about the declining intelligence of both Hollywood and its ideal customer: the 17-year-old male.
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- The Confessions of a Confused Misfit, by Victor Davis Hanson. The “joys” of 21st century multicultural tribalism: Had I only changed my name to Thor Ragnar Hansson…
- Gun Crazy, by Michael Walsh. If Bob Costas wants to consult someone on domestic double murder without a gun, he need to look no further than his former broadcasting partner at NBC.
- Going to War? By Michael Ledeen. Wait, the president is risking war in the Middle East on the basis of “credible information” of WMDs? It’s Deja Bush all over again!
- The Best of All Possible Obamas, by Andrew Klavan. A complete disaster.
- Egypt’s New Constitution: Laying the Basis for an Islamist, Sharia State, by Barry Rubin. Setting the stage for a dictator.
- How I Became a Social Conservative by Default, by John Hawkins. I didn’t become a social conservative, social conservatism came toward me.
- Coming to Lame Duck Tomorrow: Controversial UN Disabilities Treaty, by Bridget Johnson. Opponents charge it would take away parental rights, mandate abortion coverage, hurt sovereignty, and clog a Senate that needs to worry about the fiscal cliff.
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- Will the GOP Let the MSM Back for the Primary Debates of 2016? By Roger L Simon. The Republicans certainly lived up to their Stupid Party epithet in 2012 by letting the MSM moderate their inter-party debates yet again.
- Iraqi Refugee Arrested for Bombing Arizona Social Security Office with IED, by Patrick Poole. Media silence ensues.
- Bob Costas, NBC Exploit Kansas City Chiefs Tragedy to Attack Americans’ Constitutional Right of Self-Defense, by Bryan Preston. Evil. Update: Ed Driscoll asks, “Why Does NBC’s Bob Costas Insist On Politicizing Cowboys-Eagles Games?”
- The Roots of Our Economic Trouble, by George Leef. The unseen cost of big government.
- The 7 Worst Asian-American Stereotypes, by Maya M. Noronha. Need I mention William Hung?
- Feinstein: ‘Well Over 200′ Threat Warnings Against Benghazi Mission at Time of Attack, by Bridget Johnson. Rogers: “The threat stream was very clear leading up to that 9/11 event.”
- Obama, Clinton Tee Off, by Bridget Johnson. But will Clinton be supremely teed off with Obama if he fouls up the fiscal cliff?
- Senator Graham: ‘I Think We’re Going Over the Cliff’, by Rick Moran. Obama’s unserious proposal elicits skepticism among Republicans. More: Geithner Insists on Tax Rate Hikes for Rich.
- Egypt’s ‘Moderate’ and ‘Pragmatic’ Dictator, by Rand Simberg. President Morsi and the “non-ideological” Muslim Brotherhood. More: Why Doesn’t Egypt’s Military Do Something About Morsi’s Power Grab?
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- Palestinians Win Their ‘Venomous’ Status Upgrade at the UN, by Bridget Johnson. Congress unleashes punitive responses, the White House is quiet, and Susan Rice acts mad.
- PJTV’s Instavision: Read My Lips: Why The ‘No-Tax-Hike’ Pledge IS an IQ Test for Republicans, by Glenn Harlan Reynolds. Click to watch video.
- Stay Hungry, Honey Boo Boo, by Michael Walsh. Americans don’t like plutocrats in the White House; they want to elect men for whom losing means losing everything.
- Meanwhile, UNESCO Chief Is Romancing Cuban Education, by Claudia Rosett. For UNESCO’s Irina Bokova, it appears that the paragon of education in Latin America is Communist Cuba.
- Doomsday Preppers Week 3: Child Abuse, by Bob Owens. This episode made me ill to watch.
- Governor Mike Huckabee Sings the Praises of Oliver Stone, by Ron Radosh. A simple question: Why?
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- ‘Mind Your Own Beeswax!’: How Social Conservatives Can Win By Losing, by Roger L Simon. On gay marriage, it’s the fourth quarter, the score is about 80-0 and you’re on the your own five yard line with two minutes to go.
- A $12 Minimum Wage in Retail? By Tom Blumer. A lefty organization tries to repeal supply and demand
- Conservative Stockholm Syndrome, by Mary Grabar. Republicans need to shake off the false guilt and false reality that they have been imprisoned by.
- The Truth About Who Really Murdered Yasir Arafat, by Barry Rubin. The Middle East is, of course, the place where conspiracy theories abound. Yet what can one say of those in the West who swallow every slander against Israel?
- Feinstein, Tea Party Sen. Lee Wage War on Obama’s Indefinite Detention Powers, by Bridget Johnson. Their top lieutenant? Rand Paul, who’s threatening filibuster and warns Americans on the right could be in the government’s sights.
- Rice Hill Tour, Day 2: The Terrain’s Getting Rougher, by Bridget Johnson. GOPs leave meetings with her less impressed, more doubtful than before.
- Washington Post Goes Full Bigot, by Bob Owens. The paper prints an editorial suited for the Dearborn Independent.
- Your Wednesday Dose of Doom and Gloom, by Stephen Green. Greece is the word that you heard. It’s got a groove, it’s got a feeling, it’s got…hyperinflation.
- Mies van der Rohe: Creating the Architectural Language of 20th Century America, by Ed Driscoll. A review of Mies van der Rohe: A Critical Biography, New and Revised Edition by Franz Schulze and Edward Windhorst.
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- Iran May Be Close to a Plutonium Bomb, German Defense Experts Warn, by David P. Goldman. Western negotiators previously ignored Iran’s light nuclear reactor, on the grounds that it constituted peaceful use of energy.
- UK City Council Removes Foster Children from Conservative Parents, by Mike McNally. Thought police.
- ‘Major Hasan Syndrome’ at the Los Angeles Police Department? By Jack Dunphy. Once again, incompetence and even criminal behavior get ignored for the sake of diversity.
- European Disintegration: Animal Prostitution, by J. Christian Adams. Behold Germany’s “erotic zoos,” where you can pay a pimp for “personal time” with his flock of sheep.
- Rice Bombs in Meeting with Senators, by Andrew C. McCarthy. The Obama administration’s problem is reminiscent of the shoddy defense lawyer who is so taken in by his own spin that he can’t understand why others see right through it. More: Poll: Majority Thinks No One In the White House Intended to Mislead on Benghazi
- Gun, Ammo Sales Skyrocket in Wake of Obama Reelection, by Bob Owens. Both close-in self-defense weapons and guns often targeted by gun-control politicians are selling.
- Right-Wing Commentators and the Problem of Decorum, by Andrew Klavan. In an empire of lies, only a crazy man would speak the truth.
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- Twilight Struggles, Then and Now: A Review of The Party Line, by Bruce Bawer. Walter Duranty meets Pim Fortuyn and Aleister Crowley in the new play by Sheryl Longin and Roger L. Simon, with a foreword by Ron Radosh.
- Announcing THE PARTY LINE, by Roger L Simon. From Moscow to — with a little luck and your help — Broadway.
- Marco Rubio and the Progressive Atheist Orthodoxy, by Paula Bolyard. “How old do you think the Earth is?”
- The Reality of Living as a Gay Man in Egypt, by Robert Wargas. That someone like Gloria Steinem is still considered an appropriate choice to pronounce on human rights is one of the reasons why the Arab Spring Dreams of this book’s title may remain unrealized.
- Aw Shucks, Why Not Let the UN Control the Internet? By Claudia Rosett. Look at the bright side: letter-writing could make a comeback.
- A Closer Look at Hispanic Voting Trends, by Patrick Reddy. From now on, both parties have a new priority.
- 7 Principles That Will Guarantee Constant Misery, by John Hawkins. Being unhappy takes a lot of work!
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- Rob Long, James Lileks, and Roman Genn, from the 2012 National Review Cruise, by Ed Driscoll. Our final interviews recorded onboard the NR Cruise focus on conservatives and pop culture.
- Instavision on PJTV: Michael Barone on Why So Many Failed to Predict the Reelection of Obama, by PJTV. Click to watch video.
- Why Oliver Stone Will Not Be a Happy Man this Weekend, by Ron Radosh. The New York Times obliterates the filmmaker’s recycled Marxist version of history.
- News Flash: Egypt’s Islamist President Assumes Dictatorial Powers, by Barry Rubin. Another step in the process toward the fundamental transformation of Egypt into an Islamist, Sharia-ruled state.
- A Physician’s New Reality: Patients Ask Me to Break the Law, by Dr. Peter Weiss. Ironically, but expectedly, the ones who do this now are likely to have supported Obamacare.
- Breaking the Monopoly of the Mainstream (Conservative) Media, by David P. Goldman. Is the intellectual bankruptcy of the “Muslim democracy” project coming into clarity yet?
- The Ideological Underpinnings of the Tax Rate Debate, by Rand Simberg. One side supports “growth” while the other side supports “social justice.”
- PJTV’s Trifecta: Will the GOP Allow Obama to Raise Taxes on the Rich? By PJTV. Click to watch video.
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- The Ideological Underpinnings of the Tax Rate Debate, by Rand Simberg. One side supports “growth” while the other side supports “social justice.”
- Feds Double Protected Habitat for Spotted Owl Despite Concerns of Job Losses, by Bridget Johnson. Environmental groups want Obama to go even further, though, and sink his claws into private lands.
- Doomsday Preppers Week 2: How To Destroy Your Internet Marriage Without Even Trying, by Bob Owens. Meet Tatiana, the most rational person the show has seen since it’s been on the air.
- Should Doctors Lie to Their Patients About Their Survival Chances? By Theodore Dalrymple. As La Rochefoucauld said back in the seventeenth century, one can stare neither at the sun nor at death for very long.
- PJTV’s Trifecta: Will the GOP Allow Obama to Raise Taxes on the Rich? By PJTV. Click to watch video.
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- Runaway Government, by Tom Blumer. No budget? No debt limit? No problem.
- Ceasefire in Israel-Hamas War, by Barry Rubin. With a little help from the Egyptian government.
- Would a Palestinian State Bring Peace? By Robert Spencer. “They would have been enemies even if they did not occupy a thing. Allah said: ‘You shall find the strongest men in enmity to the disbelievers to be the Jews and the polytheists.’” — Egyptian cleric Muhammad Hussein Ya’qoub
- Rice on Benghazi: ‘I Made Clear That the Information Was Preliminary,’ by Bridget Johnson. Calls McCain’s opposition to her potential nomination to the State Department “unfounded.”
- Silver Linings Playbook: David O. Russell’s Syrupy Sprint for Oscar, by John Boot. The contrivances start to pile up in the less nerve-wracking, somewhat saccharine second half.
- As the Benghazi Plot Thickens, Congress Must Not Get Sidetracked, by Andrew C. McCarthy. A three-ring circus of distractions, follies, and false narratives.
- Shopping Madness: 5 Tips to Get an Extra Bargain, by Bridget Johnson. No need to be a Black Friday sheeple.
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- As the Benghazi Plot Thickens, Congress Must Not Get Sidetracked, by Andrew C. McCarthy. A three-ring circus of distractions, follies, and false narratives.
- Interview: Victor Davis Hanson on the 2012 Presidential Election, by Ed Driscoll. Checking in with VDH on the state of the culture, conservatism, California, and Obama.
- Los Angeles Following in the Footsteps of Detroit, by Jack Dunphy. The long, slow, steady decline of a once-great city.
- Letters of Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Security Council, by Claudia Rosett. “Another day. Another rocket. Not one word from the Security Council.”
- House Aims to Block UN Arms Trade Treaty Implementation, by Bridget Johnson. Members are fearful that Obama’s post-election amenability to the treaty puts Americans’ Second Amendment rights in danger.
- 4 Thoughts on Conservatism’s Future, by Ron Radosh. All we need are individuals and candidates who can explain carefully and logically why the Left’s policies are harmful and wrong for the nation.
- The Cult That Plans to Kill You, by Jeanette Pryor. Part IV of PJ Lifestyle’s ongoing series Cults: The Mind Enslaved by ex cult-member Jeanette Pryor.
- The Surrealistic States of America, by Roger Kimball. Enoch Powell’s career-destroying prescience.
- PJTV: Israel vs. Hamas: Israeli Consul General David Siegel Gives His Take on the Violence, by Roger L Simon. Click to watch video.
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- Benghazi, Gaza, and the Killers of CNN, by Roger L Simon. CNN has bought yet another Pallywood production hook, line, and sinker.
- You’re a Nobody Without Your Tribe, by Victor Davis Hanson. Back to blood: We are all minorities now.
- We’re Doomed! Again! By Michael Ledeen. In this life, there is no final victory — no matter which side of the aisle you’re on.
- 2016: Rubio, Jindal Reach for Lead Position in the First Lap, by Bridget Johnson. Repudiating Romney, reshaping the GOP message, reaching out to the 47 percent… and yeah, a little trip to Iowa.
- A Parent’s Pride and Fear: My Three IDF Reservists, by Michael Widlanski. Being an Israeli soldier is a lot easier than being the parent of one, or more.
- Interview: Jim Geraghty on the 2012 Presidential Election, by Ed Driscoll. Crunching the numbers with the man behind NRO’s Campaign Spot blog.
- TUESDAY NEW RELEASES: Detroit Rock City: Kid Rock’s Rebel Soul vs Uncle Kracker’s Midnight Special, by Jonathan Sanders. Plus: Greatest hits from Kelly Clarkson and 3 Doors Down take on an Unapologetic Rihanna for Black Friday impulse sales.
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- The Market for Defiance, by Richard Fernandez. A market opportunity now exists for the proud conservative.
- PJTV: ZoNation: Obama Represented and Won, by Alfonzo Rachel. Click to watch video.
- The Second Time Around: Things to Watch in Term No. 2, by Bridget Johnson. Fiscal cliff. Hugs with Boehner. Immigration reform. Climate change. And Clinton payback.
- What Obama Should Have Done Before, and Won’t Do Now, by Barry Rubin. The list — likely incomplete — of foreign policy failures.
- Republicans, Slow Down the Blame Game, by Bryan Preston. We’re not dead, but we might kill ourselves.
- The ‘Empathy Slander’: A Lie That Would End Civilization, A Truth That Would Save It, by David Steinberg. Conservatives care, liberals do not. The world thinks the opposite is true. Nothing else matters.
- Politicizing Ourselves to Death: Is the Culture War Over? By Chris Yogerst. Only time will tell how people respond to a culture out of synch with reality.
- On ‘Self-Deportation’ — the Wall Street Journal v. Romney, by Andrew C. McCarthy. The Journal should be smart enough to know that we’re not all nativists seeking mass-deportation.
- If You Believe in Staples, Clap Your Hands, by David P. Goldman. Does Mitt Romney’s defeat signal the death of American entrepreneurship?
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- GOP ‘Outreach’ to Hispanics Won’t Work, by J. Christian Adams. A look back at the GOP’s 2006 reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, which did nothing to appease the left’s race hustlers, such as Al Sharpton.
- 5 Reasons Why Liberal Jews Will Never Support Israel, by P. David Hornik. These factors preclude American Jewish progressives from returning to the pro-Israel stance some of them took in Israel’s early days.
- Acts of God? By David Solway. Reflections on “the cunning of reason.” Also read: Magic Underwear.
- Al Qaeda Weighs In on the Post-Election Landscape, by Claudia Rosett. Zawahiri’s claims are far better in touch with reality than the president’s candied campaign lines about a receding tide of war, and al Qaeda in retreat.
- Training U.S. Workers for Nanotech Revolution Is No Small Thing, by Howard Lovy. And before any Solyndra comparisons are made, let me explain why this is different.
- Get It On!: The Adam Carolla-Dennis Prager Story, by R.J. Moeller. The behind-the-scenes story of how an entrepreneurial Christian brought together two of his heroes, an atheist comedian and Jewish talk radio host.
- Bleary Eyes, Broken Hearts, We Lost, by Bryan Preston. A rant, with numbers.
- About that Obama ‘Mandate’… by Rick Moran. The delusional left.
- The Morning After, by Roger Kimball. RIP American Exceptionalism.
- J Street Wins Nearly All Endorsed Races, by Bridget Johnson. The Jewish vote spiked 10 percent for Romney, but staunchly pro-Israel lawmakers took a beating at the polls.
- The Whirlwind Is Here, by Roger L Simon. There is only one thing left to do…
- When Your Dog Dies, You Can Bring Him Back to Life, by Dave Swindle. I recommend the innocent fantasy of Frankenweenie on this sad post-election day.
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- Why Obama Won — and What Conservatives Must Do, by Ron Radosh. It is essential that conservative intellectuals do not abandon their effort to change the culture.
- Leviathan and Obama’s Win, by J. Christian Adams. I wonder what the Founders would say to us tonight if they could.
- President Obama Wins Four More Years, by Bridget Johnson. “We may have battled fiercely, but it’s only because we love this country deeply and we care so strongly about its future.”
- Catastrophe, by Bryan Preston. The re-election of Barack Obama.
- Conservative Pence Wins Indiana Governor’s Race, by Bridget Johnson. Republicans also pick up the governor’s office in North Carolina.
- Massachusetts: Sen. Brown Unseated by Elizabeth Warren, by Bridget Johnson. MORE SENATE RESULTS: Mourdock loses in Indiana; Dem keeps seat in Ohio.
- The Pre-Post Mortem, by Stephen Green. How, in these circumstances, do we keep the bastards honest?
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- Election Day 2012: Don’t Count Out Romney, by Rich Baehr. It should not be a total shock if Romney wins and carries Ohio to do it. More: Romney Rallies with Huge New Hampshire Crowd.
- From PJTV: Stealing the Election: Will Voter Fraud Be at an All-Time High? By Alexis Garcia. Click to watch video.
- Vote Fraud: Who You Gonna Call? By Christian Adams. Save these numbers.
- Will Voters Unite Against the Divider in Chief? By Mike McNally. Obama has ended the most divisive presidency in modern history with the most divisive campaign of the modern era.
- Shut The Hell Up and Vote for Romney, by Andrew Klavan. Too many conservatives confuse good principles with good outcomes and mistake the feeling of wisdom for wisdom itself.
- 8 Reasons You Aren’t Safer than You Were 4 Years Ago, by Robert Spencer. The case against the appeaser-in-chief.
- Voting Obamacare: Health Care Law to Drive Doctors to Retirement, by Patrick Richardson. A doctor tells PJ Media exactly how his practice’s finances and his patient’s care will be damaged.
- 2 Reasons Why Obama Must Be Defeated, by Andrew C. McCarthy. What happened in Benghazi – the lead-up, the catastrophe of September 11, and the ongoing cover-up – is no longer just a debacle. It is an impeachable offense.
- My Final Electoral Map Prediction, by Bryan Preston. Red dawn.
- Wargaming the Electoral College: The Final Edition, by Stephen Green. Time now to lay it all on the line with my final picks.
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- Election Predictions from PJ Media Columnists. Will Obama win re-election in a nail-biter? Is a landslide victory in the cards for Romney? Do Republicans have a shot at taking control of the Senate? Find out what Roger L. Simon, VDH, Spengler, Claudia Rosett, Roger Kimball, and the rest of PJM’s columnists think will happen on Tuesday …
- Sophocles in Benghazi, by Victor Davis Hanson. The strange thing about Libya is not so much who lied, but has anyone yet told the whole truth?
- Will the MSM Lose Yet Again? By Michael Ledeen. Just remember that Reagan-Carter in 1980 was “too close to call” for the pollsters.
- Paul Ryan’s Alma Mater: From Miami of Ohio to GOP’s Philosophical Leader, by Mary Beth Ellis. The campus’ culture still seems prominent in Ryan’s life.
- Who’s Counting? Interview: Hans von Spakovsky on Voter Fraud, by Ed Driscoll. Spakovsky is a frequent PJM contributor, and the author of Who’s Counting? How Fraudsters and Bureaucrats Put Your Vote at Risk.
- Breaking: GEN Tommy Franks, GEN Hugh Shelton Among 500 American Warriors to Run Full-Page Ad Endorsing Mitt Romney for President, by Bryan Preston. Stars support Romney for POTUS.
- On the Scene in West Chester, Ohio, by Stephen Green. Reader Jason Bieber was at Friday’s Romney rally, and sent the following report and pictures.
- Dramanoids Deployed for Maryland’s Gay Marriage Campaign, by Lauren Weiner. Mine is no longer the clear majority view – and it certainly never was among my fellow homosexuals.
- Hating Breitbart, Race, and Election 2012, by Roger L Simon. Let’s go out and win this one for Andrew.
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- Obama’s Foreign Policy: Amateur Hour at the White House, by Jean Kaufman. There’s plenty of blame to go around for Benghazi. And plenty of incompetence.
- Keep Calm and Finish Him, by Charlie Martin. Deep breaths. It’s almost over.
- Why Was There No October Surprise? By Zombie. Because every freakin’ day for the last four years has been an October Surprise.
- Wargaming the Electoral College, by Stephen Green. Survey says… Update: Check out Steve on PJTV’s Trifecta: Electoral College Predictions: What Will the Final Numbers Be?
- British Media Still Touts Obama, but Conservatives Gaining a Voice, by Mike McNally. While the bias and spin is even worse across the pond, Mitt Romney has some vocal cheerleaders there.
- The Bath Salts Banker, by Jack Dunphy. To the cop, there are few human foibles that come as a great surprise. This one did.
- Exactly How ‘Moderate’ Was George Romney, Really? By Ronnie Schreiber. Mitt’s dad wasn’t a squishy RINO.
- Chuck Woods vs. Cindy Sheehan: Whom Does Media Give ‘Absolute Moral Authority’? By Rand Simberg. The grieving father’s tribute to honor has received attention from exactly one network, while Sheehan was ubiquitous.
- Lindsey Graham Labors to Keep Benghazi Alive, Get Answers, by Bridget Johnson. And wins U.S. access to a suspect being held in Tunisia. Does he really deserve conservatives’ scorn?
- Dick Morris: Pennsylvania Is the ‘New Ohio,’ by by Bryan Preston. Predicts Romney win despite late storm surge in popularity for Obama. Also read: Barone: Romney Likely to Pick up 315 Electoral Votes.
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- Benghazi: The Democratic Party Will Be Lucky if Obama Loses, by Roger L Simon. Tick…tick..tick…
- How to Tell Which Campaign Thinks They’re Winning — and Losing, by Rick Moran. Where the candidates and surrogates campaign will reveal the state of the race more than the polls will.
- The Race for the Senate: Who Will Come Out on Top? By Bridget Johnson. Predictions of the battleground races — join in and add your own.
- Benghazi’s Smoking Gun? Only President Can Give ‘Cross-Border Authority’ by Matt Bracken. Sending additional forces into a foreign country always requires the president’s approval. He was either absent, or refused “CBA”.
- Benghazi Culpability: Walls Closing in on Administration, by Bob Owens. Cross-border authority, an unusual resignation. The truth is coming out.
- Letter to My European Friends, by Michael Ledeen. Your landslide support of Obama confirms my pessimism about your future.
- The Silver State Ground Game, by Stephen Green. Nevada’s still a tough nut to crack, but maybe not as tough as I thought. Also read: Romney to Campaign in PA.
- Why This Election Year America Is Nurse Jackie, by Dave Swindle. Is a nation of saints and sinners finally ready for some Mormon sobriety?
- Thoughts on My 75th Birthday, by Ron Radosh. I find myself angry and as motivated as I ever was to try and tell what I consider to be the truth and to challenge all the charlatans that surround us.
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- Benghazi, American Honor, Little Caesar, and the False Dmitri, by Michael Walsh. For the left, not only the personal is political, but so is everything else — even the lives and deaths of our troops.
- 2013: The Death of Free Speech, by Robert Spencer. The media quickly learns to abide by the new rules…
- The Decline and Fall of Western Culture in One Photo, by Zombie. Two statues in a room. So much to think about. So much to learn.
- Operation Re-Moralize, by Stephen Green. Don’t fall for the lifelines the MSM is attempting to throw Obama. Keep your chin up and get out and vote. More: Denver’s Dem Mayor: We’re Losing Wisconsin.
- Is Benghazi Breaking Through the Media’s Wall of Silence? By Bryan Preston. Baby steps. More: White House May Have Told Counterterrorism Group to Stand Down on Benghazi Rescue.
- The Red State-Blue State Divide: Is Economy the Driver? By Patrick Reddy. Census data since 1930 shows a remarkable correlation between state income and voting habits.
- It Wasn’t Just Four Americans Abandoned in Benghazi, by Bob Owens. Up to 32 Americans were denied military assistance at the consulate and CIA safe house. More: Why Haven’t We Seen a Photo Like This from the Night of the Benghazi Assault?
- Will Christie Emerge from the Storm as ‘America’s Governor’? By Bridget Johnson. A new bromance with Obama adds new dimensions to the governor’s political future.
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- The Obama Economy: Still Not Recovered, by Tom Blumer. The economy is not even back to where it was when the recession began.
- 10 Things the MSM Can Celebrate if Obama Wins, by Andrew Klavan. “Hooray! There are still JUST enough people left in the country who think we’re telling the truth!”
- Is Hurricane Sandy a Gale-Force October Surprise? By Bridget Johnson. Both campaigns said they were devoted to leaving politics out of the storm, but Sandy is leaving her mark on the election landscape.
- What Did He Know and When Did He Know It? The Shadow Knows…, by Michael Ledeen. What’s Halloween with spooks? Michael breaks out his Ouija board to contact a late CIA chief for his take on Benghazi.
- The Racist and the Diversity Czar, by Ying Ma. Grouping Asians together for the purpose of fostering “diversity” in America is insulting.
- The Climate-Change Ambulance Chasers, by Rand Simberg. Hurricane Sandy reminds us that climate hysterics can never resist an opportunity to use a natural disaster to flog their anti-technology, anti-humanity hobbyhorse.
- On the Brink: 50 Year Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, by Daniel Mandel. A recounting of the 13 days when the world stood on the precipice of nuclear war.
- The 7 Creepiest Serial Killers in American History, by John Hawkins. “There’s light and joy, but there’s also darkness all around and we can be lost in it.” — David Almond
- 10 Reasons Why Donald Pleasence Is the Reason for the Season, by Bridget Johnson. The one. The only. The Donald.
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- Why Liberals Think What They Do, by Victor Davis Hanson. Liberalism is an elite person’s psychological investment in enjoying a guilt-free affluence.
- Benghazi: Help America Find the Truth BEFORE the Election, by Roger L Simon. Email us at Benghazi@pjmedia.com if you have unpublished & verifiable information about the 9/11 events in Libya. Read post for details.
- The Hurricane, and the Gathering Storm, by Claudia Rosett. Sean Hannity’s must-see interview with the father of Tyrone Woods (pictured), one of two former Navy SEALs killed in Benghazi.
- Does Obama Have the Stronger Ground Game in Ohio? By Paula Bolyard. Romney has 40 campaign offices in the crucial swing state, a third of the president’s 120. But it’s not quite that simple…
- 6 Green Lies Threatening to Starve You, by Walter Hudson. It started with the gas in your car. Now the green police are coming after the food in your fridge.
- A Short Guide to the Benghazi Issue: What Is It Really All About? By Barry Rubin. The chickens have come back to roost and have roosted in the White House. And the vultures are gathering.
- Post-Benghazi Admin Meme: Look What We’re Doing in Algeria, by Bridget Johnson. A publicized counterterrorism push here may be an effort to enforce “al Qaeda is on the run” claim while pulling eyes from next door.
- Obama Takes ‘Offense’ at Accusations Over Benghazi Information Flubs, by Bridget Johnson. “My No. 1 priority was secure Americans, figure out what happened, bring those folks to justice.” Related: The Benghazi Gambit That Could Save Obama.
- Hurricane Sandy: Follow PJ Media’s Brendan Loy for Frequent Updates, Click here for the latest from Brendan Loy, Weathernerd. Also follow @brendanloy on Twitter.
- PJTV’s Hair of the Dog: Obama’s Second Term Plan: Blame Bush Some More, by Stephen Green. Click to watch video.
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- Beyond Impeachment: Obama Treasonous over Benghazi, by Roger L Simon. If the worst aspects of Benghazi are conclusively proven to be true, Benedict Arnold may prove to be a piker in comparison.
- Why Is Obama so Nasty and Vulgar? By Michael Ledeen. I think he’s cracking, and the inner nastiness and vulgarity are on display.
- Why Economic Development Alone Cannot Fix Middle East, by Barry Rubin. The claim that turmoil will end by bringing the region into the first world is a myth.
- Andrew McCarthy’s Guide for the Perplexed, by Roger Kimball. How does America separate Islamic religion from Islamic supremacism?
- Hurricane Sandy: Follow PJ Media’s Brendan Loy for Frequent Updates, Click here for the latest from Brendan Loy, Weathernerd. Also follow @brendanloy on Twitter.
- Barack Hussein Obama: What’s in a Name? By David Solway. Sometimes a name tells you all you need to know.
- 5 Deep Insights Gained from Watching Hoarders, by John Hawkins. What you can learn about yourself from people who sleep on garbage and pee in a bucket.
- Stephanie Cutter: Des Moines Register Endorsement of Romney ‘Not Based on Reality,’
- by Rick Moran. The “reality-based community” has a weird idea of reality.
- Obama Vows to ‘Lean Forward,’ Return to D.C. for Hurricane, by Bridget Johnson. He’ll come back from Ohio after advisories have begun and commercial planes are likely to be on the ground.
- Should We Be Worried About Parasites from Cats? By Theodore Dalrymple. A recent editorial in The Lancet fearmongers on Toxoplasma.
- Is New York Times Hiding Its CEO’s Role in Sex Abuse Cover-Up? By Kim Zigfeld. Rock-bottom.
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- If Reelected, Obama Should Be Impeached over Benghazi, by Roger L Simon. What did he know and when did he know it?
- Michael Barone Predicts That Romney Will Win 2012 Presidential Race, by Ed Driscoll. Video of Barone’s Friday night appearance on Hannity.
- Rape and Abortion: Dilemma or Demagoguery, by Andrew Klavan. Can you be legally exterminated because of the way you were conceived?
- Benghazi in the Eyes of Congress: ‘It’s Not Going to Go Away,’ by Bridget Johnson. “Every day I find out something more horrific”: Intelligence and Armed Services committee members talk exclusively to PJM about what’s next.
- Who Wants To Lose Their Virginity at the Ballot Box? By Leslie Loftis. The president’s campaign enlists Girls creator Lena Dunham to equate the thrill of voting for Obama with “your first time.” See also: Steven Crowder’s parody at the Tatler.
- Graham to Obama: Who’s the Bullsh***er Now? By Bridget Johnson. “Fearful that the reality on the ground in Benghazi cuts against the narrative that al-Qaeda has been dismantled…”
- Actually, Global Warming Was in Presidential Debates , by Tom Harris. Discussion of “clean” or “green” energy is climate policy by stealth.
- Sharia States: Totalitarian to the Core, by Alyssa A. Lappen. A review of Dr. Andrew G. Bostom’s seminal Sharia versus Freedom: The Legacy of Islamic Totalitarianism, now available.
- ‘Sharia Killed Ambassador Chris Stevens,’ by Andrew C. McCarthy. It is long past time to lift the veil from our eyes.
- Hurricane Sandy: Follow PJ Media’s Brendan Loy for Frequent Updates, Click here for the latest from Brendan Loy, Weathernerd. Also follow @brendanloy on Twitter.
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- 5 Reasons This Election Is Ward Cleaver vs. Eddie Haskell, by Bookworm. In Campaign 2012, Leave it to Beaver comes to life.
- It’s the Obonomy, Stupid! By David P. Goldman. The great American profit machine has stalled. If Obama is re-elected, we are all going to be poorer.
- What States Will Obama Win? (Second in a Series), by Roger Kimball. Painting the map…redder?
- Pat Moran Relied on Civil Rights Lawyers for Voter Fraud, by J. Christian Adams. Of course there is no way to know if these groups consider themselves cogs in a voter fraud machine.
- Obama Offers 20 Million Gulf Acres Off Texas for Oil and Gas Development, by Bridget Johnson. Drilling for votes.
- Mourdock Doesn’t Deserve the Disapprobation, by Rick Moran. The Indiana Senate candidate did not seek to define rape, but rather the sacredness of life.
- They Got It Right: America Is Their Enemy, by Barry Rubin. Why Middle Eastern Islamists and Arabs know better than President Obama.
- Pentagon Waits to Tell Vets They May Lose Prime Health Coverage, by Bridget Johnson. Cuts would hit Nevada, Oregon, Iowa, Minnesota, and Missouri, but an announcement may wait until after Election Day.
- How Hurricane Sandy Could Seriously Disrupt the Election, by Brendan Loy. A national emergency would shake up the campaign’s dynamics and undermine turnout.
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