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  • O’Reilly the Culture Warrior Doesn’t Understand the War

    By Selwyn Duke Quite a while ago, I wrote a piece titled "Conservatism is Dead; Long Live Conservatism?" in which I explained the process by which the right loses the culture war and why the I won't call myself a "conservative."  A good example of the fault I describe in the article was exhibited on…

  • Radio Host Sentenced to Prison on Child Porn Charges

    By Selwyn Duke Left-wing KGO radio host Bernie Ward has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for the distribution of child pornography. Most people wouldn’t take issue with this, as virtually all consider such material beyond the pale. But are some of our defenses of adult pornography also indefensible?

  • O’Reilly Factor Discusses Hate Crimes

    By Selwyn Duke Laura Ingraham was filling in for Bill O’Reilly last night on his cable news show, and one of the segments pertained to an alleged rise in "hate crimes" in 2007.  She had as a guest Brian Levin, a civil rights attorney and Director of the Center for the Study of Hate &…

  • In the News – 7/22/08

    By Selwyn Duke First up, Mexico has awarded its highest honor to Ted Kennedy for the work he has done on behalf of immigrants and invaders.  I think it’s called the Medal of the American Traitor.  Congrats, Ted. As you may know, The New York Times has again tipped its liberal hand, refusing to publish…

  • Autism Story Update

    By Selwyn Duke There are two more things I want to mention about Michael Savage’s comments on Autism and my subsequent commentary.  First, Savage has now addressed the matter at his website, and his explanation vindicates my interpretation of what he said.  But more on that in a moment.  Second, after talking to a friend…

  • Judge-mentally Impaired Should Get Off Michael Savage’s Back

    By Selwyn Duke It seems as if taking offense is the recreation of choice in modern America. The latest example (of which I’m aware; I’m sure our UPS {umbrage per second} statistic is sky high) has resulted in a planned protest at WOR Radio in Manhattan over some comments radio talk show host Michael Savage…

  • New Yorker: Obama as a Moslem and Wife as Terrorist

    By Selwyn Duke By now, everybody knows about the New Yorker magazine cover portraying Barack Obama in Moslem garb and his wife as a terrorist with a machine gun slung over her shoulder.  The idea behind it was to satirize people on the right who may be characterizing the Obamas in such a light.

  • Limbaugh’s Deal: Talk Radio Thriving

    By Selwyn Duke The big news in the broadcast industry is Rush Limbaugh’s record-breaking, $400 million radio deal.  It promises to keep him on the air through 2016, a prospect that should please liberals to no end.

  • Daily Mail: White boy, 12, suspected of being Islamic extremist recruit after he showed beheading videos to classmates

    By Selwyn Duke It’s now well-known that the mainstream media studiously avoids identifying the race or ethnicity of criminals or terrorists.  When Moslems riot, for instance, usually absent from articles on the subject is any reference to the religious classification of the rioters.  Used instead is a characterization such as the generic "youths."  "Two-hundred ‘youths’…

  • Unfair and Unbalanced

    By Selwyn Duke The phrase “fair and balanced” certainly has a positive connotation. It is thought the greatest quality a news outlet can possess; it has even become a motto of the Fox News Network. Yet I don’t find Fox very balanced at all.