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  • The Article That Brought Hate-speech Charges

    By Selwyn Duke It’s not a new story anymore, but late last year columnist Mark Steyn was summoned to appear before two Canadian "human-rights" tribunals (how is that for an Orwellian euphemism?) to discuss hate-crime charges.  At issue was his piece "The Future Belongs to Islam," which appeared in Macleans magazine and is an excerpt…

  • European Environment Minister Calls Green Position on Climate Change “hysterical psuedo-religion”

    By Selwyn Duke BBC News is running a piece about British Environment Minister Sammy Wilson.  He is one of those rare politically-incorrect European public figures, as he scoffs at the notion of anthropogenic climate change.  Writes the BBC: 

  • Was Sarah Palin Really the Right Choice for Vice-president?

    By Selwyn Duke Surprising many a political prognosticator, John McCain has announced that his running mate will be 44-year-old Sarah Palin, Alaska’s first female governor.  Honestly, I can’t say I’m surprised, as I told someone just a week ago that she could be the choice.  The question is, is she a good choice?

  • Is the Presidency above Obama’s Pay Grade?

    By Selwyn Duke It’s interesting to hear the euphemisms bandied about in campaigns. After Barack Obama’s and John McCain’s appearance a week ago at Saddleback Church, for instance, the former’s ardent supporters were as effusive in their praise as ever. His stammering and copious “uhs” weren’t signs of a befuddled and muddled mind, but of “thoughtfulness” and…

  • Beware the Biden Bounce

    By Selwyn Duke The Gallup polling organization says it’s official: There is a bounce associated with Barack Obama’s pick of Joe Biden as his vice-presidential running mate. And John McCain got it. 

  • Mail Bag: Reader Says Duke is Anti-male

    By Selwyn Duke In response to my piece "Why John Edwards’ Affair Matters," F wrote:

  • Democrats: It’s Time to Feign Green

    By Selwyn Duke If you listened to the mainstream media, you’d think conservatives have a monopoly on hypocrisy. If a figure has espoused traditional morality even just once at some point in the past and then falls from grace, our press will descend on him like vultures. You can be a Barney Frank, Ted Kennedy…

  • Written in the Eternal Constitution

    This article originally appeared in the April 14, 2008 issue of The New American magazine. By Selwyn Duke Sixty years before Christ's birth, great orator and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero watched plaintively as his republic faded before his eyes and Julius Caesar became the first Roman emperor. As today, some felt betrayed by their leaders,…

  • Howard Dean: Republicans the “White Party”

    By Selwyn Duke So Howard "Dumbo" Dean is at it again.  In the interview excerpt above, he calls the Republican Party the "white party" while touting the inclusiveness of the Democrats. It’s really amazing that the Democratic National Committee allows this buffoon to be their standard bearer.  I mean, he really is the gift that…

  • Why John Edwards’ Affair Matters

    By Selwyn Duke It has become a stereotypical pattern with men. A lad with a salad-days libido has a girl in every port, plays fast and loose with feelings and breaks hearts. Then he gets older, marries, has a daughter, and becomes very protective. He doesn’t want her dating guys who are just like he…