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  • When Small Men Cast Big Shadows

    By Selwyn Duke "When small men cast big shadows, it's a sign that the sun is about to set." — Lin Yutang When I read the above proverb, I can't help but think about our time.  Can anyone deny that we have become the land where small men cast big shadows?  Think about it.  The…

  • Big Brother is Watching You: A “Camera on Every Corner”

    By Selwyn Duke If you know anything about Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley, you may understand that he is one of the truly odious characters on the American political scene.  He is the quintessence of a leftist: Ever ready to wax sanctimonious, act paternalistically, and micromanage people lives while being thoroughly corrupt in his own.

  • Is Anyone Smart Enough to Micromanage an Economy?

    The always-perspicacious economics professor Walter Williams' latest column contains an excellent explanation of why it is impossible for anyone, no matter how brilliant, to micromanage an economy.  What he says is something wise people know instinctively, but, nevertheless, it's worth a read.  If nothing else, it may provide you with another way to explain the…

  • Excerpts from a Cat’s Daily Diary

    By now, I'm sure you've all heard the story about the pet chimp in Connecticut (the rumors that he was an ACLU lawyer are unfounded) who attacked a woman.  Well, on the heels of that comes another warning about how your love for your pets may in fact be unrequited. Take heed. (What follows has…

  • Our Topsy-turvy world: Invaders Awarded Money in Suit Against American Citizen

    By Selwyn Duke In keeping with the practice of arresting parents who spank ill-behaved brats and having taxpayers subsidize borrowers who can't live within their means, a rancher has just been punished for defending his own property.  Writes Reuters:

  • Founder of TV Station Designed to Portray Moslems Positively Murders Wife

    By Selwyn Duke Upstate New York — a picturesque, bucolic area — just isn't what it used to be.  First, I learned that nestled in the verdant heart of my home state's rural better three-quarters is terrorist training center Islamberg.  Now, out of Buffalo, NY, comes news that a 44-year-old Pakistani businessman named Muzzammil Hassan…

  • The Threat of Islam http://youtube.com/v/8789NMWZ9EIThis is a video that seeks to demonstrate the consequences of allowing Islam to make inroads into a nation. It presents examples of civilizations whose populations are some percent Moslem (e.g., 5, 10, 25, 50 percent) and the social effects associated with each percentage. A critic could accuse it of being…

  • Another “Obama Youth” Video This is a video of middle-school youths dressed military-style and chanting in honor of Barack Obama. To be fair, I’ll point out that the incident was orchestrated by a teacher and was not part of any official program. In fact, it was in violation of school policy, and supposedly the teacher…

  • Black Official Wants Test Made Easier for Blacks; Likens Blacks to Athletes, Not Students

    By Selwyn Duke What do you think of this reasoning: If a given group doesn't perform as well as other groups on a test, then the exam is by definition discriminatory and should be discarded?  This is the rationale that was applied to police-department exams in the 1970s in a bizarre application of government civil-rights…

  • Obama: No New Nukes

    By Selwyn Duke While there is some question as to whether President Obama has the resolve to prevent rogue nations from developing nuclear capability, he certainly is assuring that we don't maintain ours.  It has come to light that he is locking horns with Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who is advocating the replacement of our…