Political Philsophy

Islamophobia?

Posted by Mark E. Noonan on September 1, 2010 at 12:39 am

While waiting at the dentist to have a crown put on a tooth, I noticed a recent Time magazine cover which asks the question, “Is America Islamophobic?”.  It got me thinking:  what do we really mean by that word, “Islamophobic”? Strictly speaking, it means “fear of Islam”, but I don’t think its really delivered that [...]

Glenn Beck: Getting it Wrong on Gay Marriage

Posted by Mark E. Noonan on August 13, 2010 at 1:18 am

From Outside the Beltway: O’REILLY: Do you believe — do you believe that gay marriage is a threat to the country in any way? BECK: A threat to the country? O’REILLY: Yeah, it going to harm the country? BECK: No, I don’t. Will the gays come and get us? O’REILLY: OK. Is it going to [...]

Confronting Moslem Barbarism

Posted by Mark E. Noonan on August 9, 2010 at 1:50 am

The recent murder of foreign aid workers in Afghanistan – including 6 Americans, one of whom had been bringing mercy to Afghanistan for 30 years – points out the stark fact of Islam:  it is not a civilized religion. Islam is the religion of despots and slaves; of smugglers and thieves; of rapists and murderers.  [...]

Suppressing the Right

Posted by Mark E. Noonan on July 28, 2010 at 9:37 pm

Andrew Klavan notes what the left really wants in our political debate – a monologue: …everywhere, the Left favors fewer voices and less information, and conservatives favor more. Everywhere, the Left seeks to disappear its opposition, whereas the Right is willing to meet them head-on. Take the e-mails that the Daily Caller obtained from the [...]

Crucifix Gains Defender

Posted by Mark E. Noonan on May 14, 2010 at 12:10 am

The news: The European Centre for Law and Justice has been authorized to become a third party in the court hearing regarding the legitimacy of displaying crucifixes in Italian schools. The center reported Wednesday that the European Court of Human Rights gave it authorization to become an amicus curiae to the “Lautsi vs. Italy” case. [...]