When the mayor of Paris threatened to sue Fox News for “slandering” her city by reporting on Muslim-dominated “no-go zones,” liberal media outlets forgot their own years of reporting on those zones to bash their hated right-leaning cable news adversary. Among the longtime observers who pushed back against no-go zone denialism is author Mark Steyn, who has mentioned these hostile, unassimilated communities in his columns and books for years.
by John Hayward30 Jan 2015, 6:22 PM PST0
In his contribution to the famous 1949 collection of essays by ex-Communists titled The God That Failed, Arthur Koestler carefully illustrates how set language binds thought to ideology at the expense of evidence. Koestler, author of the unparalleled novel of Stalin’s show trials, Darkness at Noon, describes a conversation he had early in his Communist career with “Edgar,” his Party contact, in which they discuss the front page of a Communist newspaper.
by Diana West29 Jan 2015, 7:53 AM PST0
In a new piece on political correctness, Jonathan Chait does something that few progressive writers dare to do: admit critics have a point about the far left’s apparent desire to censor speech. Yet he fails to note that the problem is far older and more pervasive than it seems.
by John Sexton27 Jan 2015, 5:16 PM PST0
Fox News Channel host Greg Gutfeld and The Hill columnist Juan Williams argued that charges of Islamophobia are designed “to shut you up” on Tuesday’s broadcast of “The Five.” Gutfeld began by criticizing HBO’s Bill Maher for mocking a Navy recruitment
by Ian Hanchett27 Jan 2015, 3:49 PM PST0
Carol M. Swain, professor of Political Science and Law at Vanderbilt University, declared that campus political correctness “has reached the level that we can no longer have any serious conversations on the most important issues of our day. And our
by Ian Hanchett26 Jan 2015, 5:59 PM PST0
Rockingham County, NC Sheriff Sam Page (R) said that “political correctness” has caused “a lot of problems,” including on the issue of illegal immigration, on Tuesday’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on the Fox News Channel. Page addressed the controversy
by Ian Hanchett20 Jan 2015, 2:10 PM PST0
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper argued that the term “Islamists” is offensive on Monday’s “NewsNation” on MSNBC. Speaking on anti-terror raids in Turkey, he said that “if you find a plot where there’s some violence planned,
by Ian Hanchett19 Jan 2015, 9:02 AM PST0
HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher criticized protesters against his commencement speech, and defended Rush Limbaugh in a monologue denouncing anti-free speech leftists on Friday. “Now that it’s been a month since I gave the commencement address at Berkeley, someone
by Ian Hanchett16 Jan 2015, 9:13 PM PST0
Professionals have slammed teachers who have been reporting children as young as five for being racist, saying that making children frightened to ask questions is unhealthy. The comments come after parent Hayley White was summoned to her seven-year-old son’s primary
by A.B. Sanderson16 Jan 2015, 3:08 AM PST0
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair argued that while “there is no justification” for the attacks on Charlie Hebdo, it isn’t “very sensible to insult someone” in an interview CNN’s Jake Tapper released on Thursday. In reaction to Pope Francis’
by Ian Hanchett15 Jan 2015, 2:12 PM PST0
A leading publisher of schoolbooks has banned its authors from mentioning pigs, sausages, and anything pork related in their books, lest the words offend Muslims and Jews. The ban was criticised as “utter nonsense” by a Muslim Member of Parliament,
by Donna Rachel Edmunds14 Jan 2015, 9:46 AM PST0
It is common for White House spokespeople to spin the facts–to find the interpretation that best flatters the president. It is rare, but not unheard of, for White House spokespeople to lie about facts that are not yet fully known to the public. It is extraordinary for White House spokespeople to lie about facts that everyone already knows. Yet that is exactly what Josh Earnest did on Tuesday, when trying to explain why the Obama administration strains to avoid mentioning radical Islam.
by Joel B. Pollak13 Jan 2015, 1:59 PM PST0
NBC News Terrorism Analyst Michael Sheehan said that the US needs to “get rid of this political correctness” and acknowledge that “Islamic jihadi extremism” is the clear threat to the US on Monday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. “The strategic threat
by Ian Hanchett12 Jan 2015, 12:46 PM PST0
Catholic League President Bill Donohue argued that there should be “respect” for “the right of Muslims…Catholics, and Jews to have their icons and their religious symbols treated with respect” on Saturday’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” on the Fox News Channel.
by Ian Hanchett10 Jan 2015, 8:43 PM PST0
HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher mocked political correctness and Sony’s pulling of “The Interview” on Friday. “If there was a theme to the news in the time we were off, it would be ‘no joking, no joking.’ There are
by Ian Hanchett9 Jan 2015, 8:35 PM PST0
Ayaan Hirsi Ali argued that too many Westerners, especially liberals, can’t bring themselves to offend Muslims and thus avoid making necessary criticisms of Islamic doctrine on Thursday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. “There’s a combination of fear on one
by Ian Hanchett8 Jan 2015, 9:37 PM PST0
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) declared that “maybe…every Muslim immigrant that wishes to come to France shouldn’t have an open door to come” on Thursday’s “Sean Hannity Show.” “You’ve got to secure country, and that means maybe that every Muslim immigrant
by Ian Hanchett8 Jan 2015, 5:48 PM PST0
While pundits and politicians strive to persuade themselves and anyone else who will listen of the probable outcome of the General Election of 2015, voters may find themselves baffled by the vast amounts of misinformation put out by the mainstream
by Gerald Warner31 Dec 2014, 12:00 AM PST0
