One for us, and another for the so-called elites. Can’t let a pesky document over a hundred years old that most people can’t understand get in the way of hope and change.
Category Archives: Media Criticism
Merry Christmas To All
…my Christian readers. And if you have prayers, they should go out to the persecuted Christians in the world. For many, the “Arab Spring” was a sad new winter.
[Update on Christmas morning]
Related thoughts from Mark Steyn.
Havel Remembrances
A roundup.
About Margaret Thatcher
Five myths, from Claire Berlinski.
Anti-Christian Nuttiness
Over at Gizmodo.
Hey, numbnutz. I have Christmas lights up. Last night we decorated a tree. I don’t believe in God.
[Early afternoon update]
I think that this encapsulates the problem:
I believe that the objections to “Merry Christmas” stem from a misunderstanding of the phrase. While you and I mean “Please share my joy in this wonderful season,” some interpret it to mean “Honor Christmas, you infidel!”
Some people are just wrapped too tight.
[Another update a few minutes later]
Santa’s not pagan:
While it’s absolutely true that there are sincere and committed Christophobes and joyless atheistic boobs out there, one of the major culprits is capitalism itself. I like capitalism — a lot. Heck, the best Christmas present I could get would be a Scrooge-like conversion on the part of the president after a visit from the Ghost of Socialism Past. But the downside of capitalism is that it will, eventually, encourage the commercialization of everything sacred. For instance, there’s an online “dating” company dedicated entirely to facilitating adultery. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that a holiday symbolized by a man who gives presents would be exploited. That doesn’t mean we have to surrender to the trend, but we should recognize all of the trend’s sources, not just the convenient ones.
On a different note, the supposed champions of making Christmas more “inclusive” should at least ponder the irony that they are being intolerant. If you take offense when someone says “Merry Christmas,” you, quite simply, are the jerk.
Yup.
The Corruption Of America
Some sobering thoughts on the lies of the power brokers who are bankrupting the nation.
Political Quotes Of 2011
The fifty best.
That Bloom Piece On Iowa
I wonder if he’s regretting that he wrote that interminable condescending thumbsucker? First he was lampooned by Iowahawk, and now he’s been (gently) eviscerated by Lileks.
Gun Control
…and its racist roots. Most “progressive” policies (e.g., the Wagner Act, Davis-Bacon) have racist roots.
A Not-So-Wonderful Life
A heretical review of a Hollywood classic.