A roundup.
Category Archives: Media Criticism
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.
Time For Holder To Resign
It’s long past time:
If all Holder has in defense of his performance and that of his Department of Justice is playing the race card in an attempt to bully his critics into silence, then he truly has no defense at all. With the families of 300 murder victims mourning deaths delivered by the ATF’s weaponry, dismissing criticism of Holder’s performance as attorney general as bigotry is not just despicable, it should be a disqualification for the office he holds.
So, let me get this straight. If I object to a coverup of a government policy that killed three hundred Mexicans, it’s because I’m racist?
Obama’s GM
Is he really going to run on this bailout? It may get him some votes in Michigan, but not much anywhere else.