John Moore | June 23, 2003
The Supreme Court has ruled that the government, in the form of the University of Michigan Law School, can use race as a criteria in its decisions, but only if it counts a little bit. In a simultaneous ruling, race is disallowed if it used too much.
In the process, the Supreme Court defined a “diverse” [...]
John Moore | June 21, 2003
At a social gathering the other night, I was shocked that most of those present saw a moral equivalence (at least) between the actions of the Palestinian suicide bombers and the Israeli government. In fact, the general atmosphere was hostile to Israel and sympathetic to the Palestinians. This among a group of otherwise intelligent people.
This [...]
John Moore | June 17, 2003
I turned on my TV to watch the local news on the NBC stationforgetting to turn it off before NBC nightly “news” came on. Once again I was reminded of how worthless major network “journalism” is.
Many important events are happening in the world. There are many threats to America and our way of life. Americans [...]
John Moore | June 16, 2003
[This entry is in response to an article at arcterex.net. I decided to post it here rather than in the comments section of the other blog due to its general interest and the amount of work I put into it!]
It has been argued that Americans have been mislead about the cause of the Iraq war [...]
John Moore | June 16, 2003
Today’s New York Times reports [free subscription required]:
Senator Seeks a Consensus in Replacing Any Justice
Senator Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont has urged President Bush to avoid a traumatic national battle over the Supreme Court by consulting with him and other leading Democrats before choosing a nominee, should a vacancy occur.
How generous of him! From [...]
John Moore | June 13, 2003
When Sharon ordered the newly intensified war on Hamas, he so angered their leaders that they blundered. Hamas is now on record vowing to kill every man, woman and child in Israel. This has always been their goal, but now it cannot be denied by their European fellow travelers.
Israel has thus scored a major victory. [...]
John Moore | June 13, 2003
Old news for sure, but it is interesting how frequently and subtly editorializing creeps into the “straight news.”
Consider this AP story from today:
JERUSALEM — Israel has decided to target top Hamas leaders, including founder Sheik Ahmed Yassin, Israeli officials and media said Friday, confirming a policy change likely to speed up an attack-revenge cycle that [...]