Learning Arabic Prevents Moral Decay Posted by Barbara Branden on 11/28/2004, 10:45pm
Does Learning Arabic Prevent Moral Decay? So argues Akhtar H. Emon, president of an outfit called the Arabic Language Institute Foundation (or ALIF, which is the name of the first letter of the Arabic alphabet), based in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. His interesting argument can be found on an undated we...(Read more...)
Ayn Rand wrote, "Don't bother to examine a folly - ask what it accomplishes." In this article, Nobel Prize winner Steven Weinberg does both. "Intelligent Design" not only has no basis in science, but actually contradicts much of our actual knowledge of reality. It is being promoted for political reasons: if you were...(Read more...)
This fine is nearly 3 times the previous record, the $1.2 million fine I pointed to earlier. In the United States, the radio spectrum is "owned" by the federal government, so constitutional protections of freedom of speech do not apply. There are no objective standards for what might be construed as "indecent" speech ...(Read more...)
It remains to be seen whether George W. Bush's pro-immigration comments will or will not stay in the realm of lip service, but Ruppert Murdoch's article is so imbued with an immigrant's enthusiasm for America that he might just succeed in getting me to give W the benefit of the doubt on this issue.(Read more...)
Mothers of Hizbullah Martyrs Posted by Barbara Branden on 11/24/2004, 11:01am
MEMRI TV Project: Mothers of Hizbullah Martyrs: We are Very Happy and Want to Sacrifice More Children On the occasion of "Martyrs Day," Hizbullah's Al-Manar TV recently broadcast statements from the mothers of several martyrs, including an interview with Umm Said ("Mother of Said"). The mothers expressed...(Read more...)
Well, what a surprise - the U.N.'s up to their old tricks again: NEW YORK - Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressed outrage over evidence of sexual abuse by United Nations peacekeepers in Congo, which he called a "shameful thing" for the world body. About 30 cases of abuse, including the sexual abuse of minors, i...(Read more...)
"The U.N. has failed in its principal role, which is keeping the peace. In fact, it has degenerated to the point where its actions exacerbate the few conflicts it still influences and where its remaining moral authority is used to promote ideas and policies inimical to those of the Western democracies. The U...(Read more...)
While the ACLU sometimes takes positions that an Objectivist will disagree with, this campaign is for goals that all advocates of individual rights share: Today our most fundamental freedoms are in jeopardy. Only a bold, spirited movement of people like you who refuse to surrender your freedoms can protect our c...(Read more...)
