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Author Archives: Joe Benning
The War on the West
It seems that a lot of people view the recent explosion of antisemitic activity on the campuses of elite universities and western cities as a sort of anomaly. After all, haven’t Jews been a reliable partner in many causes dear … Continue reading
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The Argentinian Election
The New York Times today published a fairly typical hit piece. Typical in that it does most of its work by innuendo and guilt-by-association. The object of the piece is Javier Milei, the victor in Argentina’s presidential race. The Times … Continue reading
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Hamas Has Declared War on the West
The savage attack Hamas launched on October 7 against Israel, like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, was an attack on Western civilization itself. Perhaps even more shocking than the attack on Israel has been the response of cultural elites. Across the … Continue reading
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Natan Sharansky, Hamas and the Will to Power
In an interview published by the Wall Street Journal, Natan Sharansky, the famous Soviet refusenik and Israeli politician, made a telling point. Hamas terrorists displayed pride in their depravity by broadcasting their crimes on the internet using GoPro cameras. “…Even … Continue reading
The West and its Enemies
With the Israelis still sifting through the rubble looking for victims of Hamas’s savage attack, the global left has responded by backing the Hamas killers. In so doing they have stepped out from behind the mask to show their true … Continue reading
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Israel at War
The Hamas attack on Israel, an attack that deliberately targeted Israeli civilians, was fully backed by Iran. In fact. Iran continues to celebrate the attack, with posts on X like the one below. “God willing, the cancer of the usurper … Continue reading
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On Ukraine
In a front page story titled “Weary Soldiers, Unreliable Munitions: Ukraine’s Many Challenges”, the New York Times reports that the Ukraine war is essentially stalemated. That the war effort is turning into a quagmire should come as no surprise to … Continue reading
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The Supremes
For the progressive left, the last week in June was a tough one. Officially approved racism was thrown overboard; religious freedom and free speech were protected, and the separation of powers, inherent in the U.S, Constitutional structure, was reaffirmed. These … Continue reading
Notes From Indonesia
The incredible buffoonery, not to mention dishonesty, of the Biden White House cries out for a response. In spite of the fact that we are sailing through Indonesia, here goes. Let me ask this question. Do you believe, or know … Continue reading
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So Long 2022
Upon publication of Darwin’s “Origin of the Species” the Archbishop of Canterbury is reported to have said “Dear Lord please let it not be true, or at least not be widely known”. Today Progressives and their sympathizers have said essentially … Continue reading
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