Andrew C. McCarthy - Elena Kagan's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" Sharia Policy.
Me: Anything McCarthy writes is worth reading. His judgments prove uniformly informed, temperate, and relevant. And courageous. 95% of people in the West have at best only a vague knowledge of sharia law. McCarthy's article helps remedy that defect.
Anthony O'Hear - Why Doesn't Britain Have a Tea Party?
Me: Good question. It would be immeasurably better off if it had one. It's great fun to read an outsider's assessment of your own country and compare it with his own.
Thor Halvorssen - Why Hugo Chavez is a Rat Fink.
Me: No, that's not the title of the article, but it fits. If only starry-eyed "progressives" would acquaint themselves with the actual behavior of their heroes it would disabuse them of illusions, and teach them valuable lessons about evil. Halvorssen:
In order for world opinion to mobilize against Chávez, he must be revealed as the petty authoritarian and enemy of individual rights that he is. This is a far more accurate view than the heroic champion of the poor and enemy of capitalism and Yankee imperialism as his apologists (most recently Oliver Stone) have tried to disguise him
David Horowitz offers reflections on his friend Christopher Hitchens
Me: I agree with Horowitz: Hitchens is a complex man who has shown great courage in the battle against totalitarianism, but in the case of religion,
Unaccountably for some whose mind is otherwise so wonderfully alert and alive, Hitchens is impervious to the way religion speaks to needs that are timeless and provides comforts that are beneficial; and has contributed to the most spectacular achievements of human culture, including those that are scientific. The very concepts of individual rights and democracy so dear to Hitchens are also contributions of religious thought.
Horowitz takes Hitchens to task regarding his views on Israel as well.