Fr. Robert McTeigue of the Catholic Current recently interviewed me. The nearly hour-long audio and its official description follow: We welcome back Raymond Ibrahim to discuss the danger of widespread historical ignorance, the truth about slavery, and the difficulty of finding true information. How can we learn to overcome the power of The Narrative? … [Read more...]
Media Employs Fake History to Demonize ‘Crusader Fanboy’ Pete Hegseth
The Stream Yet another example of the ill effects of Fake History is manifesting itself. Because Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense in his incoming administration, is a “crusader fanboy,” the media alleges that once in office, he may, like his heroes, usher in an age of religious violence. One of the media outlets suggesting this is The New York … [Read more...]
Was the West or Islam ‘Built on Blood, Tears, Massacres, and Exploitation’?
The Stream The world was just treated to a bit of outlandish projection by Turkey’s president and self-styled sultan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. During a recent council held in Ankara, he said, “The West’s progress, built on blood, tears, massacres, and exploitation, has temporarily overtaken the human-centered civilization of the East.” To anyone even vaguely familiar with the … [Read more...]
Fake History Alert: Because Whites Were Never Enslaved, DEI Must Continue
The Stream Because the ancestors of white Americans have never been enslaved, whites can never know what true oppression is. So argued Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) at a recent hearing on DEI (“diversity, equity, and inclusion”). At one point she yelled out: You tell me which white man was dragged out of their homes! You tell me which one of them got dragged all … [Read more...]
Why Islam Is Inherently Genocidal
The Stream Proofs that Islam should be outlawed — that is, if the West was actually serious about its own laws — continue to pile up. In a recent article, we saw that, according to the UN’s own definitions of hate speech, the Koran should be banned not just for routinely hating others by name — Christians, Jews, polytheists, and “infidels” (kuffar) of every stripe — but … [Read more...]