One of the main problems with overly stringent laws is that only some people will follow them, while others will ignore or even exploit them. The result, all too often, is that law-abiding citizens will be put at a disadvantage vis-à-vis law-breakers. Overly restrictive gun laws offer a prime example: only those who already “play by the rules” will obey such restrictions, … [Read more...]
Video: Islam and Academic Myths with Raymond Ibrahim
My recent Middle East Forum webinar and its description follow: Western academics routinely present Islam as an enlightened force for progress unfortunately stymied by Western bigotry and aggression. Where did this image come from and how did it become ensconced in universities? What truths and falsehoods does it contain? What implications does it have? … [Read more...]
Evidence Suggests ISIS Behind the Texas Synagogue Hostage Crisis
Another piece of evidence has emerged to indicate that the Muslim man who recently stormed and held a Texas-based synagogue hostage was not just acting in accordance with jihadist ideology, but following an ISIS directive. On Jan. 15, 2022, Malik Faisal Akram, a 44-year-old British Pakistani armed with a gun, took four people hostage at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue … [Read more...]
Imitating Islam: The Woke War on the Christian Cross
In many ways, the “secular Left” and Islam appear to be diametrically opposed: the Left is sexually promiscuous, Islam isn’t; the Left believes in countless genders, Islam doesn’t; the Left believes in all sorts of freedoms, Islam believes only in draconian sharia -- and so on and so forth. When it comes to Islam’s views on Christianity, however -- that it is an inferior faith … [Read more...]
Leftist Indifference to Christian Genocide
Gatestone Institute A recent and ostensibly insignificant "label change" by the U.S. Department of State sheds light on both President Joe Biden and former president Barack Obama, as well as on a potential presidential candidate for 2024, Hillary Clinton. On November 17, 2021, the State Department removed Nigeria from its list of Countries of Particular Concern, that is, … [Read more...]