Monthly Archives: April 2011

Birther baloney and Truther tripe

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Stephen W. Browne

Well President Obama has released his long-form birth certificate, and Birthers, prominent among them Donald Trump, have egg on their faces. The President is looking rather like the proverbial cat that ate the proverbial canary. “So why didn’t he simply … Continue reading →

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I’m moving

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Stephen W. Browne

To Marshall, Minnesota to be exact. I’ve got a newsroom gig at a larger paper in a bigger town. Trucking paid the bills while I found another writing job, but I must say the romance of trucking palls a bit … Continue reading →

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Are we a culture in decline? Some numbers.

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Stephen W. Browne

“All societies are based on rules to protect pregnant women and young children. All else is surplusage, excrescence, adornment, luxury, or folly, which can — and must — be dumped in emergency to preserve this prime function. As racial survival … Continue reading →

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An attitude adjustment: movie review

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Stephen W. Browne

Review: The Adjustment Bureau I went to see The Adjustment Bureau the other night. The trailers looked interesting, and I was in the mood for a movie due to a recent setback. It was worth it. The flick was a … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Itamar, part 2

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Stephen W. Browne

“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.” – Thomas Sowell “Shver tzu zein a Yid” Yiddish saying, “It’s hard to be a Jew.” Back in Reflections on Itamar, part 1, … Continue reading →

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Elections free and fair, or one man, one vote, one time?

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Stephen W. Browne

Over at the Wall Street Journal is an interview by Bari Weiss with Bernard Lewis, who at age 95 is still sharp as a tack and the preeminent scholar of the Islamic world. The article is entitled, ‘The Tyrannies are … Continue reading →

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