Islamic Terrorism–Jihad
Churchill on Mohammedanism
Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965) was no saint. The English should thank god for that. He was a patriot. He served in the British army and was a writer before he entered politics and eventually became the prime minister of… Read More ›
Kemal Ataturk’s Turkey is Cooked
Now that the Islamization of Turkey is rapidly advancing under the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, there’s much grief, pain and suffering in store for that country. That’s what Islam does. One man had tried to steer Turkey away from… Read More ›
Guns are Instruments, Not Sentient Volitional Beings
In yesterday’s Ask Me Anything, Abhay Rajan asked what I thought of the Second Amendment, no doubt prompted by the horrific mass shooting in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday night/Sunday morning at 2 AM Eastern. So far… Read More ›
On Technology, Prosperity and Dysfunctional Ideologies
We take it as a given, almost a fact of nature like the seasons or the geography of continents, that different parts of the world enjoy different levels of prosperity. But there’s nothing “natural” about this since this is almost… Read More ›
Steven Pinker on Islamic Terrorism
Steven Pinker’s book The Better Angels of Our Nature makes for interesting and informative reading. He answers the question, “Why violence has declined?”, which is the subtitle of the book. It does come as somewhat of a surprise that violence… Read More ›
The Difference Between India and Pakistan
Here’s an interesting tweet Someone asked me, what is the difference between an #Indian and a #Pakistan. This picture should do the job. pic.twitter.com/txm3GKDSdx — Tarek Fatah (@TarekFatah) August 23, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Sure, Indians are better known for being high-powered… Read More ›
Karl Popper on the Limits of Tolerance
“Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will… Read More ›
No True Islamic State
I listen to public radio quite regularly for some excellent programs such as Fresh Air, This American Life from WBEZ Chicago, the Commonwealth Club of California, and many many more. I love public radio but as I am not a… Read More ›
Why the terrorists killed the satirists of Charlie Hebdo
The article title in Businessweek is “Why People Kill People Over Satire.” But the URL reads “Why the terrorists killed the satirists of Charlie Hebdo in Paris.” Curious, isn’t it? The article title generalizes too much, watering down the particular…. Read More ›
