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We're all ashamed of Obama the dunce on Ukraine
There was a time when Obama was thought to be some kind of intellectual. Oh, dear. He's the quintessential dunce on foreign affairs. Who wants to put their name next to his now?
- 7 March 2014
In praise of Germany. Well, kind of, relatively...
The moral of the story is that Germany shows that good things happen when spending is restrained, but long-run good performance requires long-run spending discipline
- 7 March 2014
Scotland’s big referendum winners
The SNP remains well ahead in the polls and therefore will be in charge during the rancorous period that is sure to persist after 2014. Will ordinary Scots rein in the party as it flirts with authoritarianism?
- 6 March 2014
Ukraine: In 200 words,drop the fantasy. Here's the deal
The almost unbelievable incompetence of the Western media leaves one speechless. Except this: Russia has annexed Crimea. Get used to it. You wanted Barack Obama. Accept the consequences
- 6 March 2014
Islamic Jihad and the doctrine of abrogation
Why the Koran and the sword are inextricably linked. You think not? So, take issue. But read on. An Egyptian born Christian expert on Islam writes from heart... and mind
- 6 March 2014
Whatever happened to Beppe Grillo?
Political support is ebbing away from Beppe Grillo's 5 Star Movement. Where did it all begin to unravel?
- 5 March 2014
An Indian immigrant's view: Leftist indoctrination in Europe
The Leftwing narrative is running unopposed on European campuses. The institutions of higher learning that once heralded the age of enlightenment are looking more and more like Leftwing, neo-totalitarian Seminaries, and I say that coming from India
- 5 March 2014
Guess which industry just can't afford to boycott Israel
Teaser: Which multi-billion dollar industry just cannot afford to boycott Israel? Paradox: this industry calls for boycotts, but its life depends on it not doing so itself. Getting warmer?
- 5 March 2014
Small war in the Crimea; nobody hurt?
Apart from gestures and hand-wringing, the West won't and can't do a damn thing about Crimea and Ukraine. For Putin, it's as much about diverting attention from the disaster at home as anything else
- 5 March 2014
Open season on Christians in Libya
One after another, Christian Copts are being eliminated in “Arab Spring” Libya. It is a pattern repeated across the region: the West helps get rid of a dictator and in march the Islamists
- 5 March 2014
European diplomats, analysts say Scotland faces real danger if it breaks from UK
The Commentator has contacted dozens of diplomats and analysts across Europe. They all say the same thing: Scotland can do as its people please; but independence will be painful and far worse than nationalist leaders admit
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Euro crisis worsens and Spanish flock to Britain
UKIP gets it right. The delusions of the eurocrats cannot mask the reality that Britain has become a place of economic exile for mainland Europe. The latest figures from Spain are staggering
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British Royal Marines angrily dismiss claims they're scared of the cold in Arctic Norway
Reports from Norway that the Royal Marines have been hiding behind politically correct health and safety regulations so as to avoid getting too cold in Arctic training exercises have been rejected
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New French assault on economic reality: Paid holidays for interns
French Leftists pass social measures meaning, analysts say, not only that interns won't have any jobs, but they probably won't even be able to be interns any more
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Hezbullah's Al Manar TV says Jews invented Superman to conquer the world
The powerful Islamist terror group Hezbullah, which aims to destroy Israel, continues to push anti-Jewish hysteria of the most bizarre kind. But you wouldn't know it from Western media
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Al-Andalus Muslims demand Spain citizenship rights
One of Bin Laden's core demands was a "return" of Spain. In this tortured story from Spain, it appears that mainstream Muslim groups want the same thing
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Global warming did not cause UK storms and floods, says expert
With the British media and many high profile scientists and activists blaming the storms and floods on global warming, it is a major embarrassment that a top "mainstream" scientist has said it has nothing to do with it
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UKIP's road to Westminster starts here, not in Brussels
On May 22nd, voters in England will elect some 4,000 local government officials. If UKIP does not give these elections due priority it may limit the party’s potential success in the 2015 General Election
- 4 March 2014
Not capitalism; cronyism: Big government makes it so
For all intents and purposes, big government in Washington has created a niche market for insiders who learn the specialized skill of transferring money from those who earned it to those with political pull. It's the same across the Western world
- 4 March 2014
Putin vs Obama: No contest, no kidding
Putin understands power; Obama does not. Obama thinks rhetoric can be a substitute for action; he is also consumed by a misperception of the U.S. role in international affairs. Putin, a former KGB colonel, is running rings around him
- 4 March 2014
Israeli Apartheid Week: A Western political aberration
Shouting is no substitute for the truth. Fortunately, despite loud claims of global appeal, Israeli Apartheid Week enjoys no such thing
- 3 March 2014
Killing the poor is a perverted obsession of the Left
The Left needs the poor so much that it wants as many people as possible in poverty. Just look at the data and find an argument to dispute this. Shame on the Left for its disgraceful, self-serving behaviour
- 3 March 2014
OBAMA THE DUNCE
GERMAN RESTRAINT
AUTHORITARIAN INTOLERANCE
SHORT-TAKE ON UKRAINE/CRIMEA