Articles by Dane Vallejo

Dane Vallejo is the Associate Editor of The Commentator. He tweets at @DaneVallejo.

Blaming the US for 9/11 in the Lone Star State

Was the US to blame for 9/11? Yes, according to this lesson plan being taught in a Texan high school
by Dane Vallejo - 22 March 2013
Huhne the 'Hoon'

Gotta hand it to Chris Huhne, at least he lives up to his name...
by Dane Vallejo - 12 March 2013
VIDEO: Obama on the wrong side of history (again) over Falklands referendum

President Obama is on the wrong side of history in siding with Argentina over the Falklands
by Dane Vallejo - 7 March 2013
Notorious Wikipedia 'climate change' editor raising questions again

German publication Die Kalte Sonne has reignited the debate on the Wikipedia "umpire" for climate change entries who is a member of the UK Green Party
by Dane Vallejo - 31 January 2013
More controversy over draft UN climate report: 20 years of overestimated warming

Another week, another eyebrow raised over the latest UN climate report
by Dane Vallejo - 30 January 2013
WATCH: Al Gore put on the spot over Current TV sale to oil-backed Al Jazeera

Al Gore "understands" the criticism, but doesn't agree with it...
by Dane Vallejo - 29 January 2013
Arsene Wenger's "socialist model" is causing Arsenal's decline

Limiting excellence by pegging it to mediocrity can start a rot that causes even the greatest of institutions to decline
by Dane Vallejo - 7 January 2013
Friday face-swap: Sports special

Reader, meet Friday political face-swap. Here's our inaugural sports special...
by Dane Vallejo - 7 December 2012
Top 10 tips for budding celebrity activists

Navigating a liberal, 'progressive' world is not as straight forward as you might think for the political lightweights of the celebrity world. Here's 10 tips for budding celebrity activists...
by Dane Vallejo - 20 November 2012
Loony Left: Red Ed's sponsored walk

Tomorrow Ed Miliband will don his least expensive looking casual-wear and join the TUC's anti-cuts march. You can sponsor his walk.
by Dane Vallejo - 19 October 2012
Loony Left: UK Government potentially wastes £112 million

Question: Would you rather become the UK's most popular citizen by treating half the nation to a round on you, or see civil servants spray £112 million up the wall?
by Dane Vallejo - 17 October 2012
Racial abuse in English football isn’t what it used to be, but it’s an evil we must still confront

The recent appalling racism in English football is not a sign that we’ve learned nothing, it’s just a sign that those who forget the past are destined to repeat it
by Dane Vallejo - 13 February 2012
Raining on the Samba parade: the challenges ahead for Brazil

Conventional wisdom would have us bequeath Brazil the title of prince-in-waiting on the international stage. The reality is a little more cloudy.
by Dane Vallejo - 19 September 2011
The toxic solipsism of the politically correct: How the 'Left' is stifling our ability to deal with threats

If Britain is to maintain its role on the international stage, it will take more than getting our economy or military in order. It will in fact require a fundamental shift in our collective mentality, away from the status quo, characterized as it is by a desperation not to "offend".
by Dane Vallejo - 25 August 2011
Fighting Narco-terrorism in Latin America: time to put the hot potato down

Achieving equilibrium between security, governance and development will be the difference between decisively dealing with narco-terrorism across a restless continent, and continuing to pass the hot potato on next-door.
by Dane Vallejo - 20 May 2011