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
- 22 March 2013
Huhne the 'Hoon'
Gotta hand it to Chris Huhne, at least he lives up to his name...
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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...
- 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
- 7 January 2013.png?1354892493)
Friday face-swap: Sports special
Reader, meet Friday political face-swap. Here's our inaugural sports special...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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?
- 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
- 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 less clear
- 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".
- 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.
- 20 May 2011
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