Author Archives: nick

This highly educational talk by Bernard Lewis, the grand old man of Western knowledge and understanding of Islam, and the author of the term “clash of civilizations”, has the answer to the question, “why do they hate us?”. (hat tip: … Continue reading →

Words are powerful magic. Words that have to do with things that profoundly affect our lives, have even more power. There are images and connotations that pop into our minds unbidden whenever we hear one of these words. Democracy is … Continue reading →

Just finished Volume two of Grant’s Memoirs, which conclude with the end of the U.S. Civil War. Here are some interesting quotes, from a man of restrained rhetoric who did his best, as a military man, to stay out of … Continue reading →

It has been somewhat of a mystery to me why we have heard so little from moderate Islamic voices over the past few years. When the public face that Islam presents to the world is one of psychotic killers beheading … Continue reading →

Thanks to Powerline for this quote from Winston Churchill: “You ask, what is our policy? I can say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can … Continue reading →

I don’t really buy the argument that Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons is defensive and nationalistic. If the Iranian mullahs were content to only torture, murder, and rob their own people, like Hosni Mubarak, they would have nothing to fear … Continue reading →

What would I do about Iran? God knows. I don’t have access to the intelligence, whatever it is, about the locations and defenses of their nuclear facilities. Nor do I know lots of other relevant stuff. So I can’t possibly … Continue reading →

My favorite blog these days, and for awhile, is The Belmont Club. I got to meet him at the pajamasmedia bash in New York. He was one of the only pajamasmedia bigwigs who enjoyed talking to the little people. He’s … Continue reading →

It no longer looks like if, but when Iran comes into possession of nuclear weapons. This will bring us one step closer to the day when Osama Bin Laden, or someone like him, gets their hands on a nuke. I … Continue reading →

Instapundit is talking about the SF Weekly whining about competition from craigslist for the classified business that has always heretofore belonged to the local papers. I was the technical director at sfgate.com, the San Francisco Chronicle web site, for the … Continue reading →