On first blush, the term “cultural relativism” might seem like an enlightened, positive thing. After all, it would seem to involve an attempt to understand peoples and life styles different from one’s own, and understanding is, of course, a good and positive thing. Cultural relativism might involve “putting yourself in someone else’s shoes.” It might serve as a counter force
My commentary today revolves around an incredibly pervasive lie. I will refer to it, accordingly, as the “lie that keeps on giving.” The lie I am referring to is one that is told again and again. It is a lie that is pervasive. It is heard on national news. It is heard on international news. It is spoken by news
Yesterday, the world learned, again, of a horrific attack carried out in the name of Islam. This time the attack involved a suicide bomber and took place in southern Turkey, at a WEDDING ceremony. The perpetrator is believed to have been aligned with ISIS and the attack is believed to have been a reaction to increased security measures carried out
Earlier today I received a link from Gina Garver to a post from a Dr. Jennifer Gunter. Dr. Gunter’s post was a critique of a letter written by Donald Trump’s personal physician, Dr. Harold Bornstein, presumably at Mr. Trump’s request, attesting to his fitness and overall health. Please go the huffingtonpost.com for the original letter. What follows is my “critique
This is a follow up note on my last post “Critique of A Critique” which listed my criticisms of a letter by Dr. Jennifer Gunter concerning Donald Trump’s health as affirmed by his phyician, Dr. Harold Bornstein. Please see my last post for details. There is one more point I’d like to make that I didn’t include in my original
As this presidential campaign goes into full swing the issue of Hillary’s health has become more and more troubling. Information concerning this very important issue is hard to come by, as most of it is being assiduously gaurded by the Clinton campaign. Edward Klein raises the issue in his book, Blood Feud, which was subsequently reviewed in the New York
The media has been in a frenzy, again, regarding Trump. As is often the case, however, Trump is right. The so called “gaff” was his accusation that Hillary and Obama were “cofounders of ISIS.” While I am sure that neither Hillary nor Obama sat down and had a face to face meeting with the Iraqi fighters that formed ISIS, the
I hope that Donald Trump is aware that, at least in part, the reason he won the Republican nomination was a result of a media campaign to get him there. I wouldn’t go so far as to suggest that there was an actual “behind closed doors” conspiracy, but I do think that, in the minds of many members of the
They’re at it again! After yet another horrific and fatal Muslim attack, this time in London, the thought police have jumped into action. THIS time, it was Mark Rowley, senior counterterrorism officer to the rescue. The body of an innocent American woman was not even cold yet and Mr. Rowley hastened to say: “I must emphasize that so far we
On July 29 the 4th circuit appeals court of North Carolina struck down a law passed in 2013 by the legislature of that state designed to reduce the incidence of voter fraud. The court, comprised of one Clinton and two Obama protégés, opined that the law was discriminatory in intent. There are numerous similar challenges to such laws in process