Islamic Jizya: ‘Protection’ from whom?
Raymond Ibrahim Is jizya—the money non-Muslims historically paid their Muslim conquerors—meant to buy them “protection,” including from outside enemies, as modern Western... Continue reading
Raymond Ibrahim Is jizya—the money non-Muslims historically paid their Muslim conquerors—meant to buy them “protection,” including from outside enemies, as modern Western... Continue reading
Don’t expect to live much longer European governments and the Western media have put the world at risk by enabling Washington’s propaganda and aggression against Russia. Washington h... Continue reading
In the aftermath of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine, there has been no shortage of shameful behavior: the appalling disrespect shown to the remains of victims; the games played... Continue reading
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will leave Saturday for the Middle East to help mediate the conflict in Gaza between israel and Hamas, a U.N. official said Friday. Under-Secretary-General for Poli... Continue reading
Billion dollar software company places Infowars.com in same category as KKK A corporate web filtering service is blocking access to Infowars.com by falsely claiming the site promotes racism and extrem... Continue reading
The few times I have written an article about the possible connection between violent acts and violent video games, I immediately receive responses from readers who say, “I’ve played... Continue reading
Austin Bay On April 28, around noon, according to one report, Mr. Gennady Kernes, mayor of the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv, went for a cross-training jog in a city park. En route, an assassi... Continue reading
Paul Greenberg The curious need not wait till “The Grand Budapest Hotel” comes out as a DVD to watch a between-the-wars farce done in high mitteleuropäische style, complete with comi... Continue reading
Derek Hunter On Aug. 28, 1964, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke the immortal words, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judg... Continue reading
To anyone who has seen the carnage of Call of Duty or the gleeful sadism of Grand Theft Auto, the connection drawn in a new psychology study between video games and aggressive behavior may not s... Continue reading
Serious discussions between spouses shouldn’t take place on an empty stomach, a study suggests. Husbands and wives reported being most unhappy with their spouses when their blood-sugar lev... Continue reading
Armed separatists took control of a city in eastern Ukraine on Saturday and Kiev prepared troops to tackle what it called an “act of aggression by Russia”, pushing the conflict between the... Continue reading
For President Barack Obama, Russia’s aggressive annexation of Crimea is testing central tenets of his foreign policy philosophy: his belief in the power of direct diplomacy, his preference... Continue reading
Steve Chapman In 1980, after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, President Jimmy Carter came up with a way to retaliate: stopping grain sales to Moscow. The boycott, said Commerce Secretary Phil... Continue reading
President Barack Obama should “stop going on television and trying to threaten thugs and dictators,” because “it’s not his strong suit,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.... Continue reading
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday condemned Russia’s “incredible act of aggression” in Ukraine and threatened “very serious repercussions” from the Unite... Continue reading