Monthly Archives: January 2011

Rounding Christians Up: An old Middle Eastern bloodsport

Outrage and confusion has been the reaction of many from the recent atrocities committed against Christians at the hands of Muslims. Christian minorities are butchered, burned, rounded up en masse and executed in places like Sudan and Nigeria. And Egypt, … Continue reading

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Supreme Court’s hand being forced on health care law?

by Jason WSJ’s Law Blog explains… In the health law battle, expected to land at the Supreme Court as soon as next year, opponents say Congress overstepped its bounds by requiring Americans to carry health insurance or pay a fine. … Continue reading

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‘If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun’

by Jason Just saying… The Hill | Rep. Robert Brady (D-Pa.) reportedly plans to introduce legislation that would make it a federal crime to use language or symbols that could be perceived as threatening or inciting violence against a federal … Continue reading

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A look at North Korean prison camps.

by Jason According to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index 2008, there are 30 countries that are full democracies, 50 that are flawed democracies, 36 that are hybrid regimes and 51 that are authoritarian regimes. That means that authoritarian regimes … Continue reading

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The Politicization of the Tucson Shootings

by Mike Like Jason–and I assume Jeff also–we have little to say on the horrific acts which took place in Tucson on Saturday.  Not only does this calamity speak for itself but all of the unnecessary hyperbole is the equivalent … Continue reading

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Good to be back!

by Mike First let me start the New Year off by saying it’s good to be back at the Experience. Being blogging nomads has gotten a little old, and since our cyber-roots never quite grew too far away from this … Continue reading

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RIP Major Winters: Enjoy eternal peace.

by Jason Dick Winters, famed WWII Veteran of the 101st Airborne Division, passed just after the New Year, on January 2nd. He was 92 years old. A private and humble but proud man, the news of his death was slow to … Continue reading

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On Ideological Incompatabilities

by Jason This post isn’t directed towards the murders that took place in Arizona but the mindless and confused reaction from its aftermath. This post was inspired by Baron Bodissey’s post over at Gates of Vienna. The aftermath and “political” … Continue reading

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Observing two standards among elites and the media

by Jason Over the past 24 hrs the media and several pundits have been quick to blame Sarah Palin and TEA Party literature for the actions of a deranged, homicidal young man named Jared Lee Loughner. It took them no time … Continue reading

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Apple declares Christian-based Manhattan Declaration “objectionable and potentially harmful”

by Jason So says Chuck Colson, Robert George, and Timothy George. They came to Apple with the idea of creating an iPhone app for the Manhattan Declaration. Apple rebuffed the group even though the app was to include only “the Declaration and the … Continue reading

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Chinese stealth fighter has Pentagon brass concerned

by Jason They key to hegemony as generally defined is the “political, economic, ideological or cultural power exerted by a dominant group over other groups” is, well, to stay dominant. The U.S. has long stayed the course in all those … Continue reading

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