Politics & Rights
Politics & Rights
AT&T and T Mobile Have a Moral Right to Merge
Joshua Lipana June 30, 2011
In a recent op-ed at Forbes.com, Joan Lappin decries the merger of AT&T and T Mobile, and calls for the FCC to prevent it. Her “justification” is that if “ATT was denied the right to merge with T Mobile, T Mo might instead merge with Sprint,” which she claims “would…
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Geert Wilders is Not Brave Enough to Be a Coward
Craig Biddle June 25, 2011
On June 23, a Dutch court acquitted Geert Wilders on the absurd charges of “hate speech” or, more specifically, “inciting hatred against Muslims” in various public statements and his film, Fitna. According to BBC News, Wilders was acquitted because the court “accepted the Freedom Party leader’s statements were directed at…
Politics & Rights
Kudos to Rick Perry for Vetoing an Internet Tax Bill
Joshua Lipana June 24, 2011
In the midst of a growing number of states seeking to impose new taxes on Internet-based enterprises, Texas Governor Rick Perry earlier this month vetoed a proposed Internet state sales tax. The Star-Telegram reports that “Texas store owners have said Internet retailers have an unfair price advantage because they are…
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
TOS's Week in Review, May 31, 2011
Craig Biddle May 31, 2011
Because of my extremely busy schedule at the moment, I’ve addressed only one news item this week, but it is a crucially important one. —CB Netanyahu Appeases The Appeaser, Pretends A is Non-A, and Joins Obama in Throwing Israel to the Islamist Wolves After too-politely rebuffing President Obama for his…
Politics & Rights, Reviews
Review: Surrender Is Not an Option, by John Bolton
Gideon Reich May 20, 2011
Gideon Reich reviews Surrender Is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations and Abroad, by John Bolton.
Politics & Rights, Reviews
Review: Iranium
Daniel Wahl May 20, 2011
Daniel Wahl reviews Iranium, directed by Alex Traiman.
Education & Parenting, Politics & Rights
The Government’s Assault on Private-Sector Colleges and Universities
Craig Biddle May 20, 2011
Examines the government’s baseless case against career colleges and exposes its malicious efforts to destroy them.
Politics & Rights
Interview with Historian John David Lewis about U.S. Foreign Policy and the Middle East
I recently spoke with Dr. John David Lewis about American foreign policy, the uprisings in the Muslim world, the killing of Osama bin Laden, and the light that history can shed on such matters. Dr. Lewis is visiting associate professor in the philosophy, politics, and economics program at Duke University…
Politics & Rights
Interview with Reza Kahlili, an Ex-CIA Spy Embedded in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
Craig Biddle May 20, 2011
Craig Biddle: I’m honored to be joined today by Reza Kahlili, author of A Time to Betray, a book about his double life as a CIA agent in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. The book is the winner of both best new nonfiction and autobiography/memoirs in the 2011 International Book Awards sponsored…
Politics & Rights
The Iranian and Saudi Regimes Must Go
Craig Biddle May 20, 2011
Identifies the clear and present danger posed by these regimes and presents a policy for their swift elimination.