The mindless throngs assembled to worship their savior, Senator Obama, bring to mind José Ortega y Gasset’s The Revolt of the Masses. Street mobs and mass demonstrations are a product of socialism, beginning with the Parisian mobs who assaulted the Bastille on July 14, 1789, then dragged government ministers from their homes and hanged...
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In a bold move in front of members of the news media, Freedom Watch Chairman and Chief Legal Counsel Larry Klayman literally jumped out from behind a line of TV cameras and microphones on Friday, October 24, to serve a complaint on an OPEC oil minister. The lawsuit filed on behalf of Klayman’s Freedom...
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At this very time of year, on a dreary night, and during a lightning storm, Victor Frankenstein first gave life to his hideous creation in Mary Shelley’s tragic novel. And so was born both the connection between Halloween and Frankenstein as well as the now familiar arch-villain, the mad scientist. It seems a bit...
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“Man,†I cried, “how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom! Cease; you know not what it is you say.†â€â€ÂMary Shelley, Frankenstein, volume III, chapter 7 With the help of Hollywoodâ€â€Âthough often to its detrimentâ€â€ÂMary Shelley’s 19th century classic, Frankenstein, has become one of the most popular fictional works of modern times....
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MR. WOOD: Good afternoon. We have here today Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs James Glassman. He’s going to talk to you about U.S. efforts – public diplomacy efforts in the war of ideas. So without further ado, I’ll turn it over to the Under Secretary. Please. UNDER SECRETARY GLASSMAN:...
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In the aftermath of a United States raid in border town Abu Kamal within Syria on October 26, the country has filed a complaint with the United Nations Security Council to prevent further breaches of Syria’s borders. Calling the operation a “terrorist aggression,” Syria has alleged that eight civilians were killed in the raid,...
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The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has found evidence of hydrated silica or opal, a form of mineral, over large areas in the Martian surface, including in the large martian canyon called Valles Marineris. The discovery was made by the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer (CRISM) instrument on the orbiter. The findings are published by Ralph Milliken...
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The young will disproportionately pay the many prices of an Obama presidency. The sad part is that even young folks intelligent enough to vote against this walking disaster will be forced to share the burden for many of their years.
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“The Picture of Dorian Gray†(1945) keeps close to the brilliant novel that inspired it except for a few innovations that usually work to the film’s benefit. It departs from the book in giving an otherworldly explanation for the granting of Dorian’s wish that the portrait painted of him will grow old while he...
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