We didn’t defend U.S. businesses subject to ruinous fines from the European Union’s GDPR. Now the EU is preparing to mount another attack on U.S. companies. As the BBC reports, EU officials worried about extremism have proposed that content providers like Google and Facebook should have no more than 60 minutes to take down offending extremist material. If they don’t, like the … [Read more...] about Defend Extremism to Protect U.S. Free Speech From the EU?
Islam
Offending Religion of Killers is a Political Problem
World leaders did what they do best in the wake of the London attacks. They made trite assurances of unity, perseverance, and shared values. The very same remarks will be made after the next attack and the one after that. The war of words over something we know the name for only avoids facing the truth for the sake of not offending the religion of the killers. Not holding … [Read more...] about Offending Religion of Killers is a Political Problem
Moral High Ground on Refugees: is This a Free Country?
If the crowd of demonstrators at O’Hare Airport last Saturday really wanted to demonstrate against something serious they should have gone into the city. The handful of travelers1 who fell under the net of President Trump’s heightened security restrictions couldn’t compete with the 17 shootings that had already taken place in Chicago since Friday.2 That’s what happens when … [Read more...] about Moral High Ground on Refugees: is This a Free Country?
Blame Police for Deaths but Forgive Islam?
The terror attack in Nice didn’t blunt or even distract us from growing racial anger in the U.S. Instead, liberal factions continue to blame police for deaths without trial, evidence, or facts except for what they learn from the media and protest ringleaders. Now we have more officers dead in Baton Rouge. Is domestic terror the new tactic for the civil rights movement? Bad … [Read more...] about Blame Police for Deaths but Forgive Islam?
Why Fly? Do You Like Being Humiliated and Profiled?
Every time I hear that a friend is going on a business trip I get confused and have to ask a very simple question: why fly? Amazing, cheap technology puts people anywhere in the world on top of your desk. Is it really necessary to go through the out of town business ritual? Apparently it is, because no matter how unpleasant the experience we still put up with being … [Read more...] about Why Fly? Do You Like Being Humiliated and Profiled?