No Mosques At Ground Zero

Dear Mr. Tierney:

I am writing to have this statement submitted in addition to the testimony I gave at the hearing on July 13th. Having three minutes to speak, while accommodating to others who wish to testify, does not allow for all of the information one possesses to get into the record. I appreciate having the opportunity to add this statement.

The Real Free Lunch: Markets and Private Property. By Milton Friedman

At the moment, we in the United States have available to us, if we will take it, something that is about as close to a free lunch as you can have. After the fall of communism, everybody in the world agreed that socialism was a failure. Everybody in the world, more or less, agreed that capitalism was a success...

Midland Beach Civic Association. Proposed mosque . Meeting June 9, 2010

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A meeting about a controversial plan for the Muslim American Society to build a mosque in Midland Beach ended the same way it began: with tension, anger and even hostility...
The two-hour affair was intended for members of the community to ask questions about MAS ...

Rep. McMahon: Free Speech Be Damned

Yesterday, my Congressman voted to stick a knife into the heart of free speech.

He voted for a bill that carries a cruel joke of an acronym: DISCLOSE. That stands for Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections. Never has there been such a misnomer.

Pilar Rahola: The struggle of Israel is the struggle of the world.

Why don’t we see demonstrations against Islamic dictatorships in London, Paris, Barcelona?
Or demonstrations against the Burmese dictatorship?
Why aren’t there demonstrations against the enslavement of millions of women who live without any legal protection?
Why aren’t there demonstrations against the use of children as human bombs where there is conflict with Islam?

Flotilla of peace or Flotilla of provocation?

Think about this: suppose I set out to deliver 10,000 tons of cargo to Gaza, without any hidden agenda on my mind. As a shipper, I would naturally want to find the cheapest form of transportation. What would I do? I’d locate a decent boat at a relatively low cost, and as the plans progressed I would take notice of what's happening politically in the sector...

No Entrance to Dogs and Jews

My name is Lior Zagury and I’m a very proud Israeli Jew.
Yes, it is important for me to present myself in this way, especially today when there is a feeling that there is a festival for anti-Semites.
I just came back yesterday from Poland after 8 days of having the privilege of guiding the Inter Disciplinary university students in the death camps. These students, studying in Israel were Jews, Christians and Muslims.

Building Bridges

Let’s play pretend. Let’s pretend that you and I are neighbors, that we share a common fence in our backyards, and that we respect each other’s rights and privacy.
It’s been a hot, dry summer, and I like to spend the evenings sitting in my backyard listening to jazz...