Ron Paul on Islamophobia
Whether you admire or detest Congressman Ron Paul, there's no denying that the man is a fundamentalist when it comes to our Constitution. For him the New York mosque arguments are all about demagoguery, hate, and Islamophobia -- and he's surprised that conservatives...
Mosque On The Hudson
There were a protest and counter-protest in New York yesterday over the Islamic community center project, a controversy that has lasted far too long already. Many of the protesters who don't want the project completed held up signs with viciously anti-Muslim...
Phone Call Of The Day
Today on KTRS/St. Louis, I was taking calls about the ongoing New York mosque controversy and espousing my opinion that the developers have the right to build whatever they want on that site, and should not back down. It's not that I care about putting up yet another...
Mosque Mania
Politicians of every stripe have been mouthing off about the New York mosque -- you know, the one that isn't at Ground Zero -- in the last few days, after President Obama threw gasoline on the fire Friday night and took an issue that had mostly quieted down and turned...
The TSA’s X-Ray Specs
Remember those new high-tech devices the TSA installed in airports, the ones that could see through your clothes to show whether you were carrying a concealed weapon? The government loves the technology so much that, two weeks ago, Homeland Security Secretary Janet...
That Tolerant Town
Yesterday, New York's historic buildings commission denied landmark status to the site two blocks from Ground Zero where a developer wants to erect a 13-story Islamic mosque and community center. Once that decision was announced, Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave one of...
Conscientious Objectors
During the Vietnam War, the last time the US was involved in a multi-year military conflict, over 170,000 men were granted conscientious objector status and did not have to go to war. The number was so high because of the draft which, especially in the latter years of...
Jere Van Dyk, Taliban Prisoner
I received more e-mail about my conversation with Jere Van Dyk today on KTRS/St. Louis than for any interview I've done in a long time. Van Dyk is the journalist who was kidnapped by the Taliban in February, 2008, and held hostage for 45 days, a story he recounts in...