Year: 2011

As promised, an update to my previous reporting. Can Egypt transition from dictatorship to democracy with Mohammed ElBaradei at the helm? He’s got some whacked out views on the Muslim Brotherhood, but frankly, I don’t see a better alternative at the moment: “Mohammed ElBaradei to Form Government of National Unity?“ Check back for breaking updates […]

Lots of commentary this morning. See the photo roundup, “Egypt Protests: Sunday Morning, January 30th, Cairo“: Plus, on the role of social media, “The Dark Side Side of Internet for Egyptian and Tunisian Protesters.” Also, the big essay: “Picking Sides in Egypt? Choose Freedom – Resist the Red-Green Alliance of Anti-Israel Fanaticism.” And don’t miss […]

Just a few stories that caught my eye this week, whether I blogged them or not. Click the link under each picture if you need a little explanation. As if that needs any explanation. Link: Nice Deb. Link: Instapundit. Link: Trog. Link: Jammie Wearing Fool. Link: The Agitator. Picture found at Rather Childish, although it […]

The progressives are hatin’ the vindication of G.W. Bush’s freedom agenda. See, “Egypt’s Neoconservative Moment.” I’ll be posting updated links and videos throughout the day: And to be fair, NYT‘s The Lede blog is doing a great job: “Latest Updates on Protests in Egypt.” Check this massive roundup at Enduring America, “Egypt (and Beyond) LiveBlog: […]

From the Daily Caller: (Rand) Paul said Thursday that he will introduce another bill “in the next two or three weeks” that would address the Social Security entitlement program by raising the age of eligibility for younger workers and use “means testing” to determine if a citizen with high income is eligible to receive benefits. […]

What a wonderful, wonderful headline: Rich corporations “must share wealth” to avoid unrest You wonder, just for a moment, what they mean by “avoid unrest.” Is that some kind of threat? Violence? Vitriol? So soon after Tuscon? I kid, of course. Also: free speech. Even for Greek socialists. Just remember, boys and girls: you want […]

I finally figured out how we’re going nuts, and it doesn’t have anything to do with conservatism versus liberalism. Well…that is perhaps overstating it…it doesn’t have much to do with it. Okay, maybe it has quite a bit to do with liberalism. But it has more to do with what you saw in Idiocracy. We […]

Well, we’ll get the real-life test of my thesis: “If Mubarak is Toppled?“ Updates and videos forthcoming. 2:55pm: Mubarak hangs on. New York Times has a report, “Mubarak Orders Ministers to Resign but Backs Armed Response to Egypt Protests.” And at ABC News, “Egyptians Defy Curfew, President Mubarak Announces New Government but Won’t Resign: U.S. […]

Things are moving so fast it’s difficult to know exactly what’s happening. This first clip, from Al Jazeera, shows protesters overcome by tear gas (at about 2:00 minutes): And here’s the scene from the Qasr al-Nil bridge near Tahrir Square in Cairo. Students push back riot police: And from yesterday, dramatic footing of a man […]