The American Spectator

Maybe these devout Muslim men ought to have THEIR precious equipment cut off as young lads. This is sick stuff and an abomination.
— Gary

FILLED WITH PRIDE
Re: William Murchison’s Textbook Texas:

As a proud American, as a proud retired member of the armed forces of the United States of America, as a man who reveres the founding documents of our nation and the principles of Liberty I say GOD BLESS TEXAS! I wish I had been born a Texan. You folks make my Southern American heart fill with pride.
— Bob

WHY?
Re: James Bowman’s Getting to Know Miley Cyrus:

God gave all of us life…like it or not, He did. He has made the rules by which we can obtain eternal life versus eternal death…AND THEY ARE NOT DIFFICULT, BUT…THE CHOICE IS OURS, EACH INDIVIDUAL.

Miley Cyrus might think she knows “who she is”, but only God does for sure.

Knowing this, the answer to the question that all philosopher’s ask, WHY AM I HERE?” is answered simply and truthfully.

We are here to give honor and glory to God…….no other reason!

If Miley Cyrus knows this then she knows who she is, if she doesn’t, then she is sadly mistaken and at risk.
— Gene Hauber
Brick, New Jersey

Thank you so much for an excellent, excellent article concerning our current plague of narcissism.

One note concerning fact: “Utopia” does not mean “nowhere.” It means “Good Place” as in “Eu”—“Good” (Like, sadly, “Eugenics” or some other such) and “Topia” — Place (as in topographic map).

The Nowhere you are looking for is Erewhon by Samuel Butler, an 1873 novel of a place that on the surface sorta kinda maybe looks like a utopia but turns out not to be so. “Erewhon” is “Nowhere” spelled somewhat backwards according to the uniqueness of Butler who was, shall we say, seriously unique.

If we take up Plato’s Utopia and follow it with Bulter’s Erewhon, we can approximate a true vision of the wretched mess that is the only possible attainment of a fallen human race.
— Garet

PARTY OF WALL STREET
Re: Ben Stein’s Orange Juice Unlimited:

Stein misses two important points regarding his analysis of the financial crisis: first, while it is true that Wall Street ran wild with “housing finance instruments,” none of it would have been possible without government, via Fannie and Freddie, making home ownership a de facto affirmative action program.