Well, as I'm sure most people know by now, massive rioting has erupted in Tottenham, London and has spread to many other cities. The excuse for this rioting was the shooting of a man by the police, but of course the excuse has nothing to do with the real motivation, which is that a bunch of nasty evil people are seeing an opportunity to be nasty ( Read more... )

Right now, Gaddafi remains in control only of his capital city of Tripoli. The rebels are advancing on Tripoli from the east, attacking Ras Lanouf. Gaddafi is counterattacking the rebel city of Zawiya, 30 miles west of Tripoli. Whichever side manages to develop offensive momentum first may win the civil war ( Read more... )

Rick Moran, in "Gaddafi seals his fate" (American Thinker, February 23rd 2011, http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/02/gaddafi_seals_his_fate.html), makes the point that Gaddafi may literally be going insane, judging by his statements. I'm ( Read more... )

There is a tendency to view what is happpening in Egypt as a "democratic revolution," and therefore something which would be good should it succeeed. However, this ignores an important aspect of the situation in Eygpt, and indeed in most Muslim monarchies or dictatorships.

( What Are We Ignoring? )