Congratulations are in order…

…on this September 11, to the Islamists! Twenty-one years on and there are many —2x? 3x?— more mosques on this country than there were in 2001! Why, there’s even an ā€œIslamic centerā€ at Ground Zero (in line with the Muslim tradition of building a mosque at the site of a military victory). Youn see hijabs … Continue reading Congratulations are in order…

Western Imperialism is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to This Benighted Planet

Yuh, you read that right. It ended slavery. It ended the second-class (if that; chattel is a more accurate term) status of women. It enshrined tolerance of minority groups. It built and ran facilities for extraction and use and distribution of natural resources. It is responsible for global health initiatives which eliminated scourges that now … Continue reading Western Imperialism is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to This Benighted Planet