TALES OF TRAVESTY AND RUIN. Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), raised up naked from the primordial muck Leviathan, a creature not of God but man, a State of ever waxing power conceived of necessity and ending in arrogance, oppression and cultural ruin. Hobbs likened Leviathan to a human being with arms and legs, a cretin face, an avaricious mind, malicious ambition and an artificial soul; for by the art of man he wrote, … is created that great LEVIATHAN called a COMMON WEALTH, or STATE… which is but an Artificiall Man, thought of greater stature and strength than the naturall, for whose protection and defence it was intended; and in which, the Sovereign is an Artificiall Soul, as giving life and motion to the body; The Magistrates, and other Offi

DEAR MR. GREENBURG, Truly a beautiful and eloquent column, a work of heart felt prose. Thank you. Robert

How difficult it seems to be for Mr. Chapman to tell the truth. He states that all the muslims want to do is "practice their own religion." How can he reach that conclusion? Does he own a ouija board. The Germans just shut down a mosque in Germany. The primary objective of these prayer loving muslims, this religion of peace was to sponsor, finance and grant sanctuary for terrorists willing to slaughter Americans. To that end the members of this religion of peace did all they could to make their killing more efficient, and devastating. Indeed, the 19 Saudis now doubtlessly enjoying the charms of the thirty dark eyed virgins, those who flew planes into the pentagon and Twin Towers sheltered at this mosque and were assisted in their plan...

The radical Imam in charge of "Cordoba House" has selected a significant name.In the 8the century a.d. Muslims, following their conquest and enslavement of the Spanish people, built the First Cordoba Mosque upon the ruins of a Spanish Catholic church. Several hundred years later, as we learn from El Diario Del Cid, (The story or poem of the Lord Cid) a warrior most responsible for throwing off the Jihadist yoke,the now free Spanish people reclaimed the mosque and made it again a Catholic church. The point I wish to make Mr. Sullum, is that your apparent and inexcusable ignorance does not permit you to recognize the fact of symbolism. The Cordoba Mosque in Cordoba Spain was for hundreds of years a symbol of Jihadist triumphalism....

DEAR MR. SULLUM, I am shocked at the jingoistic nature of your false accusations against a man from whom you could learn something about civility. Two points: LIke most creatures of the far left you have massaged the truth, begged the question raised, and attacked the man rather than the argument. The truth, from his own mouth is that Feisal Abdul Raul is prolific in his hatred of Americans. He accuses us of complicity in 911, argues that Al Quaida himself is the natural consequence of American perfidy, that American policy is everywhere the cause of injustice, misery and death; that only America’s most abject mea culpa, mea maxima culpa world would begin to absolve Americans of the stain that is their noxious original sin.We might...

A Non Radical Mosque Mr. Gerson. Are you serious? Here is the truth, You should become familiar with it. Feisal Abdul Raul, the chief propagandist for the Cordoba Project is prolific in his hatred of Americans. He accuses Americans of complicity in 911, argues that Al Quaida himself is the creation of American perfidy, that American policy is everywhere the cause of injustice, misery and death; that only America’s most abject mea culpa, mea maxima culpa (my fault, my most grievous fault) to the Muslim world would begin to absolve Americans of the stain that is their noxious original sin. Let me be clear. What Feisal Abdul Rauf really wants— no demands— is the diminishment of the American, his civilization, tradition and law. He...

A Non Radical Mosque Mr. Gerson. Are you serious? Here is the truth, You should become familiar with it. Feisal Abdul Raul, the chief propagandist for the Cordoba Project is prolific in his hatred of Americans. He accuses Americans of complicity in 911, argues that Al Quaida himself is the creation of American perfidy, that American policy is everywhere the cause of injustice, misery and death; that only America’s most abject mea culpa, mea maxima culpa (my fault, my most grievous fault) to the Muslim world would begin to absolve Americans of the stain that is their noxious original sin. Let me be clear. What Feisal Abdul Rauf really wants— no demands— is the diminishment of the American, his civilization, tradition and law. He...

Oracle 1. Guess again. In reaching your conclusion you have excised a great deal of history. The Eastern European countries were socialist for years as was the Soviet union. Their socialist governments rest nicely on the ash heap of history. Sweden has for the most part privatized. The European Union is headed the same way as Russia; that it survives at all is thanks to the US which still stations troops their and guarantees their sovereignty with American blood and treasure. If they had to defend themselves and maintain an army fit for more than diplomatic events, the socialist state to which you refer would crash like a house of cards. Of course, like all good socialist states, the European has this much courage and honor intact....

Dear Sanity 102 Respectfully, your argument is not rational it is emotional. Look at the facts. Arizona's kidnap rate is second only to Mexico City. The largest minority group in their jails are here illegally. Hospitals are closing down in California because they cannot make a profit after serving illegals who do not pay. Every major city in the country has an Hispanic mafia, aka, illegal aliens who sell drugs to American children. An unknown but probably substantial number of Illegals are voting in state and national elections. They are crowding welfare roles. Blacks too, as the object of liberal dependency have increased the welfare roles. A good, liberl democrat, Pat Monihan wrote of the debacle that Johnson called The Great...

The first obligation of a nation, if its citizens may legitimately call their country a nation, is to maintain its borders. Should the nation fail in this primary, and I should say primeval obligation, then citizenship becomes instantly meaningless. If a person may, by his violation of American borders, declare himself the beneficiary of every right and privilege incident to American citizenship, then American citizenship becomes a farce. The citizen exists only as does his nation. However, where anarchy reigns, its acolytes pretend that they may claim citizenship simply by a change of geography. Their reasoning is irredeemably circular. He who is here is an American. Why? Because he is here of course. Anarchy, therefore, is by...