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Minneapolis Appearance November 27

I'll be speaking in Minneapolis on November 27. For free tickets, register here.

Rally for Israel

Monday night, I'll be speaking at a rally for Israel at Toronto's Beth Emeth at 7:30 pm ET. If you'd like to show your support for Israel under fire, please join - but first, register here:

The Kashmir Example

Go read Kapil Komireddi's very thoughtful article on the mistreatment of Kashmir by India. Probably the best thing you'll read today.

Military Thought for the Day

"The hard decisions are not not the ones you make in the heat of battle. Far harder to make are those involved in speaking your mind about some hare-brained scheme, which proposes to commit troops to action under conditions where failure is almost certain, and the only results will be the needless sacrifice of precious lives."

Conservatism Wise and Unwise

Ross Douthat has wise words in the New York Times today:

An Important Voice from California

The defeated Republican candidate for mayor of San Diego, Carl DeMaio, offers his party some advice. A generation ago, San Diego was a Republican town: Senator and Governor Pete Wilson began his career as mayor. DeMaio lost 49-51 - a narrow margin that was itself an incredible achievement in a city where registered Republicans rank third after Independents.

Media's Future?

Longtime reader Tom Doran has some sad news about the future of media

Egypt's New Democracy in Action

It's important to understand that in much of the Arab world, "democracy" is code for "oppression of ethnic and religious minorities."

The Failed Green Deal

Embarrassing British environmental initiative.

The Coming of US Energy Independence

Daniel Yergin contemplates it: