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History's Vilest #SlatePitch Asks: Why Do We Bitterly Cling to Free Speech?

You'll notice yourself doing a double-take when you read this because it sounds like an elaborate prank from the Onion. Sadly, I assure you it is not.

Conservative Media Warns Readers Not to Listen to 'The Media'

This is pretty funny. The conservative Media Research Center has posted a public letter urging supporters not to listen to non-conservative media.

Yom Kippur

I'll be absent from my computer over the Yom Kippur fast day. But I've left behind a queue of posts for tomorrow in the capable hands of Justin Green. From the point of view of those not observing the holy day, it should be business as usual here at the Frum blog. Please visit. And to those who do observe the day, may you have an easy fast.

Welcome to America, Pres. Ahmadinejad!

Thank you, New York Post, for everything you do, but

It's Not You, Mitt, It's Your Message

It's not a good sign when it's not yet October and people are already asking of your campaign, "What went wrong?"

Obama to UN: We'll Keep Our Freedoms, But Thanks for the Concern

The best paragraph in Obama's speech to the UN:

Sorry, Teachers, You Can't Have it All

Reihan Salam laughs off the idea that, in an era of fiscal crunch for states and municipalities, teachers should reasonably expect both increased wages and smaller class sizes.

Signs of the Times

Lamborghini's latest model breaks the $2 million barrier.

Full Text of Obama's Speech to the UN -- Update: Video Added

Following is the full text of President Obama's speech to the United Nations General Assembly.

Why Shouldn't Conservatives Ask if Obama's a Communist or Nazi or All the Above?

Knock it off, Mother Jones.