Category Archives: comments by others

Israel and Hamas for Beginners

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Jacques Delacroix

Israel officially proclaimed itself an independent state in 1948. This happened in the aftermath of World War Two when several million Jews were deliberately assassinated by the Nazis all over Europe. (Arabs were far away and had little hand in … Continue reading →

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Ultra-libéralisme – A French Tale

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Jacques Delacroix

I am in frequent correspondence with a French retired businessman in his sixties. He is a thoughtful man with minimum formal education but who reads two newspapers a day and watches French news on television several times a day. My … Continue reading →

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The Moral Foundations of “Humanitarian” Intervention: Lies, Logical Fallacies and Fairy Dust

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Brandon Christensen

Note from JD: Brandon Christensen has been asked off my blog for calling me a “liar.” No one is entitled to insult anyone else on this blog, for whatever reason. I require civil discourse. This post stays on because I … Continue reading →

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Rational Ignorance, Fairy Dust and Pissing Away the Future: Libertarians are Selfish and Stupid

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Brandon Christensen

Note: I did nothing to re-post or stop the re-posting of this old thing on my blog. It got to the head of my (short ) list today without any intervention from me. Its author is an adept engineer of … Continue reading →

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La lettre de France – 1

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Jacques Delacroix

Ce qui suit est un commentaire sur la vie politique francvaise provenant  – on a peine a y croire – d’un ancien condisciple de lycee. JD This is a political essay from one of my high school buddies. NS! J.D. … Continue reading →

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Liberal Scum’s Response to “Telling the Truth and Tarentino…”

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Jacques Delacroix

The friend of mine described in my piece “Telling the Truth and Tarantino…” decided to respond formally . We agreed that his pseudonym should be “Liberal Scum.” Here it is: (JD) I believe I may have either failed to communicate or you … Continue reading →

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Pour le Nouvel An juif

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Jacques Delacroix

Voici une communication de mon copain Antoine Casublo,  avocat a la cour: Je sais, je vous ai souvent raconté ma vie-mon œuvre, mais, là, je vous invite à acheter le Journal du Dimanche de cette semaine. Alors que je finissais … Continue reading →

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A Teapublican Conspiracy? Exchange

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Jacques Delacroix

Terry Amburgey, our brave liberal friend tried one on Facebook, thinking I had my back turned to deliver one of his drive-by pronouncements. I caught him red-handed. Below is  a recent Facebook exchange. (He is brave liberal because he keeps … Continue reading →

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The Collective Moral and Practical Burden of Past Injustices: An Exchange

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Jacques Delacroix

JD A couple of weeks ago, my friend Scott wrote a brief comment to something I had written about collective compensation for wrong inflicted one group by another group. Scott was frustrated because he could only answer me from a … Continue reading →

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First Muslim Comment on “Islamophobia.”

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Jacques Delacroix

This a comment by a well-educated  and devout young Muslim I know well about my recent posting: “Islamophobia. Part 1 .”  The response is one of the things I wished for when I posted that piece so, I am grateful. … Continue reading →

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