Author Archives: leslie

At Home with the Farooks

Posted on December 11, 2015 by leslie

At Home with the Farooks Ilana Mercer endorses The Trump’s modest proposal Right after the Murder-by-Islamist of the San Bernardino 14 on Dec. 2, immigration lawyers peppered the press with praise for America’s fiancé K-1 visa program. This immigration program … Continue reading →

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Radicalism’s Glittering Allure

Posted on December 8, 2015 by leslie

Radicalism’s Glittering Allure Peter King resumes his exegesis of ‘real’ conservatism There is an obvious allure to radicalism. It all seems so straightforward. We can identify what is wrong, we strongly oppose it, and we seek to bring it down. We … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, 2nd December 2015

Posted on December 6, 2015 by leslie

ENDNOTES, 2nd December 2015 In this edition: BBC Symphony Orchestra in Gallic mood at the Barbican * Edward Gardner conducts Janacek * Rare Grieg piano music from Somm Records Only a few days after the appalling terrorist outrage in Paris, … Continue reading →

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Panama City

Posted on December 6, 2015 by leslie

Panama City Bill Hartley savours the sights Panama City is all about business and that business can be seen out in the bay as the queue of ships moves towards the canal. By nine in the morning those on the … Continue reading →

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Lost in France

Posted on December 6, 2015 by leslie

Lost in France Ilana Mercer lambasts the Hexagon’s Keystone Cops “HEY, it’s me, Salah Abdeslam. Did you see the attacks across Paris? Bismillah, may we have many more like them. Brothers Brahim Abdeslam, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, my self and others pulled it … Continue reading →

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The Peacock at Rowsley

Posted on December 2, 2015 by leslie

The Peacock at Rowsley First impressions of this small boutique hotel in Rowsley, near Bakewell in the Peak District, are very favourable. Staff welcome one into a space that is at once cosy and smart; both the greeting and the … Continue reading →

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The Martian

Posted on December 1, 2015 by leslie

The Martian Film Review by Robert Henderson Main cast: Matt Damon as Mark Watney (botanist, engineer) Kristen Wiig as Annie Montrose, NASA spokesperson (Director, Media Relations) Jeff Daniels as Theodore “Teddy” Sanders, Director of NASA Michael Peña as Major Rick … Continue reading →

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ET Weeps for the West

Posted on November 29, 2015 by leslie

ET Weeps for the West Ilana Mercer contemplates the events in Paris In the West, crying and dying is framed as … winning. Or so an Extra-Terrestrial from Deep Space would conclude, should he look down upon the landmasses that … Continue reading →

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Only Conserve

Posted on November 27, 2015 by leslie

Only Conserve Peter King condemns change for change’s sake One of Edmund Burke’s most famous sayings is that ‘A state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation’. This is sometimes used to suggest that … Continue reading →

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Critical Race Theory

Posted on November 23, 2015 by leslie

Critical Race Theory Ilana Mercer indicts an illiberal ideology The spectre, on the nation’s campuses, of frightened, middle-aged white educators, mostly men, resigning in fear of a mob rising in rage against hurtful words and gestures—all constitutionally protected speech—is an … Continue reading →

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