Author Archives: Heather Mac Donald

Riot power, contd.

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Heather Mac Donald

As word spread throughout Oakland around 2:30 p.m. that a verdict had been reached in the Johannes Mehserle murder trial, the downtown streets suddenly flooded with workers rushing out of their workplaces to go home. The normally placid lanes were … Continue reading →

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Riot power

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Heather Mac Donald

I was in San Francisco last week researching an article; the most striking feature of my trip was the extent to which the San Francisco Police Department is consumed, to the point of an almost paralyzing obsession, with the possible … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Katrina, the Right’s Shamelessness

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Heather Mac Donald

No matter what President Obama says tonight in his speech on the oil spill, we can be sure that right-wing pundits will blast it for being the wrong thing at the wrong time—even though from the moment the spill occurred, … Continue reading →

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Cuts for thee, not me

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Heather Mac Donald

Is there any chance that Republicans will actually try to cooperate with the President in making the requisite hard budget cuts, or will they grandstand on his every proposal, along the previous lines of “he wants to kick Grandma off … Continue reading →

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Equal opportunity exploitation

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Heather Mac Donald

It’s nice to know that in their drive to soak the rich, our political representatives don’t neglect to soak the poor (and stupid) as well: [New York] Gov. David A. Paterson announced Friday that he had selected a casino operator … Continue reading →

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Environmentalism coopts everything

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Heather Mac Donald

In the message broadcast on Friday, Mr. bin Laden veered away from his traditional vows to inflict death and destruction on the United States, and instead discussed climate change, globalization and monetary policy in a message that he said was … Continue reading →

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Fathers and the fertility revolution

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Heather Mac Donald

I consider here whether there are any arguments left that one might make regarding absent fathers’ obligation to their biological children once the fertility revolution that enables gay procreation is moved to the center of the marriage institution.  I am … Continue reading →

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Have the terrorists won?

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Heather Mac Donald

No wonder AG Holder caved in to pressure and moved the KSM trial.  Here are the security measures that New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly had announced for the trial, at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars: inner … Continue reading →

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A foolish alliance

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Heather Mac Donald

If Republican opponents of Ben Bernanke think that his replacement would be more laissez-faire than Bernanke, they are deluding themselves.   Obama’s terrified renewed lurch towards left-wing populism all but guarantees a Fed chairman who would be more interventionist on behalf … Continue reading →

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What would Jesus pack?

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Heather Mac Donald

An arms manufacturer has been coding references to New Testament verses on the sights of the rifles it supplies to the Pentagon for use in Iraq and Afghanistan.  One of the coded passages from John is: I am the light … Continue reading →

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