About: Selwyn Duke
Posts by Selwyn Duke
Radical Atheist Kills Three Muslims in North Carolina
A radical atheist killed three Muslims in North Carolina. Now authorities are wondering if the act was a hate crime. But should such a designation even exist? ...
Orwell in the Classroom: University Spends Money to Stifle Speech
The University of Michigan is ratcheting up the political correctness on campus with a new speech code. But is controlling speech based on sensitivity sensitive at all? Or is...
China in the Classroom: How the Reds Are Reaching American Students’ Minds
When the "communist" Chinese government can influence who American universities hire and what they teach, East meets West becomes more than just cultural exchange. ...
Global Conning: Temperature Data Cooked in “Biggest Science Scandal Ever”
Have you ever wondered why you’re buried in snow but keep hearing about how we’ve experienced “the warmest year on record — officially”? It's because the officials are manipulating...
Silicon Valley Girls: Do Women Need Affirmative Action in Tech Industries?
Women are still "underrepresented" in science, technology, engineering, and math, and the social engineers are none too happy about it. And they're bent on balancing the scales. ...
Germany vs. the Pope: To Spank or Spank Not?
Reacting to comments Pope Francis made in support of spanking, Germany has launched a frontal assault on traditional discipline. It seems that many moderns want to spare the rod...
Terrible Deeds in Christ’s Name? Obama Displays Ignorance of History
Barack Obama recently equated the Crusades and the Inquisition with Islamic jihad, but is there really an equivalence? Or was Obama simply repeating, to quote Napoleon, "agreed upon myths"?...
Brian Williams Admits Peddling False Story of Taking Fire in Iraq
NBC newsman Brian Williams said that while covering the Iraq War in 2003, he’d come under fire. Now many are calling for him to be fired. Because his story,...
Little Boy Suspended for Pretending to Have Lord of the Rings Magical Powers
In an unauthorized exercise of imagination, a nine-year-old boy said he could make a schoolmate "disappear" with a magic ring. He was then suspended for making a "terroristic threat."...
Whither Islam? Religion of Peace or Religion of War?
Was Winston Churchill correct in saying "Islam in a man is like rabies in a dog"? Or is the faith, as Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and others have...
Chris Kyle and the Kill Zone: On Calling Snipers “Cowards”
The Left has criticized blockbuster film American Sniper, with Michael Moore calling snipers themselves "cowards." But what do fellow soldiers say about their sniper brothers-in-arms? And what is cowardice, anyway?...
Is Pedophilia Okay if You’re “Born That Way”?
The argument long applied to homosexuality — that it's okay if it's inborn — now may be applied to pedophilia. But does the argument really hold water? ...
My Problem With Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin supported amnesty ... in so many words. Now, since our country is subject to a somewhat planned invasion that’s changing its face and involves the importation of...
Pedophilia, American Style: Legitimizing Child Rape
Pedophilia seems to be gaining increasing acceptance among the rich and powerful. Does this mean that it's only a matter of time before their attitude trickles down to the...
The Northeast Nanny-staters Who Are and the Blizzard That Never Was
Call it the Blizzard of Oz. The “Snowstorm of the Century” Monday was supposed to be historic. All we got was histrionics. It turned out that the real blustery...