Tag Archives: Mubarak

A Free Egypt? Get Real!

Posted on February 12, 2011 by

The left-of-center pundits are pandering to the ‘new’ Egypt that they assume is rising from the downfall ashes of the Hosni Mubarak regime. But their golly gee glee naively glosses over the harsh realities now facing Egypt and the Middle East. Continue reading →

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In Egypt as Elsewhere, A Riot is a Riot is a Riot is a Riot

Posted on January 30, 2011 by

Before we all break out the champagne in celebration of our abject jubilance over the so-called ‘democratic’ unrest that is spiraling Egypt into chaos, perhaps we should take a quick glance over our shoulders at the historical record on the freedom giving properties of revolutionary riots. Continue reading →

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