- Douglas Murray
Execupundit.com
Commentary by Michael Wade, consultant, speaker, and author of "Pilate's Magician."
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Germany's Turn
First Paragraph
A cold wind blew off Hanging Dog Mountain and I had no fire, nor dared I strike as much as a spark that might betray my hiding place. Somewhere near, an enemy lurked, waiting.
- From Jubal Sackett by Louis L'Amour
Friday, September 11, 2026
The Untold Pre-History of 9/11
Chris Naylor examines the pre-history of 9/11 in The National Interest. An excerpt:
"The attacks of September 11, 2001, which marked the dawn of the new millennium and appeared to many like a wholly new phenomenon, were, in fact, the culmination of decades of changing terrorist tactics, systemic aviation vulnerabilities, and institutional failure to recognize and address known threats."
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"Let's Roll"
Commentary magazine's Seth Mandel: "Schools Should Teach the 9/11 Heroism of the American People."
Thursday, September 10, 2026
"The discrimination is ongoing"
New York Post: The U.S. Justice Department goes after UC Berkeley Law School for illegal discrimination.
High time.
A revealing video in which the Dean is discussing strategies:
Well Done
My ancestor Moses Montefiore, a British magnate, knew everyone from sultans to tsars in the Victorian era. In the 1820s, he befriended Muhammad Ali, Turco-Albanian ruler of Egypt. Nowadays, I admire how Moses coped with anti-Semitism. Attending a royal dinner, a bigot denounced him: ‘I just visited Japan which I loved because Japan has no Jews and no pigs!’ ‘Then you and I should go to Japan together,’ answered Montefiore. ‘So they have one of each.’
- S. Sebag Montefiore