Michael van der Galien

A Case For Market Backed Net Neutrality

PoliGazette (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

I just finished reading Michael van der Galien’s article about maintaining the free press in America. I watched Glenn Beck’s segment on net neutrality. And for a while I’ve been following the arguments both for and against the idea of legislating net neutrality. Frankly, I’m split on the subject. The libertarian part of me thinks that the Internet Service Providers should be able to create...

Canada to Withdraw from Afghanistan

Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009

By: Michael van der Galien Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced yesterday that Canada would withdraw its troops from Afghanistan ASAP. Canada has been committed to bringing peace, stability and democracy to Afghanistan for long enough, he said. In fact, the North-American country spent more time fighting terrorists in the Middle East now then it spent fighting Hitler during...

• Canada to Withdraw from Afghanistan - PoliGazette

If Conservatives Want A New Media Environment, They’re Going to Have to Listen

The Sundries Shack (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009

MIchael van der Galien got the opportunity to interview Andrew Breitbart who is, without a doubt, the top media mogul on the internet right now. Breitbart helped Matt Drudge run his site, conceived and launched The Huffington Post for Arianna Huffington, then launched Big Hollywood and Big Government, the latter of which turned the world [...]

"We would have defeated them, but for the power of their art."

Acephalous (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009

The wake of the NEA non-scandal is about as deep and dispersed as that of drifting rowboat in mid-Atlantic chop . . . unless that's your boat and you have a telescope trained on your trail like Michael van der Galien and the folks at Big Hollywood,* in which case you'll mistake the chop for wake and start praying you hold out better than the Andrea Gail. Once you regain your composure,...

"We would have defeated them, but for the power of their art."

Lawyers, Guns and Money (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009

The wake of the NEA non-scandal is about as deep and dispersed as that of drifting rowboat in mid-Atlantic chop . . . unless that's your boat and you have a telescope trained on your trail like Michael van der Galien and the folks at Big Hollywood ,* in which case you'll mistake the chop for wake and start praying you hold out better than the Andrea Gail . Once you regain your composure,...

• "We would have defeated them, but for the power of their art." - Acephalous

The Virtue of “The Brainy Bunch”

PoliGazette (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009

Often times when presidents surround themselves with highly intelligent people, they end up with brilliant rationalizations for failure. – Dr. Thomas Sowell Earlier today, Poligazette Editor in Chief Michael van der Galien had a terrific post where he commented on Dr. Thomas Sowell’s column “ The Brainy Bunch “. Galien : Sowell explains that the real problem…...

Report: Saudis Give Israel Green Light For Attack On Iran

Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009

By: Michael van der Galien If this report is correct, calling it an interesting development would be the understatement of the century: INTELLIGENCE chief Sir John Scarlett has been told that Saudi Arabia is ready to allow Israel to bomb Iran’s new nuclear site. The head of MI6 discussed the issue in London with Mossad chief Meir Dagan and Saudi officials after British intelligence...

Did Obama snub Gordon Brown again?

Fausta's blog (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009

Beggar thy neighbor, bankrupt thy country, appease thy foe? Michael Van Der Galien posts that two newspapers, the Dutch Telegraaf and the UK’s Daily Telegraph reported that Gordon Brown had requested meetings with Barack Obama this week but had been rebuffed. The Daily Telegraph says Brown had made five requests for a public appearance, British officials [...]

The End to the US-UK Special Relationship?

PoliBlog (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009

... New York, but Mr Brown will spend all day with the president at the G20 on Friday. Nevertheless, Michael Van Der Galien writes at Hot Air: Obama Insults Britain: Bye Bye Special Relationship . In the piece Van Der Gailen make s few rather odd claims. The first is as follows, that Obama’s seeming attitude towards Brown is odd: Especially not considering the fact that Obama has no problem...