Why Libertarians Should Support the Palestinians

Israel is at it again, caught by its own free press with its hand in the till"€”not so much the till as the land that other people till. The Israeli press is not only free, it ...

David Broder, Obama, and War With Iran

David Broder’s recent observations about our Peace Prize President have created a stir. In his controversial October 31 Washington Post op-ed “How Obama might ...

The GOP Reaches Out

As I waited at the polling booth last Tuesday to vote, I thought about who would run this country if the GOP took back both houses of Congress. In all likelihood it would be the ...

Lauren Booth Turns Toward Mecca

Last month, Tony Blair's half-sister-in-law Lauren Booth announced that she had converted to Islam following "€œa holy experience"€ in Iran. It was the latest ...

Has the Time Come for Jon Stewart to Run for Office?

Two large-scale rallies held the past few months in Washington, D.C., present an interesting contrast. Glenn Beck, an entertainer who poses as a political pundit, held a rally to ...

Broder’s Brainstorm

Though Obama “may lose control of Congress,” says columnist David Broder, he “can still storm back to win a second term in 2012.” How does Broder suggest ...

Police Provoke Violence in France

Congress shall make no law…abridging...the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. "€“First Amendment, US ...

All Things Considered, Some Things Forbidden: NPR Fires Juan Williams

Last Friday, separate officials in Dubai and England intercepted packages containing bombs in the cargo sections of two USA-bound planes. Each bomb was deemed capable of ...

‘Just Say No!’ Pays Off

The polls and pundits are all in alignment now. The Republican Party is headed for a victory Tuesday to rival the biggest and best of those that the party has known in the ...

MSNBC: Leaning Forward on the Edge of a Cliff

America's midterm elections are on Tuesday, but they"€™ve already voted for their favorite news network, and it sure as hell ain"€™t the Microsoft/National Broadcasting ...

Tea Party Tory

Before the Tea Party philosophy is ever even tested in America, it will have succeeded, or it will have failed, in Great Britain. For in David Cameron the Brits have a prime ...

Let it Leak: Wikileaks and Patriotic Whistle-Blowing

Spare a kind thought for my old friend Michael Morrell's oldest son, Geoff, the Pentagon's Press Secretary. The Defense Department has tasked poor Geoff with providing its public ...

Multiculturalism is Dead, So Where Do We Bury the Body?

I"€™ll never forget a painting I saw at a West Berlin youth hostel in 1985. The background depicted bombed-out ruins, presumably Dresden after the Allied firestorm. In the ...

Free the Taxpayers: Defund State-Sponsored Media

In the wake of commentator Juan Williams’ feckless firing by National Public Radio, supporters on the Internet sounded a cheeky rallying cry: “Free Juan!” But ...

Cybershark Feeding Frenzy

The perverse coupling of surveillance and exhibitionism forms a cornerstone of American technocracy. Most Americans, be they liberals or libertarians, are unnerved by government ...

Germany Makes its Final WWI Reparations Payment

Taki’s praise of F. Scott Fitzgerald and the The Great Gatsby is much deserved. If Gatsby is not quite the best American novel, its opening chapter should be regarded as the ...


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