Why I Voted for Yair Lapid. By Yossi Klein Halevi.

Why I Voted for Yair Lapid. By Yossi Klein Halevi. Tablet, January 23, 2013.

The centrist’s simple but emotionally profound Zionism could lead to an Israel less at war with itself.

Marina Weisband: Jewish Pirate voted “sexiest politician” in Germany. By Raphael Ahren.

Jewish Pirate voted “sexiest politician” in Germany. By Raphael Ahren. The Times of Israel, January 15, 2013.

The Jewish wunderkind of German politics. By Raphael Ahren. The Times of Israel, May 2, 2012.

Jewish Pirate Identity and Mistaken Identity. By Adam Chandler. Tablet, January 17, 2013.

Marina Weisband: A Jewish Pirate in German Politics. By Fabian Wolff. Heeb, February 2, 2012.

Marina Weisband

The Rise of the Permanent Temp Economy. By Erin Hatton.

The Rise of the Permanent Temp Economy. By Erin Hatton. New York Times, January 26, 2013.

Makers, Takers, Fakers. By Paul Krugman.

Makers, Takers, Fakers. By Paul Krugman. New York Times, January 27, 2013.

Chinese Graduates Say No Thanks to Factory Jobs. By Keith Bradsher.

Chinese Graduates Say No Thanks to Factory Jobs. By Keith Bradsher. New York Times, January 24, 2013.

Muslim Brotherhood group to “connect all U.S. schools. By Aaron Klein.

Muslim Brotherhood group to “connect all U.S. schools.” Partners with State, Education departments on international initiative. By Aaron Klein. Klein Online, January 24, 2013.

Revolution Hits the Universities. By Thomas L. Friedman.

Revolution Hits the Universities. By Thomas L. Friedman. New York Times, January 26, 2013.

Does Online Ed Spell Doom for Traditional Universities? By Walter Russell Mead. Via Meadia, December 16, 2012.

The End of the University as We Know It. By Nathan Harden. The American Interest, January/February 2013.

The Campus Tsunami. By David Brooks. New York Times, May 3, 2012.

Colonel Martha McSally and Lieutenant General Jerry Boykin Debate Having Women in Combat.

Colonel Martha McSally and Lieutenant General Jerry Boykin Debate Having Women in Combat. Video. Fox News Sunday, January 27, 2013. Also find it here. Transcript here.

Combat shift ignores Gender realities. By Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin. USA Today, January 24, 2013.

Women in combat: Let’s get real. By Margaret Wente. The Globe and Mail, January 26, 2013.

Women in Combat: The Devil’s in the Details. By Stephanie Gutmann. National Review Online, January 24, 2013.

Men at Arms, Stop Whining Like Girls. By Ralph Peters. New York Post, January 24, 2013.

Urine the Army Now. By William Saletan. Slate, January 28, 2013.

Yang Lan: The Generation That’s Remaking China.

Yang Lan: The Generation That’s Remaking China. Video. TED Global, July 2011. Also find it here.

Yang Lan:

The traditional media [in China] is still heavily controlled by the government; social media offers an opening to let the steam out a little bit. But because you don’t have many other openings, the heat coming out of this opening is sometimes very strong, active and even violent.

China’s Oprah. Video. On the Money with Maria Bartiromo. CNBC, January 25, 2013.

Chinese TV Host Yang Lan. Video. Charlie Rose. PBS, October 14, 2010.

Meet China’s Oprah. By Abigail Pesta. Marie Claire, December 16, 2011.

Chinese TV Host Yang Lan Stays True to Self to Build Empire. By April Rabkin. Fast Company, September 1, 2010. Also find it here.

15 in a Billion. Photo essay of Chinese women. By Kate Peters and Abigail Haworth. Marie Claire, November 5, 2012.

Also see: The Startling Plight of China’s Leftover Ladies. By Christina Larson. Foreign Policy, May/June 2012.

There He Goes Again: Egypt’s Morsi Stuns U.S. Senators In Meeting With “Jews-Control-Media” Slur. By Richard Behar.

There He Goes Again: Egypt’s Morsi Stuns U.S. Senators In Meeting With “Jews-Control-Media” Slur. By Richard Behar. Forbes, January 25, 2013. Also find it here.

President Mursi’s Antisemitic Comments In 2010 Reported Worldwide, Prompt U.S. Administration’s Condemnation And Demand For Retraction; U.S. Calls Mursi’s Problematic Reply “An Important First Step” But Wants More; World Media – Including Egyptian Media – Condemn Mursi. MEMRI. Special Dispatch No. 5152, January 25, 2013.

Egyptian Path Darkens. By Walter Russell Mead. Via Meadia, January 27, 2013.

Mohamed Morsi Can’t Catch a Break. By Adam Chandler. Tablet, January 24, 2013.


More posts on Morsi anti-Semitic remarks and U. S.-Egypt relations, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.

The Case for Regime Change in Iran. By Jamie M. Fly and Gary Schmitt.

The Case for Regime Change in Iran. By Jamie M. Fly and Gary Schmitt. Foreign Affairs, January 17, 2012. Also find it here.

Marco Rubio and the Neocon Resurgence. By Jacob Heilbrunn.

Marco Rubio and the Neocon Resurgence. By Jacob Heilbrunn. The National Interest, January 24, 2013.

How Much Military Is Enough? By Jill Lepore.

The Force: How Much Military Is Enough? By Jill Lepore. The New Yorker, January 28, 2013.

America’s Civic Deadlock and the Crisis of Politics. By Robert W. Merry.

America’s Civic Deadlock and the Crisis of Politics. By Robert W. Merry. The National Interest, May/June 2012.

Israel’s Election Is Not All About Us. By Jennifer Rubin.

Israel’s election is not all about us. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, January 24, 2013.

Hamas to Establish Military Academy for Schoolkids. By Khaled Abu Toameh.

Hamas to establish military academy for schoolkids. By Khaled Abu Toameh. Jerusalem Post, January 24, 2013.

Thousands of Gaza teens graduate from Hamas high school military program. AP. Washington Post, January 24, 2013.

Fatalism and Geopolitics. By Robert Kaplan.

Fatalism and Geopolitics. By Robert Kaplan. Real Clear World, January 24, 2013.