Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Charles Krauthammer: Obama Wants to Tranform America Into a Social Democracy.
Will Obama finally cut some programs? Krauthammer’s take on federal spending. Video. The O’Reilly Factor. Fox News, February 12,
2013.
Give the Children the Vote? By Chrystia Freeland.
Give the children the vote? By Chrystia Freeland. Reuters, March 8, 2013.
Fighting Grey: Why do China’s Leaders Dye Their Hair? By Celia Hatton.
Fighting grey: Why do China’s leaders dye their hair? By Celia Hatton. BBC News, March 11, 2013.
The Axis of Ennui. By David Brooks.
The Axis of Ennui. By David Brooks. New York Times, March 11, 2013.
The Real Winners of the Global Economy: The Material Boys. By Joel Kotkin. New Geography, March 6, 2013.
The Real Winners of the Global Economy: The Material Boys. By Joel Kotkin. New Geography, March 6, 2013.
In the South and West, a Tax on Being Poor. By Katherine S. Newman.
In the South and West, a Tax on Being Poor. By Katherine S. Newman. New York Times, March 9, 2013.
Conservatism and the Search for Apostates. By Peter Wehner.
Conservatism and the Search for Apostates. By Peter Wehner. Commentary, March 11, 2013.
The End of the Two-State Solution. By Ben Birnbaum.
The End of the Two-State Solution. By Ben Birnbaum. The New Republic, March 11, 2013. Also find it here.
Did the Palestinians Murder Baby Omar. By Walter Russell Mead. Via Meadia, March 12, 2013.
Don’t Let Facts Hinder Israel-Bashing. By Jonathan S. Tobin. Commentary, March 12, 2013.
The Misplaced Faith in Abbas. By Seth Mandel. Commentary, March 11, 2013.
Why Debate the Jewish State? Prejudice. By Jonathan S. Tobin. Commentary, March 12, 2013.
On Questioning the Jewish State. By Joseph Levine. New York Times, March 9, 2013.
Flawed Questions About Israel’s Right To Exist. By Mira Sucharov. The Daily Beast, March 12, 2013.
Why BDS Isn’t Compatible With Two States. By Mira Sucharov. The Daily Beast, February 8, 2013.
Who Is a Liberal Zionist? By Jerry Haber. The Daily Beast, March 11, 2013. Also at The Magnes Zionist.
Did the Palestinians Murder Baby Omar. By Walter Russell Mead. Via Meadia, March 12, 2013.
Don’t Let Facts Hinder Israel-Bashing. By Jonathan S. Tobin. Commentary, March 12, 2013.
The Misplaced Faith in Abbas. By Seth Mandel. Commentary, March 11, 2013.
Why Debate the Jewish State? Prejudice. By Jonathan S. Tobin. Commentary, March 12, 2013.
On Questioning the Jewish State. By Joseph Levine. New York Times, March 9, 2013.
Flawed Questions About Israel’s Right To Exist. By Mira Sucharov. The Daily Beast, March 12, 2013.
Why BDS Isn’t Compatible With Two States. By Mira Sucharov. The Daily Beast, February 8, 2013.
Who Is a Liberal Zionist? By Jerry Haber. The Daily Beast, March 11, 2013. Also at The Magnes Zionist.
Is War Civilized? By David A. Bell.
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Is War Civilized? The Evolution of the Battlefield. By David A. Bell. The New Republic, March 3, 2013. Also find it here.
What the Internet Did to Aaron Swartz. By Noam Scheiber.
So Open It Hurts: What the Internet did to Aaron Swartz. By Noam Scheiber. The New Republic, February 25, 2013. Also find it here.
The Inside Story of Why Aaron Swartz Broke Into MIT and JSTOR. By Noam Scheiber. The New Republic, February 13, 2013.
Aaron Swartz, Internet Pioneer, Found Dead Amid Prosecutor “Bullying” In Unconventional Case. The Huffington Post, January 12, 2013.
The Inside Story of Why Aaron Swartz Broke Into MIT and JSTOR. By Noam Scheiber. The New Republic, February 13, 2013.
Aaron Swartz, Internet Pioneer, Found Dead Amid Prosecutor “Bullying” In Unconventional Case. The Huffington Post, January 12, 2013.
The Great Uprising. By James C. Bennett.
The Great Uprising. By James C. Bennett. National Review, March 25, 2013.
Review of 1775: A Good Year for Revolution. By Kevin Phillips. New York: Viking, 2013. 656 pp.
Bennett:
Shelley described George III in 1819 as “an old, mad, blind, despised, and dying king,” an example of “rulers who neither see, nor feel, nor know, / But leech-like to their fainting country cling.” This would not have been a fair description of the George III of 1775, who was sane, sober, and dedicated to his work — yet it was a perennially accurate description of a governing paradigm that has always failed. Many ruling classes will blindly adhere to existing policies, doubling down on the very features that make them disastrous, and reach for coercion where reason and persuasion can no longer serve.
Kevin Phillips has written a timely and useful portrait of the beginning of the end of the first British Empire and the mercantilist system that guided its rulers. The story he tells is a fascinating one for people interested in that era, but it has contemporary relevance as well. It is a case study for those of us seeking to understand the rapidly approaching end of the failing institutions of our own era: big bureaucratic government, labor unions, and crony corporations. Just as George III did, our rulers cling to power and seek to intensify the very features that are causing their downfall.
Review of 1775: A Good Year for Revolution. By Kevin Phillips. New York: Viking, 2013. 656 pp.
Bennett:
Shelley described George III in 1819 as “an old, mad, blind, despised, and dying king,” an example of “rulers who neither see, nor feel, nor know, / But leech-like to their fainting country cling.” This would not have been a fair description of the George III of 1775, who was sane, sober, and dedicated to his work — yet it was a perennially accurate description of a governing paradigm that has always failed. Many ruling classes will blindly adhere to existing policies, doubling down on the very features that make them disastrous, and reach for coercion where reason and persuasion can no longer serve.
Kevin Phillips has written a timely and useful portrait of the beginning of the end of the first British Empire and the mercantilist system that guided its rulers. The story he tells is a fascinating one for people interested in that era, but it has contemporary relevance as well. It is a case study for those of us seeking to understand the rapidly approaching end of the failing institutions of our own era: big bureaucratic government, labor unions, and crony corporations. Just as George III did, our rulers cling to power and seek to intensify the very features that are causing their downfall.
Sam Tanenhaus Smears Conservatism. By Ramesh Ponnuru and Jonah Goldberg.
Sam’s Smear: Preposterous history from The New Republic. By Ramesh Ponnuru and Jonah Goldberg. National Review, March 25, 2013. Also find it here.
Why the GOP Is the Party of White People. By Sam Tanenhaus. The New Republic, February 10, 2013.
Why the GOP Is the Party of White People. By Sam Tanenhaus. The New Republic, February 10, 2013.
Women Troubles. By Mona Charen.
Women Troubles. By Mona Charen. National Review Online, March 12, 2013.
The Right’s Take on the New Ryan Budget.
Ryan’s Conservative Budget. By Andrew Stiles. National Review Online, March 12, 2013.
The GOP Plan to Balance the Budget by 2023. By Paul Ryan. Wall Street Journal, March 12, 2013.
The Path to Prosperity: A Responsible, Balanced Budget. By Paul Ryan and the House Budget Committee. PaulRyan.house.gov, March 12, 2013.
Paul Ryan’s budget: Reagan conservatism with a side of deficit reduction. By Conn Carroll. Washington Examiner, March 12, 2013.
Paul Ryan Presents a New Budget. By Rush Limbaugh. RushLimbaugh.com, March 12, 2013.
The GOP Plan to Balance the Budget by 2023. By Paul Ryan. Wall Street Journal, March 12, 2013.
The Path to Prosperity: A Responsible, Balanced Budget. By Paul Ryan and the House Budget Committee. PaulRyan.house.gov, March 12, 2013.
Paul Ryan’s budget: Reagan conservatism with a side of deficit reduction. By Conn Carroll. Washington Examiner, March 12, 2013.
Paul Ryan Presents a New Budget. By Rush Limbaugh. RushLimbaugh.com, March 12, 2013.
Israel: Where Soccer Fans Boo Their Own Players When They Score. By Dave Zirin.
Israel: Where Soccer Fans Boo Their Own Players When They Score. By Dave Zirin. The Nation, March 11, 2013.
Some Fear a Soccer Team’s Racist Fans Hold a Mirror Up to Israel. By Jodi Rudoren. New York Times, January 30, 2013.
“It’s not racism. The Muslim players just shouldn’t be here”: Beitar Jerusalem fans walk out over signing of two Muslim Chechen players. By Alistair Dawber and Shaun Walker. The Independent, March 4, 2013.
No Arabs Allowed. By Dan Ephron. The Daily Beast, February 20, 2012.
Hundreds of Beitar Jerusalem fans beat up Arab workers in mall; no arrests. By Oz Rosenberg. Haaretz, March 23, 2012.
Some Fear a Soccer Team’s Racist Fans Hold a Mirror Up to Israel. By Jodi Rudoren. New York Times, January 30, 2013.
“It’s not racism. The Muslim players just shouldn’t be here”: Beitar Jerusalem fans walk out over signing of two Muslim Chechen players. By Alistair Dawber and Shaun Walker. The Independent, March 4, 2013.
No Arabs Allowed. By Dan Ephron. The Daily Beast, February 20, 2012.
Hundreds of Beitar Jerusalem fans beat up Arab workers in mall; no arrests. By Oz Rosenberg. Haaretz, March 23, 2012.
The Left’s Take on the New Ryan Budget.
What Paul Ryan’s Budget Means for Women. By Bryce Covert. The Nation, March 12, 2013.
Paul Ryan’s Bumper-Sticker-Slogan Budget. By John Nichols. The Nation, March 12, 2013.
Paul Ryan’s Budget Still Relies on the Fantasy of Obamacare Repeal. By Jill Lawrence. The Atlantic, March 11, 2013.
Paul Ryan’s budget: Social engineering with a side of deficit reduction. By Ezra Klein. Washington Post, March 12, 2013.
Ryan in Fantasyland. By Eugene Robinson. Washington Post, March 12, 2013.
Paul Ryan Throws Granny Off the Cliff. Video. The Agenda Project, May 17, 2011. YouTube.
Paul Ryan Has Granny Issues. Video. SaveGranny.org., March 11, 2013. YouTube.
Paul Ryan’s Bumper-Sticker-Slogan Budget. By John Nichols. The Nation, March 12, 2013.
Paul Ryan’s Budget Still Relies on the Fantasy of Obamacare Repeal. By Jill Lawrence. The Atlantic, March 11, 2013.
Paul Ryan’s budget: Social engineering with a side of deficit reduction. By Ezra Klein. Washington Post, March 12, 2013.
Ryan in Fantasyland. By Eugene Robinson. Washington Post, March 12, 2013.
Paul Ryan Throws Granny Off the Cliff. Video. The Agenda Project, May 17, 2011. YouTube.
Paul Ryan Has Granny Issues. Video. SaveGranny.org., March 11, 2013. YouTube.
Megyn Kelly Debates Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s Views on Women in the Workplace.
Megyn Kelly Debates Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s Views on Women in the Workplace. Video. America Live with Megyn Kelly. Fox News Insider, March 11, 2013.
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