Friday, April 19, 2013

Amanda Thatcher, the Texan Who Stole the Show at Margaret Thatcher’s Funeral. By Elias Groll.

Amanda Thatcher


The Texan who stole the show at Margaret Thatcher’s funeral. By Elias Groll. Foreign Policy, April 17, 2013.

Margaret Thatcher’s grandchildren: “modest, humble, kind.” By Esther Addley. The Guardian, April 16, 2013.

Amanda Thatcher emerges centre-stage at Lady Thatcher’s funeral. By Esther Addley. The Guardian, April 17, 2013.

Jonathan Freedland: “Bet somewhere a Texas Republican operative is watching Amanda Thatcher thinking ‘Wonder if she has political ambitions . . .’” Twitter, April 17, 2013.

Amanda Thatcher reading at Margaret Thatcher’s funeral ceremony. Channel4News, April 17, 2013. YouTube.


Dragnet Paralyzes Boston as One Suspect Eludes Capture. By Katharine Q. Seelye and Michael Cooper.

Dragnet Paralyzes Boston as One Suspect Eludes Capture. By Katharine Q. Seelye and Michael Cooper. New York Times, April 19, 2013.

Tsarnaev Brothers Seen as Good Students and Avid Athletes. By Erica Goode, Serge F. Kovaleski, and Andrew E. Kramer. New York Times, April 19, 2013.

Marek Edelman, The Jewish Hero History Forgot. By Marci Shore.


Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Photo from Jürgen Stroop’s report to Heinrich Himmler from May 1943 and one of the best-known pictures of World War II. The original German caption reads: “Forcibly pulled out of dug-outs.” Wikipedia.

The Jewish Hero History Forgot. By Marci Shore. New York Times, April 18, 2013.

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: A Polish-Jewish Hero. The Economist, April 19, 2013.

Pondering a 70th Anniversary. By Adam Garfinkle. The American Interest, April 19, 2013.

I Know the Plans I Have For You, Says the Lord. By Walter Russell Mead. Via Meadia, April 19, 2013.

Marek Edelman in 2005

Can the Left Stand Up Against Anti-Semites? By Jonathan S. Tobin.

Can the Left Stand Up Against Anti-Semites? By Jonathan S. Tobin. Commentary, April 17, 2013.

The GOP Must Seize the Center or Die.

The GOP Must Seize the Center or Die. Debate with David Brooks, Mickey Edwards, Laura Ingraham, and Ralph Reed. Intelligence Squared, April 17, 2013. Video. YouTube.



The Cat Was A Chechen. By Walter Russell Mead.

The Cat Was A Chechen. By Walter Russell Mead. Via Meadia, April 19, 2013.

Schrödinger’s Bombs. By Walter Russell Mead. Via Meadia, April 16, 2013.

The Boston Manhunt and the MSM’s Gun Control Blind Spot. Walter Russell Mead. Via Meadia, April 19, 2013.

Boston terror, part of a war that has not ended. By Walid Phares. Al Arabiya, April 16, 2013. Also at History News Network.

Forget What You Think You Know About al Qaeda Terrorism. By Andrew Liepman. Foreign Policy, April 18, 2013.

Two-Party Divide. By Michael Barone.

Two-Party Divide. By Michael Barone. National Review Online, April 18, 2013.

Political scientists half-a-century ago wanted, and got, ideologically distinct parties.

Why Is There So Little Terrorism In the United States? By Kevin D. Williamson.

Blessings of Peace. By Kevin D. Williamson. National Review Online, April 18, 2013.

Why is there so little terrorism in the United States?

Requiem for Fayyadism. By Nathan J. Brown.

Requiem for Fayyadism. By Nathan J. Brown. Foreign Policy, April 17, 2013.

Conspiracy theories, paranoia about Israel hold back peace process. By Ido Aharoni. FoxNews.com, April 15, 2013.

China Sees the Best and Worst of America in Boston Bombing. By Max Fisher.

China sees the best and worst of America in Boston bombing. By Max Fisher. Washington Post, April 16, 2013.

What the Chinese exchange student killed in Boston thought of the United States. By Isaac Stone Fish. Foreign Policy, April 17, 2013.

BU student Lingzi Lu’s life ends in city she had grown to love. By Evan Allen. Boston Globe, April 18, 2013. Also find it here.

Farewell Lu Lingzi. By Andrew Meyer. History News Network, April 18, 2013.


China’s Dream World. By Minxin Pei.

China’s Dream World. By Minxin Pei. Project Syndicate, April 16, 2013.

Regime Change in China? By Minxin Pei. Project Syndicate, December 13, 2012.