Sunday, March 24, 2013

Excuses From the Conservative Wing. By Noemie Emery.

Excuses, excuses from the conservative wing. By Noemie Emery. Washington Examiner, March 19, 2013.

The Progressive Shift. By David Brooks.

The Progressive Shift. By David Brooks. New York Times, March 18, 2013.

It Won’t Be Your Father’s GOP. By Jennifer Rubin.

It won’t be your father’s GOP. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 17, 2013.

GOP autopsy report goes bold. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 18, 2013.

Priebus on RNC report. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 18, 2013.

RNC report reaction from right-wingers. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 19, 2013.

Think conservatives have troubles? Look at the left. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 19, 2013.

Don’t conservatives like people? By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 19, 2013.

The GOP should build on success — here’s how. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 20, 2013.

Tough times for the old right. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 20, 2013.

Conservative pols balk at ideological straitjackets. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 21, 2013.

Immigration opponents don’t have public behind them. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 21, 2013.

Plenty of entrepreneurialism on the right. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 22, 2013.

Gay Marriage and Public Opinion. By Jennifer Rubin.

Gay marriage: After the Supreme Court, what then? By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 21, 2013.

Gay marriage, public opinion and the 14th Amendment. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 22, 2013.

Meet the Press Roundtable on the Changing Tide of Support for Same-Sex Marriage.

Roundtable on the changing tide of support for Same-Sex Marriage. Video. Meet the Press. NBC News, March 24, 2013.


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Gary Bauer: The Public Does Not Support Marriage Equality. By David Edwards.

Gary Bauer: “Polls are skewed” if they support marriage equality. By David Edwards. The Raw Story, March 24, 2013.

America and the Imperial Project. By Anatol Lieven.

America and the Imperial Project: A Talk with Anatol Lieven. Interview conducted by Nermeen Shaikh. Asia Society, 2004.

Interview With “Spartacus” Actress Anna Hutchison. By Laura Prudom.

“Spartacus”: Talking Laeta’s Evolution With Anna Hutchison In “The Spoils Of War” Recap (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO). By Laura Prudom. Video. The Huffington Post, March 8, 2013.



 

This May Finally Be Hillary’s Time. By Kathleen Parker.

For Hillary Clinton, the time may finally be right. By Kathleen Parker. Washington Post, March 22, 2013.

Hillary Clinton’s puny legacy. By Jennifer Rubin. Washington Post, March 22, 2013.

Fantasies of the Iraq Hawks. By Robert W. Merry.

Fantasies of the Iraq Hawks. By Robert W. Merry. The National Interest, March 22, 2013.

End of the Caliphate Left Arabs Searching for Identity. By Faisal Al Yafai.

End of the caliphate left Arab nations searching for identity. By Faisal Al Yafai. The National, March 21, 2013.

The GOP Is Estranged From America. By Andrew Kohut.

The numbers prove it: The GOP is estranged from America. By Andrew Kohut. Washington Post, March 22, 2013.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

The Decline and Fall of the American Empire. By Rabbi Steven Pruzansky.

The Decline and Fall of the American Empire. By Rabbi Steven Pruzansky. Rabbi Pruzansky’s Blog, November 7, 2012. Also posted as Why Romney Didn’t Get Enough Votes to Win. Israel National News, November 13, 2012.

The Seven Pillars of the Arab Future. By Michael Wahid Hanna.

The Seven Pillars of the Arab Future. By Michael Wahid Hanna. Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, No. 28 (Spring 2013). PDF.

The Woman Who Dared to Drive. By Sohrab Ahmari.

Manal al-Sharif: The Woman Who Dared to Drive. By Sohrab Ahmari. Wall Street Journal, March 22, 2013. Also find it here.

Manal al-Sharif. Wikipedia.

Manal al-Sharif driving in Saudi Arabia (with English subtitles). Video. amworldtodaypm, May 27, 2011. YouTube.




Manal al-Sharif: Oslo Freedom Forum 2012. Video. OsloFreedomForum, May 10, 2012. YouTube.




Manal al-Sharif: San Francisco Freedom Forum, 2012. Video. OsloFreedomForum, October 11, 2012. YouTube.




Oslo Freedom Forum 2012. Complete website.


Manal al-Sharif

Ten Years Ago, an Honorable War Began. By Fouad Ajami.

Ten Years Ago, an Honorable War Began With Wide Support. By Fouad Ajami. Wall Street Journal, March 18, 2013. Also find it here.

The Banality of Evil. By Fouad Ajami. Defining Ideas, March 20, 2013.

Silicon, Iron, and Shadow: Three Wars That Will Define America’s Future. By David W. Barno.

Silicon, Iron, and Shadow: Three wars that will define America’s future. By David W. Barno. Foreign Policy, March 19, 2013.

How the United States is Abandoning Afghanistan’s Women. By Amie Ferris-Rotman.


Afghan girls practice Taekwondo moves during a martial arts class in Herat in January 2013. Mauricio Lima/AFP/Getty Images.

Leaning Out: How the United States is abandoning Afghanistan’s women. By Amie Ferris-Rotman. Foreign Policy, March 20, 2013.

Liberated in the Hindu Kush. Don’t tell these women nothing’s changed in Afghanistan. Slide Show. Foreign Policy, March 20, 2013.

Obama’s Mix of Reality and Fantasy in Israel. By Jonathan S. Tobin.

Obama’s Mix of Reality and Fantasy. By Jonathan S. Tobin. Commentary, March 21, 2013.

Both Right and Left May Be Wrong About Obama’s Speech. By Jonathan S. Tobin. Commentary, March 21, 2013.

Obama Channels Clinton, Not Carter. By Jonathan S. Tobin. Commentary, March 22, 2013.

The Most Important Paragraph of Obama’s Entire Israel Trip. By Seth Mandel. Commentary, March 22, 2013.

Nice Speech, Mr. President. Now What? By Daniel Levy. Foreign Policy, March 21, 2013.

Friday, March 22, 2013

Private Sector Parasites. By Michael Lind.

Private sector parasites. By Michael Lind. Salon, March 21, 2013.

How rich “moochers” hurt America. By Michael Lind. Salon, March 22, 2013.

How Conservatives See Liberals. By Michael Lind.

How conservatives see liberals. By Michael Lind. Salon, March 4, 2013.

Left 3.0. By Tod Lindberg. Policy Review, No. 177 (February/March 2013). Also find it here.

Obama and the emergence of a newer left.


Right-wing journal quietly dies. By Jordan Smith. Salon, February 18, 2013.

President Obama Speaks to the People of Israel.

President Obama Speaks to the People of Israel. Video. WhiteHouse.gov, March 21, 2013. YouTube. Video by Yeshiva World News here. Transcript herehere, and here.


A Tribal Map of the Middle East. By Karl Sharro.

It’s ever so simple: a tribal map of the Middle East. By Karl Sharro. Karl reMarks, March 21, 2013.



The Expulsion of the Hyksos. By Noah Wiener.

The Expulsion of the Hyksos. By Noah Wiener. Bible History Daily, March 19, 2013.

Hyksos buildings are the latest ancient discovery in Tel Habuwa. By Nevine El-Aref. Ahram Online, March 16, 2013.

Of Freedom and Fairness. By Jonathan Haidt.

Of Freedom and Fairness. By Jonathan Haidt. Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, No. 28 (Spring 2013). PDF.