Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Egyptian TV Host Riham Said Removes Veil During Interview.

Egyptian TV Host Riham Said Removes Veil during Interview, Clashes with Guest Cleric Sheik Yousuf Badri. An-Nahar TV (Egypt), April 17, 2013. MEMRI TV Video Clip No. 3827. Transcript. YouTube.

Female Egyptian TV Host Removes Headscarf, Berates Cleric Who “Peddles” Islam in Explosive Interview. By Erica Ritz. The Blaze, May 7, 2013.


Find Success Your Own Way. By Robert Steven Kaplan.

Find Success Your Own Way. By Robert Steven Kaplan. Video. Bloomberg, May 7, 2013.

Conservatism and the Limitations of Self-Reliance. By Peter Wehner.

Conservatism and the Limitations of Self-Reliance. By Peter Wehner. Commentary, May 8, 2013.

The first important conservative thinker. By Charles Moore. The Telegraph, May 5, 2013. Review of Edmund Burke: The First Conservative. By Jesse Norman. New York: Basic Books, 2013.

Why the Right Is Growing Cynical About the “Common Good.” By Jim Geraghty. National Review Online, May 9, 2013.

How Bad Was Jezebel? By Janet Howe Gaines.

How Bad Was Jezebel? By Janet Howe Gaines. Bible History Daily, May 6, 2013.

This ivory comes from Arslan Tash, in northern Syria. The most common motif found on Phoenician ivories,
 the woman at the window may represent the goddess Astarte (Biblical Asherah) looking out a palace window.
 Perhaps this widespread imagery influenced the Biblical author’s description of Jezebel, a follower of Astarte,
looking out the palace window as Jehu approached (2 Kings 9:30). Erich Lessing.

Israel and Iran Have a Common Enemy. By Meir Javedanfar.

Iran, Israel Need to Talk About Syria. By Meir Javedanfar. Al-Monitor, May 7, 2013.


Israeli soldiers of the Golani brigade take part in an exercise near the border with Syria
 on May 6, 2013, at the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. Uriel Sinai/Getty Images.

Obama to Graduates: Your Ambition Is the Problem. By Roger Pilon.

Graduates, Your Ambition Is the Problem. By Roger Pilon. Wall Street Journal, May 7, 2013.

Obama Tells Ohio State Grads to Reject the “Voices” Warning of Government Tyranny – and Join the Collective. By Rush Limbaugh. RushLimbaugh.com, May 6, 2013.

President Obama Speaks at The Ohio State University Commencement Ceremony. Video. WhiteHouse.gov, May 5, 2013. YouTube. Transcript.


The Boston Bombers’ World.

The Bombers’ World. By Christian Caryl. The New York Review of Books, May 6, 2013, from the June 6, 2013 issue.

Why would Bill Ayers disown the Tsarnaevs? By Andrew Cline. The American Spectator, May 7, 2013.