Monday, March 25, 2013

Obama in Israel: Hope over Experience? By Max Boot.

Obama in Israel: Hope over Experience? By Max Boot. Commentary, March 25, 2013.

Obama to Palestinians: Accept the Jewish State. By Daniel Pipes. Washington Times, March 26, 2013.

Tribalism in the Jerusalem speech. By David Bromwich. Mondoweiss, March 23, 2013.

Why Did President Obama Come to Israel? By Caroline Glick. Real Clear Politics, March 21, 2013. Also find it here.

Marriage, Divorce, and Princely Politics in the Early Middle Ages.

Private Bodies and the Body Politic in the Divorce Case of Lothar II. By Stuart Airlie. Past and Present, No. 161 (November 1998).

The Problem of Female Sanctity in Carolingian Europe c. 780-920. By Julia M. H. Smith. Past and Present, No. 146 (February 1995).


Emperor Lothar I (r. 840-855), grandson of Charlemagne. Wikipedia.

Female Martyrdom in Early Christianity: The Passion of Vibia Perpetua.

Mosaic of Saint Perpetua. Archiepiscopal Chapel, Ravenna, Italy. Sixth Century AD.

The Passion of Perpetua. By Brent D. Shaw. Past and Present, No. 139 (May 1993).

The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, 203. Medieval Sourcebook. Fordham University.

The prison diary of Saint Perpetua. SatelliteSaint, June 29, 2012.

Perpetua and Felicity. Wikipedia.



Statue of St. Perpetua at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Catholic Church,
Royal Oak, Michigan.

The Rise of Tory America. By Joel Kotkin.

Progressives, preservation, and prosperity. By Joel Kotkin. Orange County Register, March 22, 2013. Also at JoelKotkin.com, and New Geography.

America’s Tory President. By Andrew Sullivan. The Dish, August 24, 2012.

The New Authoritarianism. By Fred Siegel and Joel Kotkin. City Journal, January 6, 2012.

The Liberal Top-Bottom Coalition. By Fred Siegel. City Journal, Winter 2012.

Who Lost the Middle Class? By Fred Siegel. City Journal, August 11, 2011.

Progressives Against Progress. By Fred Siegel. City Journal, Summer 2010.

Obama-as-Tory Revisited. By Jordan Bloom. The American Conservative, March 25, 2013.

A Feast for the Senses . . . and the Soul. By Dorothy D. Resig.

A Feast for the Senses . . . and the Soul. By Dorothy D. Resig. Bible History Daily, March 21, 2013.

Denying Islam’s Role in Terror: Explaining the Denial. By Daniel Pipes.

Denying Islam’s Role in Terror: Explaining the Denial. By Daniel Pipes. Middle East Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 2 (Spring 2013). Also find it here. PDF.

The Religious Foundations of Suicide Bombing: Islamist Ideology. By David Bukay. Middle East Quarterly, Vol. 13, No. 4 (Fall 2006).

The President, in Israel, Giveth and Taketh Away. By Ira Chernus.

The President, in Israel, Giveth and Taketh Away. By Ira Chernus. History News Network, March 22, 2013.

Why Are Right-Wingers So Crazy in Love with Israel? By Ira Chernus. AlterNet, January 14, 2013.

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Pussy Riot Punk Band Remains Defiant of Putin’s Russia. By Lesley Stahl.

Pussy Riot punk band remains defiant of Putin’s Russia. By Lesley Stahl. 60 Minutes. CBS News, March 24, 2013. YouTube. Transcript.

Is the Russia Prison System Working Pussy Riot Member to Death? By Steven Hsieh. AlterNet, February 1, 2013.


Republicans Recognize Their Party in Peril. By Peter Wehner.

The Republicans Recognize Their Party in Peril. By Peter Wehner. Commentary, March 20, 2013.

The GOP’s Strategic Failure. By Michael Gerson. Real Clear Politics, March 22, 2013.

Justice, Politics, and the Poor. By Peter Wehner. NJBR, March 5, 2013.

The Republican Path Ahead. By Peter Wehner. NJBR, March 3, 2013.

The GOP’s Intellectual Unfreezing. By Peter Wehner. NJBR, February 21, 2013.

Saving the Republican Party. By Peter Wehner. NJBR, February 16, 2013.

Where is today’s Jack Kemp? By Rich Lowry.

Where is today’s Jack Kemp? By Rich Lowry. Politico, March 20, 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