Month: June 2014

The President is an Elitist Theme

It has always struck me as inherently unconvincing to argue that President Obama is an elitist, considering that he grew up as a mixed-race kid raised largely by his grandparents in a home of unextraordinary wealth. It’s...

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“Hamas” is not a Magic Word

It really doesn’t matter whether it is Bibi Netanyahu or opposition leader Isaac Herzog who is referring to Hamas as a “terrorist organization.” No one listens to them anymore. The word “terrorist”...

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Michelle Obama for Senate?

Keith Koffler speculates about a Senate run for First Lady Michelle Obama: Speculation about a possible political future for Michelle Obama has naturally centered on the White House. But that’s the wrong place — at...

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Letting the CIA Declassify a Report on the CIA

It’s really kind of incredible that the CIA is in charge of declassifying a Senate Intelligence Committee report that condemns the CIA for torturing people and then lying about it. There couldn’t be a greater...

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Two views on Ukraine and fascism

Found this post while taking a few moments to check my email a few days ago. As I was in the midst of work-related travel, I would not have had much in the way of time to put together a proper (or even hasty) blog post, so I...

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