Month: November 2015

Whether Jewish Refugees in ’30s or Syrians today, USA Falls Short of own Ideals | Informed Comment | by Prof. Juan Cole More than  half of US governors have abruptly announced that they will not welcome Syrian...

I’m concerned about the tone: Earlier in his speech, [Sen. Rand] Paul explained his habit of linking [Sen. Bernie] Sanders to mass exterminations carried out by socialist regimes throughout history. “People say: ‘Oh,...

Here is a gift for all the Republican governors who are announcing that they will not allow any refugees from the civil war in Syria and Iraq to resettle in their states. And here is some theme music for the rest of us. I hate...

… did not happen in Paris on Friday, despite the fact that it was a horrific incident. Yet, though 129 people have been confirmed dead by French authorities – and presumably more will die in the coming days and weeks...

Oh, look, I guess the cat is out of the bag.