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Sullivan has spoken at many universities and colleges, including Harvard, Yale, Boston University, Boston College, Northwestern, the University of...
"Pro-Israel"
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Norm Geras defines it: Thinking, now, about the meaning of 'pro-Israel', I'd say that not much more is needed as a basis for describing oneself in...
Crappy Bootlegged...
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MetaFilter sorts through a vast collection of them on Flickr: Here, you will find Tom Cruise's hit movie, Pepe Likes Tacos. In this universe, Star...
Postmodern Palin
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A reader writes: I certainly understand your impulse to draw Sarah, the bull in the GOP china shop, into your ring so you can wave the red flag in...
The Jihadists Who...
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As so often, Johann Hari goes where others don't: A wave of young British Islamists who trained to fight – who cheered as their friends bombed this...
The Weekend Wrap
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Over the weekend we saw reported proof that former Alaska governor Sarah Palin can't get enough of the Dish. McCain staffers already shot back at...
What Is Jonathan...
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One joy of the Internet: fearless, skewering reviews of otherwise well-received books. Money quote: [Foer] doesn’t have time to mention [Peter]...
Is Rasmussen...
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Mark Blumenthal pushes back on the Rove-Kaus 2009 election take.
The Jihadists Who...
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A critical insight from Johann's piece on Western Jihadists: Once they had made that leap to identify with the Umma – the global Muslim community...
The Palin Party
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Rasmussen - the polling outfit for the GOP base - finds that 59 percent of Republicans identify with Palin, while only 21 percent disagree. Time to...
The...
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Brian Doherty highlights an important but often overlooked law: The Brennan Center for Justice files a FOIA suit to try to get the government to...
The Threat Of...
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Julian Sanchez tackles that Washington Times editorial from this morning: [W]hat’s really baffling is that it’s never quite made clear what the...
Good Dogs
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P. Z. Myers points to a video of a dog running through traffic to try to save another dog that had been hit. He says: Keep this in mind when you...
Army Recruitment Is...
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Fred Kaplan looks behind the headlines: Fewer people joined the Army this year than last year. The Army exceeded its recruitment goals not because...
What Empires Do Not...
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A reader writes: When we were deep in Iraq—say, 2007—there were a lot of folks trying to draw an analogy to Vietnam. I was never particularly...
Face Of The Day
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Actress Lindsay Lohan at Beverly Hills Municipal Court on October 16, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. By Nick Ut-Pool/Getty Images. ...
Still A Tory After...
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Sometimes the shrill accusations of being a leftist turncoat rattle me a little. And then I realize I'm not alone: Increasingly, British Tories...
Drinking On An...
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Alcohol doesn't take full effect until long after it is ingested. A study tests whether inexperienced drinkers have a hard time gauging how much...
The Daily Wrap
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Today on the Dish, Andrew assessed Obama's strategic mind here and here. Steve Coll and Andrew address what the president is confronting in...
On The Front Lines...
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Exum highly recommends the newest PBS doc: John Nagl, Bill Mayville and Stan McChrystal make a good argument for a counterinsurgency campaign, while...
The War At Home
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Joe Klein tackles Charles Krauthammer’s Weekly Standard essay. Krauthammer writes that "Iraq is a prize--we can debate endlessly whether it was...
Hewitt Award Nominee
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"So yes, I hate Obama's America. Because Obama's America isn't America -- it's the European view of America, implemented from high office. Opposing...
Both Parties Flunk...
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Rod Dreher writes: I can't say that I'm all that surprised over Democratic foot-dragging on gay rights. The Republicans did the same thing when they...
The View From Your...
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They Really Do Beat...
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In honor of Truman and Eddy, a rottweiler and a beagle puppy ... play: