For Neocon Megadonor Paul Singer, Israel Trumps Gay Rights

by Ali Gharib and Eli Clifton If you had to narrow down Republican megadonor Paul Singer’s three main causes, the list would probably look like this: deregulating the market, pushing a hawkish outlook on the Middle East, and, surprisingly for… Continue Reading

New Poll Highlights Need for Reform in the Middle East

by Derek Davison A new public opinion survey undertaken in six Arab countries, Iran, and Turkey finds that people are more likely to blame “corrupt, repressive, and unrepresentative governments” and “religious figures and groups promoting extremist ideas and/or incorrect religious… Continue Reading

Poll: Evangelical Republicans are Bibi’s Biggest American Fans

by Derek Davison and Jim Lobe Despite his renewed courtship of Democrats (including an embarrassingly eager-to-please Center for American Progress), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has widened the increasingly striking partisan divide over his popularity in the United States. However,… Continue Reading

Obama’s Address: The Truth but Not the Whole Truth

by Robert E. Hunter In his televised address from the Oval Office on Sunday night, the eve of Pearl Harbor Day, President Barack Obama did what he had to do in the wake of the terrorist slaughter in San Bernardino,… Continue Reading

What Trump Uncovers

by Paul R. Pillar With less than two months until the Iowa caucus opens the 2016 primary season, Donald Trump’s poll-leading candidacy continues to cause increasing anxiety among Republican Party leaders worried about how he can be stopped from actually getting… Continue Reading