Adelson Honored at ZOA Soirée

By Eli Clifton Las Vegas Sands Corporation billionaire Sheldon Adelson resurfaced at a pro-settler Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) dinner on December 13th. Adelson has been noticeably quiet in recent months as his efforts—one would assume—have been focused on keeping… Continue Reading  

Thomas Friedman Wields his Trusty 2×4

By Eli Clifton Thomas Friedman’s column today in the New York Times manages to surpass his usual indifference to detail or nuance by arguing that the “Virtual Afghanistan” is as dangerous to U.S. national security as any threat posed by… Continue Reading  

Weekly Standard: Tea Baggers Should Look Down Under

By Eli Clifton This morning Adam Brickley posted on the Weekly Standard’s blog that, “Tea Partiers and Palinistas here in the States would do well to watch conservative Aussie leader Tony Abbott very closely.” Brickley is correct that Abbott has… Continue Reading  

Now (Robert) Kagan Pivots, Too

by Jim Lobe As predicted, Bob Kagan follows in Kristol’s wake. Afghanistan is so passé; it’s clearly time to focus on Iran. Check out the last paragraph in his column in Sunday’s Washington Post — specifically, the order in which… Continue Reading  

When fear-mongers choose not to fear

by Matthew Berger The irony is how calm they are. It has been proven repeatedly that global surface temperatures are rising at unprecedented rates, that people are dying as a direct result of the catastrophes these changes have caused, and… Continue Reading