http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703730804576324071441122848.html By ARIAN CAMPO-FLORES Members of the Miami Mosque, also known as the Flagler Mosque, reacted with dismay to the news of Hafiz Khan’s arrest on Saturday morning. “We were all really shocked,” said Asad Ba-Yunus, spokesman for the Muslim Communities Association of South Florida, the parent organization of the Flagler Mosque. “This was something […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703864204576319241201793826.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_MIDDLETopOpinion Eric Holder does a 180 on bin Laden.By JAMES TARANTO What do Eric Holder and Yasser Arafat have in common?No, the attorney general (unlike his boss) has not won a Nobel Peace Prize. And at a youthful 60, he should have quite a few years before he makes the inevitable transition to stable condition. […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703730804576315142981152396.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion The foul outpouring of sneering anti-Americanism and concern for bin Laden’s human rights has left me deeply ashamed. By ANDREW ROBERTS I never thought I’d say this, especially less than a fortnight after the Royal Wedding, but my countrymen’s reactions to the death of Osama bin Laden have made me doubt my pride in […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703864204576315680040526802.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories By JAY SOLOMON And CAROL E. LEE WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama is preparing a fresh outreach to the Muslim world in coming days, senior U.S. officials say, one that will ask those in the Middle East and beyond to reject Islamic militancy in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death and embrace a new era […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703859304576307371730275828.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion The Supreme Court and the Jerusalem Debate The court may rule on whether the U.S. should recognize the city as Israel’s capital. By SETH LIPSKY Former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin used to warn against deciding the political status of Jerusalem in the U.S. Congress. But what about at the Supreme Court? It’s a […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703778104576286813887619884.html Questions for Ben Bernanke:Why can’t my Portrait of Grant fill the gas tank anymore?By SETH LIPSKY Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, in a break with tradition, will now hold quarterly press conferences. The first begins today at 2:15 p.m. Here are four questions: 1) Mr. Chairman, I have here what my college poker buddies used […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704132204576284863481052434.html Medicare As We’ve Known It Isn’t an Option Paul Ryan’s premium support plan is preferable to Obama’s rationing panel. By BETSY MCCAUGHEY The Democratic Party is urging Americans to choose Medicare as we’ve always known it rather than a new plan by Rep. Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) that would enroll seniors in private health […]
Polling Entitlement Reform A CBS News/New York Times poll reports that a plurality of Americans approve of Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare reforms. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704132204576285041082834676.html By JOHN FUND The CBS News/New York Times poll is thought to skew a little to the left due to its tendency to oversample Democrats. That’s why Washington insiders sat up and […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704641604576254843851472796.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion By JOHN BOLTON Since the “Arab Spring” began four months ago in Tunisia, U.S. media have focused constantly and generally optimistically on the turmoil in the Middle East. Unfortunately, the rising threat of an Iranian Winter—nuclear or otherwise—is likely to outlast and overshadow any Arab Spring. Iran’s hegemonic ambitions are embodied in its rapidly […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704662604576256782014528702.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop Remembering the Real Ayn Rand The author of “Atlas Shrugged” was an individualist, not a conservative, and she knew big business was as much a threat to capitalism as government bureaucrats. By DONALD L. LUSKIN Tomorrow’s release of the movie version of “Atlas Shrugged” is focusing attention on Ayn Rand’s 1957 opus and the […]