http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardminiter/2011/08/18/the-exciting-notion-of-arab-spring-is-a-jedi-mind-trick/ “Arab Spring,” as it has been portrayed by the Western media, is an illusion. Virtually every element of the media narrative — it is a spontaneous revolt, that it is Internet-driven, that it seeks democracy or income equality — is wrong or misleading. After extensive interviews across the region and two visits to North […]
http://www.claremont.org/publications/crb/id.1852/article_detail.asp Books discussed in this essay: The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family, by Peter Firstbrook A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother, by Janny Scott Dreams from my Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, by Barack Obama The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream, by […]
This article was first published in The Jewish Advocate on August 18, 2011 Home It’s August, and on the Cape, there’s sun, sand and surf. Before downshifting to the worka day month of September, one wants mentally to coast, letting thoughts flow, unconnected – though shrinks swear that all our thoughts are somehow linked. I’ve […]
Day Two of the New War in Israel http://www.judithlevy.com/?p=70 Here’s a quick update, some more detail about the events of yesterday, and an insta-analysis. New violence since yesterday’s carnage: Palestinians in Gaza shot ten Grad and Qassam rockets into Israel this morning, aiming at Ashkelon, Beersheva, Ashdod, and Kiryat Gat. One hit a building in an […]
http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/../2011/08/the_anti-american_president.html Obviously something is rotten on Pennsylvania Avenue; no intelligent American president would do the things Obama has done. There has been talk of his inexperience, incompetence, or just plain stupidity to explain his Bizarro-administration. However, Obama is not incompetent; he is an intelligent anti-American president. Obama is not a failure at his job — […]