ROGER KIMBALL: BAD TO WORSE AT THE TIMES

http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2011/06/03/from-bad-to-worse-at-the-times/ So, Bill Keller, who as executive editor presided over the descent of The New York Times from an important left-wing soap box to a nearly bankrupt  left-over left-wing irrelevancy, is stepping down. He’s not leaving the Times, though.  Heaven forfend. He will henceforth—connoisseurs of fatuousness take note: this Bud’s for you!—yes, henceforth Bill Keller […]

JEFF DUNETZ:Radical Anti-First Amendment Group Consulted With FCC To Push Obama’s Internet Takeover

http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/2011/06/radical-anti-first-amendment-group.html?utm_source=The+Lid+List&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=440759683c-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN Radical Anti-First Amendment Group Consulted With FCC To Push Obama’s Internet Takeover Judicial Watch has obtained documents that show that Free Press, a progressive group funded by George Soros and other leftist benefactors was colluding with the FCC to push through its plan for the government control of the internet known also known as […]

DIANA WEST: HOW’S THIS FOR AN ULTIMATUM? GET OUT OR ELSE

http://www.dianawest.net/Home/tabid/36/EntryId/1814/Hows-This-for-an-Ultimatum-Get-Out-or-Else.aspx This week’s syndicated column is dedicated to Lance Cpl. Peter Clore (1988-2011). — The Karzai Ultimatum story is entering national consciousness in three parts. (1) U.S.-led airstrike on May 28 kills Afghan women and children in Helmand Province. (2) Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivers ultimatum on U.S. airstrikes — stop, or else Afghans will […]

Jews and Capitalism By Elliot Jager

http://www.jidaily.com/jewsandcapitalism/e Why are so many Jews discomfited by capitalism—and not merely by the caricature of capitalism as rapacious speculation and exploitative profiteering but by the very idea of organizing an economy along free-market lines? The question was among many addressed at a conference on “Free Markets and Social Progress” held in Jerusalem in late May. […]

THE COLD HARD STATISTICS BEHIND OBAMANOMICS: STAGGERING!!

The Obama Economy By The Numbers The Cold Hard Stats Behind Obamanomics THIS WEEK, THE NATION’S ECONOMIC INDICATORS ALL STARTED BLINKING RED, SIGNALING ANOTHER FAILURE OF OBAMA’S ECONOMIC POLICIES 2002: Last Year The Home Value Index Was As Low As It Is Now. (The Wall Street Journal, 5/31/11) 279: Points The Dow Jones Industrial Average […]

DAVID PRYCE JONES: LA RAFLE A FILM ABOUT THE ROUNDUP OF FRENCH JEWS

La Rafle The Round Up (film) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Round Up (French: La Rafle) is a 2010 French film directed by Roselyne Bosch and produced by Alain Goldman. The film stars Mélanie Laurent, Jean Reno, … June 2, 2011 9:01 A.M. By David Pryce-Jones There is a journalist in London, quite a […]

NURIT GREENGER: FRENCH POLITICAL CUISINE….SUPPORT PHILIPPE KARSENTY

French Political Cuisine Written by Nurit Greenger from the original speech delivered by Philippe Karsenty – June 2, 2011 Philippe Karsenty , the worst nightmare of the French media outlets Philippe Karsenty, is a French national of the Jewish faith, who is well known for, so obstinately, standing up to France 2 TV Channel news when […]

CAROLINE GLICK: What the West’s intoxication with the myth of the Arab spring has already sprung

http://jewishworldreview.com/0611/glick060311.php3 The coverage of recent events in Egypt is further proof that Western elites cannot see the forest for the trees. Over the past week, leading newspapers have devoted relatively in-depth coverage to the Egyptian military authorities’ repressive actions in subduing protesters in Tahrir Square in Cairo, particularly during their large protest last Friday. That […]

ISRAEL’S “BOGEY” DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER…..SEE NOTE PLEASE

Op-ed: Deputy PM Ya’alon says Israel must be recognized as Jewish state for peace to prevail Moshe (Bogi) Ya’alon http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-4076102,00.html HERE THEY GO AGAIN, SAME OLD “BUSHWA” ( A GREAT BRONX WORD FOR BULLS..T) JUST RECOGNIZE US ARABS AND YOU SHALL REAP THE WIND OF OUR SURRENDER…WHEN WILL THEY FINALLY SAY….SHOVE IT YOU BASTARDS…WE ARE […]

ROBERT R. REILLY: PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN AN AGE OF GLOBAL TERRORISM

Public Diplomacy in an Age of Global Terrorism: Lessons from the Past Robert R. Reilly This paper was presented at The Westminster Institute conference held on May 25, 2011, entitled, “Fighting the Ideological War: Strategies for Defeating Al Qaeda.” “However, the resumption of history found the United States bereft of the institutions with which to […]