Bad Character Assassination
Is torture ever permissible? The U.S. is in the midst of a great debate on this subject as the exigencies of counterterrorism collide with peacetime norms and traditions. But if inflicting pain during...
View ArticleReally, Mr. Carter?
At a book promo event yesterday at Emory University, a student asked our worst ex-president if he thinks Iran is a threat to Israel. “Iran is quite distant from Israel,” said Carter. “I think it would...
View ArticleNo Hard Feelings
Hamas holds no grudges apparently against Barack Obama for his aversion to meeting with them. Carl Cameron reports: During an interview on WABC radio Sunday, top Hamas political adviser Ahmed Yousef...
View Article“Pariah Diplomacy”
Jimmy Carter, writing in this morning’s New York Times, praises his own “Pariah Diplomacy.” He cites, as an example of success, his mediation in Nepal that led to the Maoists joining the government. He...
View ArticleThe Silence Is Deafening
We heard plenty today from the pundits–some of whom think Reverend Wright’s display may be the beginning of the end for the post-racial, post-partisan Barack Obama. (Hillary Clinton is being...
View ArticleGelb Sounds Like Cheney
When Leslie Gelb writes a column entitled “Amateur Hour at the White House,” which sounds like he’s channeling Dick Cheney, the White House has a problem. Gelb is no right-winger but rather a dean in...
View ArticleJewish Voters Deceived
Those disturbed by President Obama’s habit of saying one thing in the campaign and doing another while in office have another example, this one on foreign policy. And those disturbed by the talk of the...
View ArticleHow Bad in 2010?
Obama is tumbling in the polls, and his party will bear the brunt. That’s what Gallup reports today: President Obama averaged 47.3% job approval during his sixth quarter in office, spanning April...
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