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It’s Official: Egypt Will Hold Parliamentary Elections in September
Rather than spending the next five months complaining, those who aren't supporting the Muslim Brotherhood better get started actually working and organizing.
The Rest of the World Has Gone Mad — Why Shouldn’t Egypt?
Obama is openly calling for the downfall of a 60-year-old regime that has been allied with the U.S. for about 40 years in the most important country in the Arab world. What could go wrong?
Egypt: Three Possible Outcomes
It might be the entire Western position in the Middle East that is swept away, and one dictatorship might be replaced by a worse one. I hope this analysis is wrong; I fear that it is accurate.
At Public School, Anti-Americanism Hides in Plain Sight
A father files an eye-opening report from the front lines.
Today’s ‘Progressives’: Repeating the Mistakes of Yesterday’s Communists
Revisiting the case of Bertram Wolfe, who was horrified to realize the fundamental evil of leftism — the cause to which he had dedicated his life.
Poll Reveals Support for Islamism and Its Goals
Several Middle East countries show populations that are sympathetic with the radicals.
U.S. Mideast Policy: Obama Knows Best?
Why is the U.S. government telling everyone in the Middle East what they are supposed to want?
Political Correctness Kills: Study Shows How Terrorists Infiltrate U.S. Government
A review of PJM contributor Patrick Poole’s hair-raising 10 Failures of the U.S. Government on the Domestic Islamist Threat.
Islamists Know a Western Civilization Secret: ‘Progress’ Makes Religion Decline
The motive to reform Islam from within is weaker than the motive of those like Martin Luther, as Islamists can point to the decline of Christian belief and assume the same would happen to Islam.
The Bizarre Case of Nietzsche: The Pro-Jewish Writer Who Inspired a Million Anti-Semites
Perhaps the most pro-Jewish German writer of his time, his ideas were adopted by Hitler and Nazism.
The Intellectual Class: New Book Calls Obama a ‘Philosopher President’
Harvard historian James T. Kloppenberg makes a groundbreaking discovery: Obama is also ... wait for it ... a "true intellectual."
It’s How You Play the Game: The Fate of Western Civilization and Grade-School Soccer
My son's soccer team loses every game because his coach tries to force equality. So I took over the coaching duties for a day ...
Neglect Fuels Aggression: Obama’s ‘See No Evil’ Policy Sows Future Violence
Ignoring revelations that Pakistan aided in the Mumbai attacks, this administration prefers maintaining relations to taking action.
How To Kill Americans: A Guide to the Really Effective Ways
Given the constant injunctions to understand what drives people to terrorism and to engage terrorists in dialogue, I have decided to give al-Qaeda some help: my top suggestions for how to kill Americans.
An Israeli in Kurd Country
Dr. Jonathan Spyer, the first Israeli analyst to meet with Kurdish leaders in northern Iraq, shares his experiences in an interview with Barry Rubin.
Duranty Redux: NYT Fawns Over Turkey’s Centralizing of Power
Turkey's Islamists pass a power-grab referendum, and the Times thinks it's pro-democracy. You really can fool some of the people all the time.
The Death Wish of the Jewish Intellectual Left
The Jewish people have been beset by an eleventh plague inside their own house: extreme left-wing intellectuals who urge they throw away their own interests, concerns, and even lives for the rest of humanity.
U.S. Taxpayers Foot Bill for Ludicrous Palestinian Authority Propaganda Campaign
A campaign designed to put the onus for peace on Israeli citizens is getting deservedly ridiculed.
U.S. Briefs Media on Structure, Motivation for Israel-PA Direct Talks
Prior to the Israel-PA direct negotiations, a high-ranking administration official briefed the media on what to expect. Here, a summary of the most interesting points.
The Civilized World’s Dilemma in Dealing with Rogue States
Neither military action nor concessions are going to work entirely, but recognizing you have enemies is the first step in dealing with the problem.
So How Has the West’s Policy Towards Hamas Worked Out?
Western governments have secured the survival and stability of a revolutionary terrorist Islamist regime that is dedicated to destroying their interests.
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