Two anniversaries this spring show how well-meaning but self-indulgent celebrities helped water down a great American tradition. This month, two anniversaries seem to harmonize with one another. Fifty years ago, civil-rights protestors marching from Selma to Montgomery were rallying and singing and sometimes bleeding and …
March 2015
The Last Sane Liberal
Daniel Moynihan predicted the breakdown of everyday American values in black families 50 years ago. Why are so many of us still unwilling to admit that what he said applies to all families? The late Daniel Patrick Moynihan is being vindicated—fifty years too late. His …
The Dueling Histories That Will Decide Israel’s Next Election
The two men battling to be Israel’s next prime minister represent the two histories of the Jewish State. Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu and Isaac Herzog, the two frontrunners in Israel’s election this Tuesday, are dueling Zionist aristocrats representing conflicting traditions. Netanyahu, Israel’s Prince of Darkness, plays …
Who Really Controls The World’s Superpower?
The battle for control of America’s foreign policy goes back to the country’s founding. When Speaker of the House John Boehner invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, it was seen by many as an unprecedented politicization …