Palestinian Rival Says It Is Attacked by Hamas

Yasser Abd Rabbo, an ally of the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, said at a news conference in Ramallah on Thursday that Hamas had "turned its rifles in the direction of Fatah members" after Israel stopped its military offensive on Sunday. Mr.

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Two Little (Huge) Things Obama Said

There was a lot to reflect on in President Obama's inaugural speech today, but there were two small points that are worth noting, two things that Mr. Obama mentioned that American politicians, especially presidents, never mention: Vietnam and atheism.

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Banks Foreclose on Builders With Perfect Records

TEMPE, Ariz. — Dave Brown, one of this city's best-known home builders, had kept his head above water through the housing downturn, not missing a single interest payment on his loans.

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How Much Should Judges Make?

Federal judges say they are underpaid. The problem, in Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.'s words, "has now reached the level of a constitutional crisis."

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The Fog of War

The notion that truth is the first casualty of war finds expression in the fog of the current Gaza conflict -- a truth masked by oft-repeated cliches such as "cycle of violence" or unconscionable allegations of "genocide." If we want to prevent further tragedies in this conflict  …

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Gaza: The Fog Of War

The notion that truth is the first casualty of war finds expression in the fog of the current Gaza conflict -- a truth masked by oft-repeated cliches such as "cycle of violence" or unconscionable allegations of "genocide." If we want to prevent further tragedies in this conflict  …

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IDF: Limiting Harm to Civilians

This must-see power point by the IDF shows the stark difference between Hamas and Israel.

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Hamas Is A Taliban State

Both Hamas and the Taliban employ terrorist tactics in an attempt to establish theocratic governments. Equating Hamas with the Palestinian Arabs is tantamount to equating the Taliban with modern Islam.

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Torture ambivalence masquerading as moral and intellectual superiority

Recall the Ward Churchill controversy, when an obscure academic was catapulted to infamy for a nice Two Minute Hate Session, so that he could be held up as the consensus symbol of perverted anti-American amorality -- because he suggested that the acts of the 9/11 attackers should …

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Demands for war crimes prosecutions are now growing in the mainstream

Demands that Bush officials be held accountable for their war crimes are becoming more common in mainstream political discourse, not less so.

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Committing war crimes for the "right reasons"

This is the Jack Goldsmith argument: while what Bush officials did may have been misguided and wrong, they did it out of a true fear of Islamic enemies, with the intent to protect us, perhaps even consistent with the citizenry's wishes.

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Charles Colson: True American Hero

President George W. Bush took time out from his schedule to present Charles Colson, Watergate felon and conservative evangelical Christian extraordinaire, with a Presidential Citizens Medal.

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How the Rich Are Different From You and Me

Places that went for Obama are richer and smarter than places that went for McCain.

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Change They Can Litigate: The fringe movement to keep Barack Obama from becoming president.

If you want to stop Barack Obama from becoming president, there's still time. But you have to act right now. Go to RallyCongress.com, and you can be the 126,000th-odd American to demand "proof of citizenship" from the president-elect.

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The Pagan Christ

This interesting documentary posits the theory that the Jesus story may be a retelling of ancient Egyptian mythology. Both sides are presented. I hope that this will stimulate a lively discussion for the Christmas season. Here are the links:

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In defence of Rashid Khalidi and John McCain

I have been moved to fury by Gov. Palin's hysterical attacks on Obama's "ties" to Rashid Khalidi (whose name she is apparently unable to properly pronounce).

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The GOP's Bill Ayers?

I've been posting to anyone who cares that this entire notion that either of the presidential candidates is somehow connected to terrorism is so attenuated as to be preposterous. In a courtroom, it would be excluded from admission as evidence as more prejudicial than probative.

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Banks' Bailout Unlikely to Crimp Executive Pay

Not surprisingly, even after all the public indignation about the eight-figure pay packages given to Wall Street executives that have enraged so many Americans in the wake of the country's financial collapse, business will go on as usual.

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