The U.S. Can Help Hasten the Collapse of the Iranian Regime
No island of stability.
July 31, 2017
It’s Time to Close Down Al Jazeera
It’s no better in English than in Arabic.
Among the demands put to Qatar by its Arab rivals are that it shut down Al Jazeera, the media company it owns and sponsors. The editors of such Western publications as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Economist have rushed to defend the network. Clifford May explains why they’re wrong, citing the observation by the late Arab intellectual Fouad Ajami that Al Jazeera is a “crafty operation” that “day in and day out deliberately fans the flames of Muslim outrage.”
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While Jordan Worked to Resolve the Temple Mount Crisis, Turkey Worked to Exacerbate It
Exchanging metal detectors for an Israeli embassy guard?
How Medieval Converts from Judaism Helped Focus Anti-Semites’ Attention on the Talmud
The book burning in 13th-century Paris.
It’s Time to Close Down Al Jazeera
It’s no better in English than in Arabic.
Rather Than Bringing Greater Rationality, the Decline of Religion Paves the Way for Superstition and Worse
Could populist rage be a symptom of a post-Christian society?