On having your (political) heart broken—the Edwards scandal

By Marty Kaplan
Published on July 31, 2008

On having your (political) heart broken—the Edwards scandal

By Marty Kaplan
Published on July 30, 2008

His follow-up message, in response to my away-from-my-e-mail auto-reply, vibrated in my pocket during dinner, where no one else at my table had a clue what scandal had erupted. I stole a look at the screen, my transgression, I hoped, concealed by the tablecloth.

What’s so good about Israel? Let me tell you!

Published on July 16, 2008

Whether it is the imprint of the Israel Defense Forces' unit cohesion, the Jewish sense of a shared destiny or the remnants of a socialist system, Israelis strongly -- and genuinely -- care about each other. It's simply lovely to know there is always someone who'll be there to help you out and that you're never truly alone

Only democratization can fight Islamists

By Paul Kujawsky
Published on June 28, 2007

It is time to renew our commitment to liberalization and democratization -- it is what the Islamists fear most. Congress should pass comprehensive legislation conditioning relations between the United States and nonliberal democracies on progress toward liberalization. This is not imperialism. It is support for decent values and democracies abroad.

Spectator - Spin-Doctors of the Revolution

By Steven Rosen
Published on April 13, 2006

While a student at Columbia School of Journalism, Rachel Boynton saw a film about the history of 20th century nonviolent conflict that included a segment on how American consultants had gone to Chile in 1990 to produce TV ads for a successful campaign to end Gen. Augusto Pinochet's long autocratic presidency.