Hold Your Applause: Corrupt Ovations, from Venice to the UN

This 25-minute ovation is disturbingly revealing of where things stand regarding Israel among the oh-so-sophisticated set–as well as their willingness to reveal it. Is there currently any other subject that could spur an international crowd to such unified, genteel, exhilarating hatred?

This column originally published in American Thinker

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Obamacare Follies: Lessons For Israel

An administration which so easily lies to its own citizens to achieve domestic political ends cannot be trusted to act faithfully towards the citizens of other countries. Continue reading →

Leaks as Political Theater

Americans of all stripes take national security seriously. Even prominent Democrats are irate: Senator Dianne Feinstein complained that the “avalanche” of leaks is compromising America’s security and intelligence capabilities. Voters understand that secure information is a national asset, not a campaign asset.
 
This administration treats classified information as if it’s part of Obama’s own campaign war chest, to be spent whenever most politically advantageous. 
In matters of national security, the best politics is no politics” — former Democratic Senator Henry “Scoop” Jackson.
Sorry, Senator. That’s honorable, but it’s apparently not how things work anymore. Continue reading →