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The Fantasy of a Deal with Hamas

To much of the liberal blogosphere, the flotilla incident proves that Israel must negotiate a deal with Hamas that will deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza while safeguarding Israel's legitimate security needs. But why on earth would Hamas negotiate such a deal? Friends of Israel have been left …

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday June 1, 2010

Will Obama Stand with Israel?

This morning, Jake Tapper reports an unnamed administration official promising, "no daylight" between the US and Israel. But is the news true? A "lynching" - that's what the Israelis call the attack on their commandos by the waiting fighters aboard the Gaza flotilla. But that was only the …

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday June 1, 2010

Turkey's Moves Against Israel

The Turkish government has escalated the Gaza-bound flotilla raid into a global incident. What kind of a NATO ally is that? Some Israel critics are suggesting that Israel's firing upon a Turkish vessel should be regarded as an Article V attack on NATO itself. That is upside-down. Let's view …

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday June 1, 2010

A Deal Only Hamas Could Love

On Monday, former Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk argued for the Obama administration to negotiate a deal which would commit Hamas to stopping attacks from Gaza in return for Israel dropping the blockade. Former Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk as quoted in Monday's New York Times . The …

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday June 1, 2010

Why Do Feminists Hate Palin?

The presidential race of 2008 exposed feminist ideology for the charade that it is: Hillary Clinton, who rose to power on her cheating husband's coattails, was hailed as a feminist hero, while Sarah Palin, a self-made woman, was ridiculed. Mytheos Holt doesn't know the half of Jessica Valenti. …

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Written by Alex Knepper on Tuesday June 1, 2010

McCain's War Record Needs No Defense

Recently I wrote about the campaign to denigrate John McCain’s heroism as a PoW. In response, Peter Brimelow -- who runs VDare.com -- questioned my belief that McCain is a man who puts his country ahead of his own personal ambitions. Recently I wrote about the campaign in the U.S. to …

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Written by Peter Worthington on Monday May 31, 2010

How Greece Got Here

Greece's fiscal problems did not start with the adoption of the Euro in 2001. They started 30 years earlier with a Socialist government which built an unsustainable civil service, with benefits that liberals in America can only dream of. Greece's fiscal problems did not start with adoption of the …

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Written by Peter Tolias on Monday May 31, 2010

Sarah Palin's Feminism

Sarah Palin has taken to peppering her recent speeches with lines about "conservative feminism". But while her ideas are still being defined, they have already come under attack. As most people who’ve read any history of the conservative movement know, new permutations of it arise anew, and from …

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Written by Mytheos Holt on Monday May 31, 2010

Hollywood Dishonors Military War Dead

Funeral duty - especially the family notification - is the most sacred task a soldier can be called upon to perform. This Memorial Day, Americans are being treated to Hollywood's distortion of this hallowed duty. In the twenty-five years I wore the War Suit, the deal was you could do anything - …

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Written by Sean Linnane on Sunday May 30, 2010

The Inside Story of the Reagan Campaign

Craig Shirley’s enthralling new history of the 1980 presidential campaign summons that grand hour back to life. “Make it new” was Ezra Pound’s advice to writers. Craig Shirley’s enthralling new history of the 1980 presidential campaign eminently fulfills that advice. Here is a story you’d …

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Written by David Frum on Saturday May 29, 2010

The Lure of the Bad Boy

I thank God for the appeal women have for dating bad boys. Otherwise I could never have hoped to snag, tag and bag a woman so manifestly out of my league as my wife. In the Globe and Mail , columnist David Eddie breaks down the appeal of dating "bad boys". It’s a powerful force, is it not, …

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Written by David Eddie on Friday May 28, 2010

Growing Old Not So Gracefully

Being an old woman is no plum assignment, and all of the 88-year-old Betty White’s swearing on her guest spot last weekend for Saturday Night Live can’t change that. In Maclean's , Barbara Amiel shares the challenges of growing old gracefully. Being an old woman is no plum assignment, and …

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Written by Barbara Amiel on Friday May 28, 2010

In Praise of the American Supermarket

Though overly time-conscious Americans could definitely learn a thing or two from the Parisians, the grocery store is one place where efficiency and organization ought to take precedence. Grocery shopping in Paris is not a one-stop shopping experience.  While the city has its many supermarkets, …

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Written by Rachel Ryan on Friday May 28, 2010

FrumCast: Anthony Julius on Anti-Semitism in Britain

This week I interviewed Anthony Julius, the brilliant British barrister and literary critic, about his new book, Trials of the Diaspora: A History of Anti-Semitism in England . We're launching this weekend a new feature on the site, a weekly half hour podcast in which I'll talk to authors and …

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Written by David Frum on Friday May 28, 2010

Beinart: Israel Can't Be "As Liberal As I Would Like"

In an interview with The Forward Peter Beinart concludes: "I accept the tragic necessity of a Jewish state that can never be as fully liberal as I would like." Peter Beinart gives an interview to the Forward that concludes: I accept the tragic necessity of a Jewish state that can never …

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Written by David Frum on Friday May 28, 2010

McMahon's Deep Pockets Win Over Connecticut GOP

Linda McMahon has no legislative record and few revealing public remarks. But her pledge to spend $50 million of her own money on a senatorial bid may have won her the backing of Connecticut's GOP establishment. Linda McMahon’s sudden rise is good news for Republicans who seek a viable candidate …

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Written by Tim Mak on Friday May 28, 2010

Red Cross Lends a Hand to the Taliban

Next time you want to donate money to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), think again. This week, the ICRC admitted providing first aid to Taliban terrorists. Next time you want to donate money to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), think again. On 25 May, the …

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Written by Arsen Ostrovsky on Thursday May 27, 2010

Is the Jewish Left Deserting Israel?

With age and success, it sometimes happens that early friendships fall away. That has been Israel's fate. A generation ago, it lost the non-Jewish left. Now, the Jewish left may be falling away too. Israel is 62, middle-aged by any definition. Israel has now joined the OECD, the club of the …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday May 27, 2010

Debunking Rand Paul's Currency Conspiracy

With Rand Paul’s victory in the Kentucky Republican primary, an old conspiracy theory has suddenly gained a prime-time audience. My latest column for The Week debunks Ron and Rand Paul's conspiracy theories about the creation of a future North American currency. With Rand Paul’s victory in …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday May 27, 2010

Obama's Russian Nuke Deal Faces Hill Opposition

President Barack Obama has revived an effort to pass the once shelved US -Russia Civil Nuclear Agreement; however, a bipartisan effort on Capitol Hill may kill the deal. President Barack Obama has revived an effort to pass the once shelved U.S. -Russia Civil Nuclear Agreement; however, a bipartisa…

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Written by Jeb Golinkin on Wednesday May 26, 2010