Today's Palestinian Leaders Can't Deliver Peace
After Obama’s optimistic speech this morning on the peace process, an AIPAC panel on the Palestinian leadership offered a much bleaker view. Following Obama’s optimistic speech this morning about the future of Israeli-Palestinian relations, the panel on ‘Palestinian Leadership – Today and …With Daniels' Exit, GOP Looks Out of Luck
Daniels’ decision to opt out signals a much larger problem for the GOP: Its best and brightest candidates are imploding, lackluster or ducking the race altogether. Mitch Daniels’ decision to forgo the presidential race is personally understandable and even laudable: His wife and four daughters …Americans Tuning Out Climate Change
According to a new poll, Americans are less concerned about climate change than in years past. Its time for environmentalists to turn up the heat. According to a recent Gallup poll, Americans are less concerned about climate change than in the past. Has the environmental movement dropped the …AIPAC Attendees Positive After Obama Address
After his address to the AIPAC conference, many attendees were grateful Obama clarified his remarks on the '67 borders, but still had many questions. After Obama’s address to the AIPAC policy conference Sunday, attendees generally thought the president left the building with more friends than …Obama Digs in on Israel's Borders
In his speech to AIPAC, Obama surrendered to his personal exasperation with Netanyahu, and escalated a fight he had every reason to de-escalate. That was a deeply unwise speech Obama just gave to AIPAC. The president did not ask himself the first question of political speechmaking: Why am I saying …Did Maid Fetish Prompt Alleged DSK Attack?
It may be that Dominique Strauss-Kahn is merely an ordinary sexual bully and rapist. But early accounts of what his accuser said hint at something more. The Dominique Strauss-Kahn affair has prompted some sensible and some silly discussions about the extent to which sexual mores and arrest …With Daniels Out, Is Perry the Answer? No
Conservatives are once again looking for a white knight to save the GOP field and the newest name being promoted is Texas Governor Rick Perry. With Mitch Daniels announcing that he will not seek the party's nomination, conservatives are once again looking for a white knight to save the Republican …Should Israel Come Clean on Its Nukes?
Has Israel's policy of not publicly admitting it has nuclear weapons been a mistake? As the 1967 border discussions are placed at the media forefront again, Israel must once again consider questions on how best to deter foreign aggression. One issue which has not been raised in the recent …HBO Takes on Wall Street
HBO's latest must-see, a film adaptation of "Too Big To Fail", takes us back to 2008 when the economic crisis we're still trying to escape from first shook Wall Street. In the spring of 2008, just as the wheels were starting to come off of Wall Street, HBO presented a movie about how the Bush era …The Fat Diaries: Selling Junk Food to Mom
Manufacturers may have to stop peddling their junk food to kids but money-conscious parents are apparently still fair game. Whenever I go grocery shopping, I forget everything. I forget to bring in the plastic bags to recycle. I forget to bring the cloth bags (so I don’t have an even …