Liberal Democracy vs. Illiberalism, in Orbán’s Hungary and Elsewhere
Conservatives have enemies to their right.
What Could Have Been
What President Obama said: “Failure to speak to the broader aspirations of ordinary people will only feed the suspicion that has festered for years that the United States pursues our ...
Darkness in Tehran
Mohsen Sazegara was one of the youngest figures near the helm of Iran’s Islamic revolution in 1979. Serving first as a press attaché to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in his exile ...
U.N. Redeemed
The United Nations is about to elect its eighth secretary general. Which candidate offers the best hope for inaugurating the deep reform that the organization needs so badly?
The frontrunner is ...
“Disproportionate” Criticism
No sooner had Israel raised its hand in self-defense Finland, speaking as the rotating president of the European Union, denounced it for “the disproportionate use of force.” This position, echoed ...
Eu Vs. Hamas
Israel’s assassination earlier this month of Hamas chief Abdel Aziz Rantisi stirred gusts of indignation from European governments. As in previous cases, the critics largely rested their case on ...
Boudin Vs. America
Kathy Boudin walked free from the Bedford Hills correctional facility last week, but the debate over the parole granted to the one-time “Weather Underground” fugitive continues, as do the legal ...