Islam and America

July 15, 2009 | 12:00 AM | 0 Comments

It should now be clear that we are facing a mood and a movement far transcending the level of issues and policies and the governments that pursue them. This is no less than a clash of... read more »

Ali Sistani and Iran

July 13, 2009 | 12:00 AM | 0 Comments

Reuel Marc Gerecht notes that the most respected Iranian cleric may live in Iraq. And is a supporter of democracy, not theocracy. More support for the idea of Iraq the Model—the idea behind... read more »

America in Iraq

July 12, 2009 | 12:00 AM | 0 Comments

Ali Allawi, former Iraqi cabinet member, writing in the Chronicle of Higher Education:  Over the past 30 years, the divisions within Islam have triggered paroxysms of violence. Sectarian,... read more »

Defining Patriotism

July 11, 2009 | 12:00 AM | 0 Comments

Patriot:  “A person who loves, supports and defends his country.”  American Heritage Dictionary   Patriots disagree with one another about what their country should... read more »

Lawfare and Megan Meier

July 09, 2009 | 12:00 AM | 0 Comments

Rich Swier recently wrote about the phenomenon of lawfare.  To understand how this concept is being used in the struggle between traditional Islam and the West, see libel... read more »

Islam and Democracy

July 08, 2009 | 12:00 AM | 0 Comments

Power must be shared to be exercised. The manner and extent of power sharing is the subject of a large portion of human history. And a large portion of that history is concerned with the... read more »

Ethically Disarmed

July 07, 2009 | 12:00 AM | 0 Comments

There is a chasm between Americans on the subject of ethics.  On one side are those who feel we have lost the right to discriminate between ideologies that are acceptable in America and those... read more »

Correlation Between Events in Iraq and Iran?

July 07, 2009 | 12:00 AM | 0 Comments

hich brings me to a question that I think deserves to be asked: Did the overthrow of the Saddam Hussein regime, and the subsequent holding of competitive elections in which many rival Iraqi Shiite... read more »

Reciprocity and Superiority

July 06, 2009 | 10:25 AM | 0 Comments

There are Israelis to the right of Netanyahu who demand reciprocity of citizenship.  If no Israeli Jew can be an equal citizen of a new Muslim-dominated Palestinian state, then no Muslim... read more »

In the Trench

July 05, 2009 | 09:31 AM | 0 Comments

Recent reports about Larry Franklin, AIPAC, Steve Rosen and Keith Wasserman remind me of the importance of the big picture.  When you find that allies are not angels, remember who is in the... read more »