The art world has been abuzz the last couple of months over the performance of "The Artist Is Present," by Serbian artist Marina Abramović at New York's MOMA. In the piece, she sits in a chair, nearly motionless, for eight hours a day -- no food, no water, not even a...
Our quote of the day comes from wounded idealist Benjamin Netanyahu: That was not a love boat. That was a boat of hatred. It was not a peaceful flotilla. The soldiers who boarded the ships were attacked by clubs, batons and knives. And if you can bear to look, here's...
In his zeal to defend Israel, the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies’ (FDD) Cliff May cites a colleague’s contentions that the activists taking part in the “Freedom Flotilla†were obviously Islamic radicals bent on massacring Jews. From his weekly...
The Israeli military attacks an aid ship in international waters and kills at least 10 people. Naturally, Israel is the victim. As usual, Glenn Greenwald has some of the best reporting and analysis here. Gideon Levy of Haaretz also has an excellent piece. Mossad chief...
With the death of an unnamed servicemember in a roadside bomb attack today, the number of U.S. dead in Afghanistan has crossed the 1,000 mark. The Associated Press announced the figure it culled from its own count. Using different counting methods, Icasualties.org...
Unfortunately, John McCain is very real. But McCain's history, and the history of events around him, are full of myths. Back in 1999, Justin Raimondo wrote an excellent piece about many of those myths. This month's issue of The American Conservative magazine is...
A war-weary nation breathes a sign of relief today as the last of America's troops finally return home from Iraq, fulfilling President Obama's campaign pledge to have them out within 16 months of taking office. April Fools. In all seriousness, everyone who has been...
It looks like Rand Paul, son of Rep. Ron Paul, has won the Republican Party nomination for senate against establishment candidate Trey Grayson in Kentucky tonight. The media has declared this a "big win for the Tea Party" -- because it would seem to fit the familiar...
The Associated Press is running an article today entitled "UN powers back new sanctions against Iraq." Of course that is a typo, because the big story today is that the US is claiming support from the P5+1 for new sanctions against Iran. A typo, but there is a shred...
Britain's IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies) warned in a report today that in four years Iran "could be able to target London" with missiles. The claim comes as Iran tested the Fajr-5 missile. Quick Math: Fajr-5's maximum range = 75 km Iran's best...
