Saturday, March 23, 2013

The Decline and Fall of the American Empire. By Rabbi Steven Pruzansky.

The Decline and Fall of the American Empire. By Rabbi Steven Pruzansky. Rabbi Pruzansky’s Blog, November 7, 2012. Also posted as Why Romney Didn’t Get Enough Votes to Win. Israel National News, November 13, 2012.

The Seven Pillars of the Arab Future. By Michael Wahid Hanna.

The Seven Pillars of the Arab Future. By Michael Wahid Hanna. Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, No. 28 (Spring 2013). PDF.

The Woman Who Dared to Drive. By Sohrab Ahmari.

Manal al-Sharif: The Woman Who Dared to Drive. By Sohrab Ahmari. Wall Street Journal, March 22, 2013. Also find it here.

Manal al-Sharif. Wikipedia.

Manal al-Sharif driving in Saudi Arabia (with English subtitles). Video. amworldtodaypm, May 27, 2011. YouTube.




Manal al-Sharif: Oslo Freedom Forum 2012. Video. OsloFreedomForum, May 10, 2012. YouTube.




Manal al-Sharif: San Francisco Freedom Forum, 2012. Video. OsloFreedomForum, October 11, 2012. YouTube.




Oslo Freedom Forum 2012. Complete website.


Manal al-Sharif

Ten Years Ago, an Honorable War Began. By Fouad Ajami.

Ten Years Ago, an Honorable War Began With Wide Support. By Fouad Ajami. Wall Street Journal, March 18, 2013. Also find it here.

The Banality of Evil. By Fouad Ajami. Defining Ideas, March 20, 2013.

Silicon, Iron, and Shadow: Three Wars That Will Define America’s Future. By David W. Barno.

Silicon, Iron, and Shadow: Three wars that will define America’s future. By David W. Barno. Foreign Policy, March 19, 2013.

How the United States is Abandoning Afghanistan’s Women. By Amie Ferris-Rotman.


Afghan girls practice Taekwondo moves during a martial arts class in Herat in January 2013. Mauricio Lima/AFP/Getty Images.

Leaning Out: How the United States is abandoning Afghanistan’s women. By Amie Ferris-Rotman. Foreign Policy, March 20, 2013.

Liberated in the Hindu Kush. Don’t tell these women nothing’s changed in Afghanistan. Slide Show. Foreign Policy, March 20, 2013.

Obama’s Mix of Reality and Fantasy in Israel. By Jonathan S. Tobin.

Obama’s Mix of Reality and Fantasy. By Jonathan S. Tobin. Commentary, March 21, 2013.

Both Right and Left May Be Wrong About Obama’s Speech. By Jonathan S. Tobin. Commentary, March 21, 2013.

Obama Channels Clinton, Not Carter. By Jonathan S. Tobin. Commentary, March 22, 2013.

The Most Important Paragraph of Obama’s Entire Israel Trip. By Seth Mandel. Commentary, March 22, 2013.

Nice Speech, Mr. President. Now What? By Daniel Levy. Foreign Policy, March 21, 2013.