Will the Palestinians Just Declare a State?
In the aftermath of last month’s diplomatic ruckus—Israeli bureaucrats referred, with Vice-President Biden in town, to building apartments for Jews in East Jerusalem; the Obama administration took...
View ArticleLicense to Massacre
Skyrocketing to the top of the prime-ministerial polls, sleek-but-shallow Brit politician Nicholas Clegg apparently misses Saddam. And Clegg’s not alone in the resurgent dictators’ fan club. The...
View ArticleIntellectual Assault
Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Joseph Yeager, the author of the new book, Intellectual Assault: Academic Anti-Americanism and the Distortion of 9/11. He holds a Ph.D. in medieval Russian history...
View ArticleMeet the “Occupiers” of a City Near You
Launched a month ago in Lower Manhattan, the “Occupy Wall Street” (OWS) movement has since spread to more than 140 cities nationwide while winning the hearts of leftists everywhere, most significantly...
View ArticleA Professor’s Hatred for Our ‘Killer’ Troops
The disclaimer “we support our troops” has practically become obligatory for proclamations of opposition to U.S. wars. But a Boston law professor felt compelled to declare to students and colleagues...
View Article‘Homeland’ Finale – The Verdict Is In
What a disappointment – and yet nothing could have been less surprising. The first season of the Golden Globe-nominated, Showtime series Homeland came to a close last Sunday in a finale that drew...
View Article‘Urinegate’ Spurs Anti-American Hysterics
Anti-Americanism is, of course, as European as Apfelstrudel. But over the last few years it’s rollercoastered like the stock market. The invasion of Iraq sent it skyrocketing. It was muted somewhat...
View ArticlePutin and the Politics of Anti-Americanism
When Russia joined China this weekend in vetoing a U.S.-backed resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, it was more than a gambit to protect a fellow authoritarian regime...
View ArticleMatt Damon Brings Howard Zinn to Life
Fourteen years ago in his breakout performance as an arrogant young genius in the movie Good Will Hunting, actor Matt Damon’s character sneered at his Boston psychiatrist for “surrounding yourself...
View ArticleWhat You’re Paying for Your Child to Learn at College
As high school seniors throughout America will be receiving acceptance letters to colleges within the next month, it would be nice for parents to meditate on what they’re getting for the $20,000 to...
View ArticleA ‘Dictator’ Mocks America’s Enemies
Overlooked among the nominees at the 84th annual Oscars last weekend was a rather riveting drama called The Devil’s Double, starring Dominic Cooper in a brutal tale based on the true story of a man...
View ArticleHating America at the New York Times
Recently, taking my daily masochistic glance at the New York Times website, I noticed a link to an article arrestingly entitled “Unexceptionalism: A Primer,” which, judging from the thumbnail...
View ArticleWhere Would Rapper Psy Be Without the U.S. Military?
Korean rapper Psy has become a global phenomenon with his YouTube sensation “Gangnam Style.” The YouTube video is now the world’s most-watched, clocking in at 923 million views; it will hit 1 billion...
View ArticleThree Cheers for Poland
I don’t often find myself agreeing with Thomas L. Friedman, but I’ve now discovered for myself that a New York Times column he wrote ten years ago, and that I remember reading at the time, was right on...
View ArticleA People’s History of Howard Zinn – The New Ledger
One of the unwritten laws of opinion journalism is to never kick a man when he’s dead, at least, not until an appreciable amount of time has passed. The question is whether this can or should hold...
View ArticleBin Laden Goes Green
Judged simply by their content, it would be easy to misidentify the speaker who uttered the following quotes: “The effects of global warming have touched every continent. Drought and deserts are...
View ArticleJoel Beinin Whines about Israeli Airport’s “Harassment”– by Steven Plaut
Being a leftist Anti-Zionist means not only never having to say you are sorry, such as when you get your facts all wrong. It also means that you have an obligation to represent yourself as a victim...
View ArticleDuke’s Jeremiah Wright – by Mark D. Tooley
Many Evangelical Left elites have embraced pacifism and anti-Americanism as an easy way to differentiate themselves from the supposedly idolatrous patriotism of religious conservatives. A chief...
View ArticleA Professor’s Left Illusions
Recently I was contacted by Dr. Danusha Goska – a writer and professor in New Jersey, the author of the novel Save Send Delete, and a former leftist. “I am a teacher,” she introduced herself to me. “I...
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