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The Fight to Win the Confidence of the Continent
Elections to the European parliament ended Sunday with far less commotion than those held in Ukraine the same day. In Ukraine, the polls were no more than politics as war by other means, while the EU just registered a seismometer’s…

God won’t save us: Memorial Day, honest history and our new military-industrial complex
Americans believe we are guided by divine providence. Obama’s strange presidency shows the work of something else Memorial Day comes, always a curious occasion in a nation devoted to forgetting so much of its past. Count this column one among…

India’s New Leader Risks Violent Disruption for China-style Growth
Indians made a potentially fateful choice when they voted Narendra Modi and the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party into power in stretched-out elections this spring. With the BJP’s victory official as of late last week, India is now a nation…

They’re lying about Ukraine, again: Primitive prejudice, stupidity and the reflexive compliance of the New York Times
We have had the full-frontal porn of an American subversion op, a coverup — then the media’s supine cooperation However Ukrainians settle their drastic differences — and they can, providing all sides find the will to do so — a…

Ukraine’s Choices: Unity or a Fractured Federation
The referendums in Ukraine almost nobody wanted are now part of the story, and they have little meaning but some significance. Let’s explore the difference. One way or another, the two votes on Sunday bring the nation a step further…

Samantha Power’s brazen hypocrisy: Media swallows propaganda, but here’s the truth about Ukraine
The media swallows U.S. propaganda whole. Here’s the truth about Ukraine — and what it shows about American power Ukraine comes full circle. In six months, a troubled but intact nation is now pulled to pieces. Vasyl Krutov, the general…

The Sanctions Against Russia Are a Dangerous Game
Crunch time in Ukraine approaches. This is not simply because the country’s east and south are “essentially at war,” as Vasyl Krutov, the general who leads what the provisional government in Kiev insists is its “anti-terror” operation,acknowledged on Sunday. The…

“A corrosive dereliction of duty”: Why the New York Times’ America-first journalism is so dangerous
Our foreign affairs columnist explains his problem with American exceptionalism, and with the New York Times Sanctions to the right of them, Sanctions to the left of them, Sanctions in front of them Volley’d and thunder’d; Into the valley of…

For Israel, a Victory That Will Prove Short-Lived
The Mideast peace talks Secretary of State Kerry staked his tenure upon have crashed; and to state the instantly obvious: Israel emerges from this debacle in a position of strength. Does a near-term tactical advantage assure strategic success in the…

Putin bests Obama — and that’s good! Also, Reddit helps catch more New York Times propaganda
American exceptionalism takes another hit, as does the credibility of the Times’ foreign coverage The argument has been made several times in this space that President Obama is as a flyweight in the ring with a counterpuncher such as Vladimir…
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