Progress on ‘the Jewish question’
Anti-Semites suffer defeats in the U.K. and the U.S.
Anti-Semites suffer defeats in the U.K. and the U.S.
After a long and extraordinary career, Gen. Michael Hayden has written “Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror.” Both a memoir and a primer on modern espionag...
Ex-Guantanamo detainee Moazzam Begg was arrested earlier today as part of raid conducted by counterterrorism officials in the UK. Begg has spent most of his time living in the UK following his re...
It starts with a clear-eyed recognition of the threat.
Co-authored by Charles D. Stimson The United States has just lost a key ally in the fight against al-Qaeda terrorists: the residents of Virginia, and state employees in par...
Last June, the distinguished American journalist Seymour Hersh published an article in the New Yorker entitled “Iran and the Bomb: How Real Is the Nuclear Threat?” His answer...
A response to Lindsey Graham
Anwar al Awlaki has reportedly been killed in an airstrike in Yemen, bringing an end to the life of one of al Qaeda’s most effective recruiters. Awlaki had an especially s...
Bravely entering the lion’s den — delivering a speech in praise of left-wing, “pro bono” lawyering to a group of left-wing, pro bono lawyers — Attorney General Eric...
Mount Obama belched forth a mousy counterterrorism strategy, which you can read here in its inglorious en...
¿Está la democracia avanzando o se bate en retirada? Le formulé esa pregunta a la Secretaria de Estado Condoleezza Rice esta semana. Le sugerí que la respuesta s...
Is democracy on the march or is it in retreat? I put that question to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice this week. I suggested the answer was, at best, uncertain: Elections in Gaza have led to...
The New York Times strikes again.
Politics, it is often said, is the art of the possible. By that measure, national security has been served by the compromise finally struck Thursday to overhaul our outdated surveillance laws. Th...
The McCain campaign reassures on surveillance reform, but …
Still lookin' for love in all the wrong places.
Collecting intelligence and connecting dots isn’t just good policy. It’s good politics. The reform of FISA -- the ill-conceived, outdated Foreign Intelligence Surveillance...
Here’s something I never thought I’d say: Three cheers for Chris Dodd! With his bid for the Democrats’ presidential nomination canceled for lack of interest, Connecticu...
What passes for the world’s greatest deliberative body is back in session this week, which means it’s time for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to remember they actually have day jobs...
The legal basis for protecting trial lawyers just got even weaker.