Duncan Hunter & James Sensebrenner Single-Handedly Torpedo 9/11 Commission Reforms Politics & Society Duncan Hunter & James Sensebrenner Single-Handedly Torpedo 9/11 Commission Reforms Richard Silverstein November 22, 2004 Duncan Hunter (R., CA.)and James Sensenbrenner (R. WI.), powerful Repulican committee chairs in the House, are a... Read More Read more about Duncan Hunter & James Sensebrenner Single-Handedly Torpedo 9/11 Commission Reforms
Adin Chanan & Miriam Rose Enter the World Tomorrow Children & Family Adin Chanan & Miriam Rose Enter the World Tomorrow Richard Silverstein November 22, 2004 We visited the doctor again today for fetal monitoring. Janis’ blood pressure was a bit elevated so... Read More Read more about Adin Chanan & Miriam Rose Enter the World Tomorrow
Powell, Iran and the Drums of War Mideast Peace Politics & Society Powell, Iran and the Drums of War Richard Silverstein November 20, 2004 The drums of war are sounding from unlikely quarters. We’re used to those braying dogs of war... Read More Read more about Powell, Iran and the Drums of War
Is Sharon Up to the Task of Peace? Mideast Peace Is Sharon Up to the Task of Peace? Richard Silverstein November 20, 2004 Henry Siegman, Senior Fellow on the Middle East at the Council on Foreign Relations and long-time Middle... Read More Read more about Is Sharon Up to the Task of Peace?
Mr. Sharon–Don’t Miss This Opportunity for Peace Mideast Peace Mr. Sharon–Don’t Miss This Opportunity for Peace Richard Silverstein November 19, 2004 Today’s New York Times contains a cogent editorial calling on Ariel Sharon to grasp firmly the chance... Read More Read more about Mr. Sharon–Don’t Miss This Opportunity for Peace
Free Marwan Barghouti Mideast Peace Free Marwan Barghouti Richard Silverstein November 19, 2004 James Bennet has written another great piece about Israeli-Palestinian relations, this one focussed on Marwan Barghouti: Jailed... Read More Read more about Free Marwan Barghouti
Arlen Specter, Neutered Pup Politics & Society Arlen Specter, Neutered Pup Richard Silverstein November 19, 2004 Why that uncomfortable look on Specter’s face? a whole lotta old white guys got him by the... Read More Read more about Arlen Specter, Neutered Pup
Arafat: Why Did He Die? Mideast Peace Arafat: Why Did He Die? Richard Silverstein November 18, 2004 Why the mystery over the cause of Yasir Arafat‘s death (Secrecy by Aides and Silence by Doctors... Read More Read more about Arafat: Why Did He Die?
Tom DeLay: Playing Fast and Loose with Ethics Politics & Society Tom DeLay: Playing Fast and Loose with Ethics Richard Silverstein November 18, 2004 Tom DeLay (for a more comprehensive and less partisan biography, see Wikipedia‘s biographical entry) is a former... Read More Read more about Tom DeLay: Playing Fast and Loose with Ethics
Babies: Coming Down to the Wire Children & Family Babies: Coming Down to the Wire Richard Silverstein November 15, 2004 It’s getting down to the wire with the twins. They’re due December 7th and we’re hoping Janis... Read More Read more about Babies: Coming Down to the Wire
Ashcroft Resigns: Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish Politics & Society Ashcroft Resigns: Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish Richard Silverstein November 10, 2004 Either my mother or grandmother used to say about something or someone they really detested: "good riddance... Read More Read more about Ashcroft Resigns: Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish
What’s Next? Outlawing Contraception? Children & Family What’s Next? Outlawing Contraception? Richard Silverstein November 10, 2004 There are times in writing a blog about politics when it seems like all you do is... Read More Read more about What’s Next? Outlawing Contraception?