Security Forces Brace for Violence After Muslim Brotherhood Wins Egypt's Presidency

At the Los Angeles Times, " Muslim Brotherhood candidate wins Egyptian presidential vote ." And here's the key section on the ...

From MEMRI: Egypt's Safwat Hagazy, 'Muslim Brotherhood Will Liberate Jerusalem'

Okay, this video from MEMRI is getting picked up in light of Mohammed Morsi's accession to the Egyptian presidency. See Weasel Zippers, ...

Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi Declared Winner in Egypt's Presidential Election

Well, this is blog-worthy. The main news stories are at the New York Times, " Morsi Is Winner of Egyptian Presidency ," and Telegr...

Hosni Murbarak Declared 'Clinically Dead,' Egypt State News Agency Says — UPDATE: Egyptian Officials Deny Reports Mubarak is Dead

At Israel Matzav, " Mubarak declared clinically dead ." But see CNN, " Mixed reports about whether Mubarak has died ." A...

Islamists Claim Victory in Egypt Election

The New York Times reports, " Egypt’s Military Cements Its Powers as Voting Ends ": CAIRO — The Muslim Brotherhood early Monday pr...

British Neoconservative Douglas Murray on the Failure of French Multiculturalism

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James Q. Wilson in His Own Words

At WSJ , " Excerpts from the late social scientist's op-eds in The Wall Street Journal ." And from the editors, " James Q...

James Q. Wilson, 1931 – 2012

He was one of the great old-school political scientists. The Los Angeles Times has an obituary, " James Q. Wilson dies at 80; pioneer ...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy Says the Syrian Regime 'Must Go'

Sarkozy is quoted at the New York Times report on the journalists' deaths in Homs, " Two Western Journalists Killed in Syria Shell...

Military Intervention in Syria

From Michael Weiss, at The New Republic , " Break the Stalemate! A Blueprint For a Military Intervention in Syria ": In the past s...

Michael Coren Interviews Douglas Murray

At Blazing Cat Fur, " Michael Coren & Douglas Murray: The Threat to Islam's Critics ." Murray's video at the Cambridge...

Russia and China Veto United Nations Resolution on Syria

This isn't surprising at all, or at least the actions of Russia and China. What's surprising is how firm --- even bellicose --- Amba...

Syria Reportedly Spurns Arab League Peace Plan

At New York Times , " Stalemate Deals Grief and Fury in Syria ." And from the Wall Street Journal , " Spurned Offer Raises Sy...

If You Have Time, Read This Review of Corey Robin's Book, The Reactionary Mind, at the New York Review

It's a great piece, from Mark Lilla, " Republicans for Revolution ." I'd never heard of Corey Robin until last week, when ...

The Neocon Rush to War Against Iran

From Jacob Heilbrunn, at National Interest : Is Iran a threat to America? Or is it a fading power? The Iranian storming of the British embas...

Regime Change Syria

From Max Boot, at Weekly Standard , " Assad Must Go ": The West could just sit back and watch this slow-motion catastrophe unfold....

Jennifer Rubin Profiled at Politico

I don't read her that much, although I'm not hostile to Rubin as are some blog colleagues on the right. Dan Riehl and I occasionally...