Pajamas Media
Archive for February, 2008
What You Didn’t Know About Obama and Rezko
Rick Moran explains how the "Agent of Change" got involved with a real estate developer indicted for political corruption and fraud.
Remembering William F. Buckley Jr.
Scott Johnson pays tribute to the founder of the modern American conservative movement and National Review. UPDATE: PJM's Roger Kimball eulogizes Buckley here.
Ahmadinejad Stabs Supporters in Back – Again
It's not just the US and the West that distrust Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, writes Meir Javedanfar.
In Focus: No News, The Best News
Sheryl Longin wonders why the lamest stories are so often the most popular.
Assembly Line Healthier than You Think
Tom Blumer sifts through the manufacturing sector data and admits what Obama and Clinton cannot.
Obama’s Risky Anti-NAFTA Posturing
"Though Obama's other economic proposals are excellent, even visionary," writes Nic Duquette, his anti-NAFTA posturing is a "foray into folk economics that has gotten him a lot of press, because it's what his target audience wants to hear."
In Focus: Comcast Fills FCC Meeting With Hired Seat-Warmers
Comcast hired a bored and sleepy claque to attend the latest Federal Communications Commission hearing on the company's blockage of internet traffic, thus preventing interested parties from sitting in. Michael Weiss has the techie reaction to the cable giant's pushback against its opponents.
‘I Am Not a Muslim’: Obama Woos the Jews
Barack Obama laid it on the line to Israel's most popular newspaper -- Yediot Aharonot -- Wednesday: "I am not a Muslim and I never have been. I never studied at a Madrassa and I have never sworn on the Koran. I am committed to Christianity." Allison Kaplan Sommer looks at Obama's recent crusade to allay the concerns of American Jews worried about Israel's position in an Obama administration.
Saudis Continue Steaming Toward the 7th Century
A new Saudi plan to stimulate intra-country tourism involves the promotion of harems, notes Youssef Ibrahim. No wonder even Saudi citizens are laughing at their government.
Social Justice High: Classrooms Meet the (Not So) Real World
Eccentric schools don't require vouchers, writes Joanne Jacobs. Across the country, tax funds are already being used to "create public schools organized around a left-wing political vision."
