David Solway is a Canadian poet and essayist. He is the author of The Big Lie: On Terror, Antisemitism, and Identity, and is currently working on a sequel, Living in the Valley of Shmoon. His new book on Jewish and Israeli themes, Hear, O Israel!, has just been released by Mantua Books.
What’s in a name? Words can demonize the innocent and angelize the culpable.
The American president gets accolades; the Canadian prime minister gets results.
And Americans find themselves trapped in Obama's theater.
Barack Obama is the decisive test of our times for all believing liberals.
European newspapers that have accused Israel of stealing organs and creating swine flu are just the tip of an ugly iceberg.