Michael Weiss

Michael Weiss is a senior editor of Tablet Magazine and a culture blogger for The New Criterion. He also writes occasionally for Slate, The Weekly Standard, City Journal, The New York Daily News and Standpoint.

More Than a ‘Reset’ Needed in U.S.-Russia Policy

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 - by Michael Weiss

Our unilateral concessions to Putin have brought us no reciprocity.

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The Trouble with Harold Ford, Jr.

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 - by Michael Weiss

A carpetbagger from Tennessee who works for Merrill Lynch and MSNBC running for the Senate in New York? What could go wrong?

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The Horns of Bibi’s Dilemma

Sunday, December 27th, 2009 - by Michael Weiss

Snubbed by the PA, in trouble on his right flank at home over his settlement policy, Prime Minister Netanyahu walks a tightrope between Washington's desires and Israel's security needs.

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Obama and Human Rights: Wasted Opportunities and Diplomatic Incontinence

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 - by Michael Weiss

The Nobel Peace Prize winner has proved a busted flush from China to Sudan to Iran.

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Atheists Deserve Better than the ‘Good without God’ Campaign

Friday, December 11th, 2009 - by Michael Weiss

New York's advertising blitz concedes too much to faith and treats atheism as if it were the worldview with something to prove.

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Human Rights Watch and Their Analyst’s ‘Weird’ Hobby

Friday, September 18th, 2009 - by Michael Weiss

HRW's senior military analyst doesn't see anything wrong with being an avid collector of Nazi memorabilia.

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Mahmoud Abbas: The Luckiest Man in the Levant

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 - by Michael Weiss

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's relaxed trade policies have caused a growth spurt in the West Bank.

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Celebrating Hate in the Name of Multiculturalism

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 - by Michael Weiss

A vicious Saudi cleric is welcomed with open arms in London.

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Human Rights Watch Cozies Up to Saudis

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 - by Michael Weiss

HRW trolls for funding in Saudi Arabia by trumpeting its anti-Israel credentials.

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The Key to an Honorable Exit from Iraq

Sunday, May 17th, 2009 - by Michael Weiss

Protecting and nurturing Iraqi Kurds will be a stabilizing factor after U.S. combat troops are withdrawn.

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