Netanyahu’s speech: a tepid answer to Obama
“I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.”...
Year: 2009
Dear God, it’s socialism! The terrible nightmare of single-payer healthcare
The United States has some of the world’s best hospitals, yet millions of U.S. citizens are unable to access their services, making their existence meaningless to large sections of the population....
What Just Happened? The fringe appeal of the BNP
I think it’s quite safe to say that the European and local government elections last week did not go well for the government. It comes as little surprise given the popularity of the current...
Lessons from KRXQ-FM: hate speech shouldn’t go unchallenged
In the wake of the KRXQ-FM controversy in which Sacramento, CA based shock-jocks Arnie States and Rob Williams attacked a transgender child during a May 28 on-air diatribe, the station's defenders,...
Gordon Ramsay on Tracy Grimshaw: a case of foot-in-mouth disease
Gordon Ramsay is known as much for his culinary creations as his foul mouth. There are few subjects that the famous chef feels unqualified to comment on, forgetting that his speciality is cooking and...
Holocaust Museum shooting and political posturing
I learned about Wednesday's shooting at the Holocaust Museum via Twitter, as I do much breaking news these days. More specifically, though, I saw people whom I follow on Twitter asking #tcot, the...
The truth about accountants: an excerpt from The Profit
This excerpt is published with permission from Roast Books. The Profit is inspired by an oft-quoted work by Kahlil Gibran and concerns the erudition and sagacity of one Piers Black, "revered by men...
Election reporting in Ireland: don’t leave it to the pros
Ireland held its European and local elections on Friday. It is now Tuesday and the results are not completely finalised but the winners have been determined. The coverage of the election by the...
No common sense, no pleasure: From Dr. Tiller to “The Pill Kills”
June 6 was “The Pill Kills Day” according to extreme anti-choicers who believe that not only should women not be allowed to have abortions, but that birth control pills actually kill babies. This...
Murder in the Name of Honour: interview excerpt
Please note that the full version of this particular column is hosted at ArabComment. The regular column will return later this month. When I first met Rana Husseini, I was struck by how forthright...