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Arthur Sulzberger Jr. urged SUNY New Paltz grads to stick to their guns and have courage. Here is a simple
View ArticleAuthors of Israel Lobby Paper Get Warm Reception at Military College
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View ArticleStephen Walt on the Lobby, and Occupation
Commenter Miriam Reik points out a significant hole in my reporting from Newport yesterday: I wish Weiss had reported the
View ArticleJohn & Steve (Mearsheimer & Walt): Let the Good Times Roll!
The authors of the bombshell critique of the Israel lobby showed up two days ago on the Diane Rehm Show
View ArticleWalt and Mearsheimer Get Past the Antisemitic Charge
If you go to the Foreign Policy website, you see the new magazine cover with the giant question: “Does the
View ArticleHow the Internet Is Replacing the Book
The other day I got a copy of Stephen Walt’s 2005 book Taming American Power:The Global Response to U.S. Primacy
View ArticleWhy Critics of the Israel Lobby Continue to be Politically Homeless
I have tried to inject the Israel lobby question into the Connecticut Senate race. I gather that on Sunday on
View ArticleStephen Walt Responds to the Washington Post’s Nazi Smear
I’ve heard from several journalist-friends who were appalled by Dana Milbank’s smear of Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer in Tuesday’s
View ArticleChris Matthews Is Looking for a Few Good Ideas
As a devotee of Chris Matthews, I’d point out a couple new trends on Hardball. A, he’s been using profanity,
View ArticleThe Big Lacuna
A smart friend tells me that despite the excited crowds gathered outside Cooper Union 3 weeks back, and the great
View ArticleThe Belfer Declaration
For his Connecticut insurgency, Joe Lieberman amassed $13.8 million as of 9/30 (per the FEC). Ned Lamont was gasping away
View ArticleWalt and Mearsheimer Rebut (and Humble) Their Critics
I’ve just gotten a copy of a 79-page paper called “Setting the Record Straight: A Response to Critics of ‘The
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