Middle East
The Battle that Birthed the Middle East
A Middle East Cheat Sheet For Monday's Foreign Policy Debate
Of the six segments in Monday night's presidential debate on foreign policy, two will be focused on the Middle East. Here are a dozen Middle East-related questions I hope CBS newsman Bob Schieffer considers posing – four to President Obama, four to Governor Romney and four for both candidates. To President Obama: READ MORE >>
Turkey's Prime Minister Wants War in Syria. Turks Don't.
Against Our Debate Obsession
Was O’Reilly vs. Stewart Less Funny Than Romney vs. Obama?
How Hugo Chavez Could Help Mitt Romney Win the Election
With pundits rushing to file their Romney campaign obits ahead of the rush, the general consensus is that only a big time October surprise can save the GOP now. And while pundits generally look to the Middle East for likely sources of race-scrambling shocks, this year’s black swan could well fly in from the South, instead. READ MORE >>
When Romney Was Anti-Anti-China, Not So Long Ago
When Censorship Makes Sense: How YouTube Should Police Hate Speech
Late last week, Google yanked “The Innocence of Muslims,” from YouTube in Egypt, Libya and some other Muslim nations. By that point, an ambassador and three other Americans were already dead in Libya, while riots raged across the Middle East. Still, the company’s actions left behind an uncomfortable question: Should Google pull videos from YouTube just because they make people angry and violent? READ MORE >>
