William Kristol
Why We Should be P.C. After An Attack
It's not about not offending. It's about protecting.
In the aftermath of an attack, being careful with language isn't just about not offending sensibilities. It's about protecting people.
Is the Emergency Committee for Israel on a Losing Streak?
Schumer's support for Hagel seems like another setback for the pro-Israel lobby. Or is it?
When Barack Obama nominated former Senator Chuck Hagel to be Secretary of Defense, I assume that he knew what he was getting into. The debate over Hagel’s nomination won’t be about whether he is qualified to run the Pentagon and to negotiate budgets with Congress, but about Hagel’s views on Israel and Iran. Initially, some of Hagel’s critics charged that he was an anti-Semite. But these charges rightfully met with derision.
Mock on, Maureen Dowd: Why She’s Right About the Neo-cons
In the twilight years of the New Left, revolutionaries would regularly parse their adversaries’ statements for indications of “objective racism.” Even the slightest irregularity—calling someone’s thoughts “dark”—could unleash a volley of accusations.
How Paul Ryan Convinced Washington of His Genius
Hey, GOP: Watch Your Back With Matthew Scully
Memo to Romney-Ryan speechwriters John McConnell, Lindsay Hayes, and Stuart Stevens: Watch your back around this guy Matthew Scully! Scully, who with McConnell is credited with writing Paul Ryan’s crowd-pleasing convention speech, is a former White House speechwriter and author of a well-regarded book, Dominion, that urges humans to show greater respect for the animal kingdom. The animal Scully most emulates is the black widow spider.
Imperial Conservatism’s Last Gasp
It was not so long ago that George W. Bush seemed to embody the future of conservatism. He had entered office amid doubts about his rightful place there, but pressed ahead nonetheless with grand ambitions, conducting an ideologically potent foreign war while also promising much at home. Which led some to wonder: Was this lavish spender really a conservative? Bush’s champions rushed in to explain.
Annals Of Mistimed Propaganda
That's the cover of the Weekly Standard that just came out. D'oh! It keys off of Ryan Lizza's great overview of the Obama administration's foreign policy, which included a quote from one foreign policy advisor describing the administration's policy as "leading from behind." William Kristol, the former opposition researcher for the Republican National Committee, read the phrase and thought to himself, "That's gold!" He pounces in a cliche-filled lead editorial: Thanks for confirming that our current president believes his task is to accommodate American decline.
Bill Kristol And Neocon Newspeak
William Kristol, editorializing in the Weekly Standard, insists that the United States has never invaded a Muslim country: The president didn’t want this. He’s been so unhappy about such a possibility—so fearful of such an eventuality—that first he tied himself in knots trying to do nothing. ...After all, nothing—nothing!—could be worse than the perception that the United States was “invading” another Muslim country. Rubbish. Our “invasions” have in fact been liberations.
Adventures In Context From The Weekly Standard
William Kristol has an item at the Weekly Standard entitled, "J Street: Maybe 'Israel Really Ain't A Very Good Idea.'" This turns out to hinge upon the following quote from Daniel Levy: Daniel Levy, a founder of J Street: Look, bottom line: If we’re all wrong, if we’re all wrong and a collective Jewish presence in the Middle East can only survive by the sword, it cannot be accepted, it’s not about what we do. Sound familiar? They hate us for what we are, not what we do.
