In publishing “The Secrets of Jewish Genius,” an opinion piece by regular columnist Bret Stephens, The New York Times demonstrated its commitment to free speech, at least for its stable of elite writers. That commitment means tolerating even the expression of extreme...
Month: January 2020
Stopping the War This Time
The Trump administration is trying to ring in the new decade with a new war. The attack on Iranian officials at the Baghdad International Airport happened without congressional approval. That is nothing new. But it also came without even the trappings of a public...
Video of Trump Warning ‘Our President Will Start a War With Iran Because He Has Absolutely No Ability to Negotiate’ Resurfaces
Video footage of then-private citizen Donald Trump warning in 2011 that "our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate" resurfaced Thursday night after the U.S. assassinated Iran's top military leader and six others in a...
The killing of Qassem Suleimani and the road to war with Iran
IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING, local time, state media in Iraq reported that Qassem Suleimani, Iran’s top security and intelligence official, had been killed in a drone strike at Baghdad’s international airport, along with figures tied to Iran-backed Iraqi...
Hundreds of Thousands of Iranians Flood Streets to Condemn US Assassination of Qassem Soleimani
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians flooded the streets of Tehran and other cities across the country Friday to condemn the U.S. assassination of military leader Qassem Soleimani, discrediting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's prediction that the people of Iran would...
War Hawks on Fox News Are Celebrating Trump’s Order to Kill Iran’s Top General
Late Thursday, as news unfolded about President Donald Trump’s order to kill Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani—a move many Democrats have warned amounts to a reckless act of war—Republicans and war hawks began celebrating. And nowhere was that praise more effusive than on...
Nominations Open for 12th Annual ‘Izzy Award’ for Independent Media
With the Izzy Award set to celebrate its 12th year, award nominations are now open for work produced in the calendar year 2019. The annual honor for outstanding achievement in independent media — named after legendary journalist I. F. “Izzy” Stone — is...