To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Who Are You Calling Racist?
BY FROMA HARROP Many Tea Party critics accuse the movement of racist tendencies. Their evidence includes its obsession over illegal immigration and nasty epithets hurled during Tea Party rallies. But those who would point fingers at all possible displays of bigotry would soon run out of digits. Trying to determine what is racist can be […]
What We Learned From Times Square
BY JOE CONASON Within hours after the car bomb fizzled in Times Square, the nonstop noise resumed on Fox News and talk radio, warning that the Barack Obama Administration is failing to protect us. Evidently, the president and his aides don’t say “terror” and “terrorism” sufficiently often to make it go away, according to the […]
The English-Only Inquisition
It’s Greek To Me
BY SUSAN ESTRICH It really is. Take a look at the front page of Drudge today, or any of the news broadcasts, and it’s enough to break the heart of all of us who love almost all things Greek. I don’t travel much [at least not to places that don’t have electoral votes], but some […]
Preparing For The Bomb That Goes Off
BY FROMA HARROP It was the best possible terrorism outcome: several heroes and no victims. A prime suspect sitting in cuffs, and chinks in the national security armor exposed for correction. But while the attack on Times Square failed, the perpetrator did manage a small psychological victory – re-stirring the public’s fear. We should cut […]