Give Us Netanyahu. Please.

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Peter Berkowitz‘s essay in the latest issue of the Weekly Standard provides good insight into what I think is the strategic irresponsibility of those in Israel’s leadership who think that they can hold steady on a course that justifies failure on an a Palestine-Israel deal using Hamas and Iran as excuses.

2 Cows Economics

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This is one of the more clever posts on economic theory I have seen in a while. Read the entire list of 21 economic models as told through “cows”. . . But here are some I particularly enjoyed: SOCIALISM You have 2 cows. You give one to your neighbour. COMMUNISM You have 2 cows.

Obama Concedes Defeat on Daschle while Republicans Declare Victory on Judd Gregg and Daschle’s Downfall

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During the battle over John Bolton’s Senate confirmation to serve as US Ambassador to the United Nations, a post that Bolton ultimately achieved through presidential recess appointment rather than by Senate vote, I noticed a peculiar difference between leading Democrats and leading Republicans.

Top Thinkers on the Global Economy: Your Daily Briefing

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My New America Foundation colleague Daniel Mandel spends the wee hours of the morning every work day assembling an often amazing, comprehensive roster of some of the best articles on the American economy. I have his permission to forward this daily email to those who would like to have it.