What Netanyahu really thinks: “I think the Israeli people understand now what I always say: that there cannot be a situation, under any agreement, in which we relinquish security control of the territory west of the River Jordan.” David Horovitz spells out what this means: Not relinquishing security control west of the Jordan, it should … Continue reading The Best Of The Dish This Weekend
In a rather weird post yesterday, Jeffrey Toobin argued bravely that it’s a shame that there is a squabble over who gets credit for the extraordinary success of the marriage equality movement. Well: duh. I couldn’t agree more. It’s unseemly and ungracious and ugly. And that’s why you can scour the web for examples of … Continue reading The Best Of The Dish Today
I may never ever ever ever stop laughing at this @dougmillsnyt photo, it’s beyond sublime. pic.twitter.com/ZDR1fSX6MI — TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) July 9, 2014 A couple of items. First up, I have to confess I’ve been a little obsessed with the unfolding horrors of the life of one of Britain’s biggest celebrities in the last few decades, … Continue reading The Best Of The Dish Today
The former half-term governor has now declared herself in favor of impeachment of the president, and called on all good Republicans to do the same. Drudge, the original impeacher, went into full metal jacket mode – and an instant poll of his readers (close to 170,000 of them at time of posting) backed impeachment by … Continue reading The Best Of The Dish Today
Screenshots from Fox News are often full of hathos: https://twitter.com/nbj914/status/486194542061051905 I’ve long had a simple frustration about national security policy. We debate the merits and otherwise of various anti-terrorism policies – spying, drones, invasions, occupations, torture, etc. – and yet we never really have a solid grip on just how dangerous the threat really is. … Continue reading The Best Of The Dish Today
The horrifying kidnapping and almost instant murder of three Israeli Jewish teens was only bested by Bib Netanyahu’s disgustingly Cheney-esque response: “May God avenge their blood.” To have the leader of a democratic country bless the concept of revenge after such an inflammatory event is quite something. It is not something that George W Bush … Continue reading The Best Of The Dish This Weekend
The following short email from a reader sent on Tuesday became the basis for our Book Club announcement today: What are you picking for Book Club #3? I’m super antsy … and July is here. Tell! Tell us! Tell us all! Or just respond so I may quietly read while everyone else is blowing shit up … Continue reading The Best Of The Dish Today
The emails on religious freedom keep pouring in, and I’d like to sleep on them before responding at length again. The arguments are dense and complex and I want some time to think them through some more and not get too defensive in response. So bear with me. Today, I noted the astonishingly categorical dismissal … Continue reading The Best Of The Dish Today
Happy Canada Day: It’s that time of the month, as it were, so here’s the latest data on the Dish experiment in independent subscriber-based web journalism. But first up, let’s just say we’re chuffed to read the following statement by Scott Havens of Time Inc.: I see many digital examples of customers paying for digital … Continue reading The Best Of The Dish Today
SCOTUS decision is a victory for unborn babies! #hobbylobby — toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) June 30, 2014 I’m grateful for your many emails on the Hobby Lobby ruling. Almost all of them are dissents. And there’s one core point that we didn’t underline today that’s worth noting. When you consider this a “narrow” ruling because it is … Continue reading The Best Of The Dish Today
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