Today’s news is that between 100-150 people have been killed in two protest camps in Cairo as police attempted to clear them out. When I saw the headlines, I immediately pictured a big tent city, and then government security forces … Continue reading →
Richard Dawkins has created a bit of a stir by tweeting: All the world’s Muslims have fewer Nobel Prizes than Trinity College, Cambridge. They did great things in the Middle Ages, though. And when the usual uproar ensued, and someone … Continue reading →
Did Egypt actually reject political Islam? Or just the Morsi/Brotherhood brand du jour of political Islam? And why? Was it because they don’t want an Islamic government at all? Or because this particular Islamic government didn’t solve their economic problems?
Continue reading →Many Morsi supporters have been killed by the military in Egypt—but why, and who attacked first? I don’t profess to have a clue. But when I read this I began to wonder (and by the way, the number dead has … Continue reading →
Shorter Caroline Glick: There are no good options in Egypt. Unfortunately, it seems to have the ring of truth: As was the case in 2011, the voices of liberal democracy in Egypt are so few and far between that they … Continue reading →
I often agree with editorials in the Wall Street Journal. But this one seems to hit a flat note, to wit [emphasis mine]: The result [of Morsi’s overreach in Egypt] was political polarization, with the opposition and military uniting against … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP] …seems to be happening in Egypt, although it’s not clear what it is. [UPDATE: It’s a military coup, with a suspension of the Constitution (supposedly, the parts Morsi had added will be rewritten), and an interim president. Egypt … Continue reading →
…protests against the Morsi government rise to a new level. It’s always somewhat difficult to estimate the strength of demonstrators in terms of how much they can really undermine a government willing to play hardball with them: how tough that … Continue reading →
…on Syria. It’s not always true that the devil we know beats the devil we don’t. Worth reading.
Continue reading →[NOTE: This is a re-post of an piece I wrote in 2008. I found it yesterday while doing a search for some information I wanted for a comment, and I thought that, in light of recent news in Syria and … Continue reading →
…making the world safe* for Islamicists. I called it Obama’s Arab Spring, but that’s a bit unfair, because although he has a big role I’m not at all sure that anyone could have prevented this. The Arab world is what … Continue reading →
Who are the rebels? My strong suspicion is that there are few good guys here. It was the same question I asked about Egypt and Libya. In both places there were some “good guy” elements mixed among the Islamicist fanatics, … Continue reading →