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Friday, May 25, 2012


David Sterngold


Interpreting North Korea's launch

Obama’s sojourn to Europe and the Middle East has given him ample opportunity to play nice. He has apologized for American “arrogance and bigotry” in France, adopted a conciliatory and cooperative ton…

The media's watchmen

This past Thursday marked a watershed moment in the history of television news. It wasn’t necessarily the interview itself, between “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer of CNBC’s “Mad Mo…

Dear Sean Penn, please put your pen down now

When I began this article, it was 8:30pm on Sunday evening — meaning, of course, that I was missing the beginning of the 2008 Academy Awards. This was lamentable, not least because I love movies, but…

Barack Obama's first move: negotiating with Iran

The saying goes that the United States has always elected great presidents in times of great adversity. I believe that Barack Obama will be a great president, and one who has already proven himself to…