Like a Libyan dictator of old, the leader is everywhere, including inside your head
The morally minded French public intellectual applies 21st-century chutzpah to our radical age
In 2009, the Libyan ruler searched for a place to pitch his tent near New York City. Enter Donald Trump. And Shmuley Boteach.
Why Michael Bay’s Benghazi fantasy is a dangerously stupid movie
Post-Qaddafi Libya was supposed to be something other than the chaos it has become
The Arab Spring was an opportunity to discard anti-Semitism adopted from colonialists. Instead, it’s gotten worse.
Ian Lustick imagines a liberal utopia, contra Peter Beinart, who says Jews must listen to Palestinians even if we can’t agree
Four staff members, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya, killed
Plus Iran’s missiles, Jordanian intrigue, and more
Qaddafi mourned from the streets of Brooklyn to the shores of Tripoli
Arguably first to advocate Syrian regime change, a widely popular position now
As Qaddafi falters, representatives of Libya’s expatriate Jewish community are on a quixotic quest to become part of the country’s new government
Putative relative of Libyan leader bemoans his downfall (in verse)
For an unrepentant news junkie, the Seder plate’s symbolism can turn topical, transforming the usual boiled eggs and parsley into delicacies like Qaddafi charoset and bitter Boehner herb
Plus, Sabra throwdown, seperation of shul and state, and more
How French Boomer Syndrome made the case for intervention
Quote of the day
Western public intellectuals have a bad habit of supporting unsavory regimes like Muammar Qaddafi’s not for money or intellectual rigor but because of vanity