Israel

The flotilla…

Jay Fitzgerald sums it up: The Israelis could have and should have found another non-military option to counter a propaganda ploy. The leading “peace activists” could and should have known some among them were itching for a fight. … But the bottom line remains: Israel botched this one. Big time. What did it gain? Nothing.

atheism · religion

John Gray

Up for this afternoon’s lecture will be John Gray on the New Atheists. A couple of years back he had a good piece in the Guardian, which I imagine will come up during the Q&A. The influence of secular revolutionary movements on terrorism extends well beyond Islamists. In God Is Not Great, Christopher Hitchens notes… Continue reading John Gray