Archives for 2012

Armin Azad writes in a guest column for Informed Comment Dear Israel and America: Please don’t feed the Troll On Wednesday September 26, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran, will make further controversial statements at the United Nations General Assembly. Ahmadinejad, the Sarah Palin of the Islamic Republic, craves personal publicity, seeking it through provocation […]

Transcript Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentleman: I would like to begin today by telling you about an American named Chris Stevens. Chris was born in a town called Grass Valley, California, the son of a lawyer and a musician. As a young man, Chris joined the Peace Corps, and taught English […]

1. Expensive emergency room care for those who have no health insurance. 2. Higher taxes on the middle class. 3. Lower taxes on millionaires. 4. War with Iran. 5. Intervention in Syria. 6. Make Egypt understand what the rules are. 7. Annoy both Russia and China. Brand the Russian Federation no. 1 enemy of the […]

Comedian Bill Maher puts himself in the company of “9/11 liberals” who believe that Islam as a religion is different and decidedly worse than all other religions. He said Friday that ‘at least half of all Muslims believe it is all right to kill someone who insults ‘the Prophet.’ His bad faith is immediately apparent […]

Trita Parsi of the Iranian-American Council is our guide:

Barely Political’s parody set in North Korea:

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