Politicians who exaggerate the effects of climate change are as much in “denial” of science as those who reject the phenomenon come what may–more so, in fact, since they exhort the public to “believe” in something they themselves can rarely
Joe McGinniss complained to lefty blog Firedoglake yesterday that almost everyone is canceling interviews in which he was to have discussed his book, The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin: Terry Gross [of NPR’s Fresh Air] has declined to
Jesse Griffin, the anti-Palin blogger who was the recipient of a self-damning email from Random House author Joe McGinniss released yesterday by Andrew Breitbart, has accused Breitbart of “hacking” his email. Griffin published his accusation in a blog post today,
Joe McGinniss, author of Random House would-be blockbuster The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin, has confirmed the authenticity of the e-mail posted by Andrew Breitbart earlier today, which suggests that the book may have included allegations that McGinniss
First Random House promised Joe McGinniss would respect Sarah Palin’s privacy. Then Random House boasted about how McGinniss had exposed Sarah Palin’s personal and family life. May 2010: One of the country’s most respected nonfiction authors, Joe McGinniss, is presently
Sarah Palin practices politics as lap dance, and we’re the suckers who pay the price. Members of our jaded national press corps eagerly stuff hundred-dollar bills into her G-string, even as they wink at one another to show that they
Today, National Public Radio (NPR) did its best to promote a unilateral declaration of independence (UDI) by the Palestinian Authority, which has rejected negotiations with Israel in favor of a strategy of isolating Israel through the United Nations General Assembly
“This I am sure, whoever, ruler or subject, by force goes about to invade the rights of either prince or people, and lays the foundation for overturning the constitution and frame of any just government, is highly guilty of the
Joe McGinniss, author of a controversial new biography of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, was charged in connection with a hit-and-run incident in Wasilla, Alaska in July 2010, police and court records show. McGinniss had moved to Wasilla in the
Joe McGinniss, author of a controversial new biography of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, was charged in connection with a hit-and-run accident in Wasilla, Alaska in July 2010, police and court records show. McGinniss had moved to Wasilla in the
Jonathan Chait at New York magazine [corrected – see below], about “Why Bibi Hates Obama“: Netanyahu thinks a lot like a Jewish-American Republican….What’s more, Republican Jews tend to have an overdeveloped sense of black anti-Semitism. Indeed, they generally regard traditional
The left is trying to find a way to avoid talking about the Solyndra scandal. For example, Kevin Drum at Mother Jones advises his readers to spin Solyndra as just another free market failure: “There was no scandal in the
In this weekend’s featured interview in the Wall Street Journal, Juan Rangel, the leader of United Neighborhood Organization (UNO), attempts to sanitize the history of what was once one of the most notorious Alinskyite “community organizing” groups in Chicago. Rangel
Ed Koch was one of the first prominent New York Democrats to break ranks and endorse Republican Bob Turner in this week’s election to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner. Koch’s early endorsement of
I first met you less than a week ago. Back then you were still just “Bob.” Yes, now it’s “Honorable Bob.” (laughs) What are your first impressions, on your first day on the job? I was impressed with the warm
NPR’s Morning Edition has found what it says is the explanation for the troubling gap in wealth between blacks and whites in America. In a story by Pam Fessler today, NPR concludes that there are two main, related factors: first,
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A moment ago, I spoke to Republican Bob Turner, who holds a small lead over Democrat David Weprin in the special election to replace Anthony Weiner in New York’s 9th district. “The results are coming in very positively, and there’s
I spoke briefly with Republican Bob Turner tonight, ahead of Tuesday’s special election in the race to replace Anthony Weiner in New York’s 9th congressional district. “I”m going into this with a certain confidence and optimism,” Turner told me, “but
The Soros-funded group J Street–which claims to be pro-Israel, while frequently opposing Israel in the U.S. Congress and at the United Nations–has fallen silent as Democrat David Weprin has fallen behind Republican Bob Turner in the race to succeed Anthony
A newly released poll by Public Policy Polling confirms the 6-point lead held by Republican Bob Turner over Democrat David Weprin in the race to replace Anthony Weiner in New York’s 9th congressional district. The poll, showing Turner winning 47
I chose to commemorate the tenth anniversary of 9/11 by running throughout Manhattan, on a 14-mile route that took me from the East Village down to Ground Zero, up to the Central Park Reservoir, and back down through Midtown. The
On September 11, 2001, I was a left-wing freelance journalist spending a few days in the African ghetto of inner city Johannesburg as an escape from the previous week of antisemitic mayhem at the UN World Conference Against Racism in
The most memorable article in the New Yorker issue devoted to 9/11, “Ten Years Later,” is Paul Goldberger’s review of the new World Trade Center. Goldberg dislikes the new buildings going up around Ground Zero, particularly the Freedom Tower, which
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