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ISIS Are So Hip it Hurts, Argues Guardian

One of the Guardian’s house intellectuals – Pankraj Mishra – has written a lengthy apologia for ISIS. Apparently it has very little to do with Islam. It’s more kind of an achingly hip exercise in chin-strokingly cool post-post-modernism. Or something.

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Japanese Media Group Nikkei Buys Financial Times For £844m

The  London-based Financial Times has been sold to Nikkei, Japan’s largest media company, in a deal said to be worth £844m. The sale of the British publishing icon was announced on Thursday hours after owners Pearson confirmed that it was in “advanced talks” to

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Israeli Leftist Nukes Iran Deal

Journalist Ari Shavit is one of Israel’s most celebrated left-wing voices. He is celebrated in the United States as a voice for political change in Israel and an advocate for concessions to the Palestinians. His recent memoir, My Promised Land: The Triumph

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Kerry, Moniz Lie (Again) About Iran Deal

If the Iran deal were any good, the Obama administration would not have to lie about it. Yet Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz continue to do just that. The latest example is a joint op-ed in the Washington Post, in which the Laurel and Hardy of American diplomacy attempt to defend the nuclear deal using a series of half-truths and blatant lies that is worth decoding concisely, in full.

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Trump Hits Critic George Will for Failing to Disclose Wife’s Affiliation to Walker Campaign

Mari Maseng Will is an advisor to Walker’s campaign, according to the Washington Examiner. Will disclosed his wife’s work in a June 3 Washington Post column but didn’t describe her role. The Examiner goes on to note all of the times Will praised Walker as a “pure Reaganite” and the GOP’s “most potent” candidate. He’s certainly not wrong: Walker resonates powerfully with the base and stormed a July 20 Iowa poll.

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Weekly Ratings: CNN Loses to MSNBC, Fox News On Top

TVNewser reports that for the week of July 13, during the all-important primetime hours, CNN again lost to MSNBC. In all of cable, CNN primetime viewership collapsed to 27th place while MSNBC landed 5 spots higher in 22nd place. Fox

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