Middle East
Old Propaganda and New
Bush is wrong to use the Cold War's covert tactics in the new twilight struggle.
The Mountain Comes to Muhammad
The Danish cartoon controversy is a breath of fresh air for Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
Fighting the Last War in Iraq and the Middle East
The perils of using Cold War analogies in the twilight struggle against Islamic extremism
Closing of the Democratic Mind
The U.S. has lost momentum in opening up Middle Eastern societies
Lion of the Desert, Fanatics In the Street
The poetic injustice of Moustapha Akkad's murder
One Democracy, Hold the Invasion
Palestine, not Iraq, is the best shot at an Arab democracy.
Realists, Schmealists
How a Middle East success reveals the value of muddling through in foreign
The Iconoclast
Salman Rushdie discusses free speech, fundamentalism, America's place in the world, and his new essay collection
War of the Worlds
If the victory of liberalism is inevitable, do we need to fight in the Middle East?
Ridley Scott's Peaceable Kingdom
How to make a Crusades movie in the era of Osama bin Laden