Leon Wieseltier, literary editor of The New Republic, in the magazine's Dec. 2 issue: A few days before the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the wall in Berlin, there occurred the thirtieth anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Full Article at Wall Street Journal

President Barack Obama is being attacked by friend and foe alike for his willingness to seek common ground on issues ranging from health care to North Korea. Full Article at Albany Times-Union

The Journal's resident liberal populist sees conspiracies everywhere. He ought to have a drink with The New Republic's Leon Wieseltier for a dose of reality. Full Article at Splice Today

Forgive me if this has gotten around: as I mention above, I'm in Europe, at meetings, and therefore not seeing much news. But I've received word that The New Republic is starting a new section on its website called The Book. Full Article at ArtsJournal

the world in a window Brilliant, funny, learned evisceration of new Norman Podhoretz book arguing that American Jews should all vote Republican Give us 15 minutes of your time, and we will give you everything that matters in the world. Full Article at The Browser