[The Times of Israel] I'm encouraged by UCLA's official response to the book-banning incident. The gist of my blog post: In a letter to ARI, the UCLA Law School issued a formal apology for the incident, and it explained that the decision to ban the book was inconsistent with its vigorous commitment to freedom of … Continue reading After banning my Book, UCLA explains itself
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When I first heard about the “Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists,” I had grave misgivings: the freighted title, by itself, rang in my ears like a siren. Turns out, the “Field Guide” was worse than I thought. Continue reading: Voices for Reason - What’s Behind the Blacklisting of Anti-Muslim “Extremists” | The Ayn Rand Institute
Lately we’ve seen a whole flurry of articles — many of them overstated — about the influence of Ayn Rand on some of Trump’s cabinet picks, and in that there’s some (qualified) good news. Now comes this heartening news story: Israel’s newspaper of record, Haaretz, reports that the country’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was seen in parliament reading a book … Continue reading Netanyahu Is Reading “Nothing Less Than Victory” — and So Should You | The Times of Israel
What do you call a payment of money for the release of a prisoner? Yes, it’s a ransom. But not if the recipient is Iran. That, the Obama administration calls a triumph of diplomacy. Continue reading: It's Not "Ransom" If You Whitewash the Hostage-taker | Elan Journo | The Blogs | The Times of Israel