Special Report
Out of Disproportion
Ben Stein | 7.21.06
Some commentators are saying that Israel's bombing of Lebanese Hezbollah strong points and neighborhoods is “disproportionate.” Is it?
Some commentators are saying that Israel's bombing of Lebanese Hezbollah strong points and neighborhoods is “disproportionate.” Is it?
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Tony Blair has made sure there will always be a little England.
What chance in hell would the civil rights movement have had to succeed in, say, France?
The post-9/11 era comes into focus.
Blessed are the humble. Also: Syria — kapow! President for life. A military policewoman. Coming clean on Kosovo. Plus much more.
Feeling pretty low until opening an e-mail from a soldier in Iraq.
Hezbollah and Hamas are receiving their just deserts. But what about their suppliers?
Not potential life, but life with potential.
Ethnic cleansing — which the Clinton-NATO intervention in 1999 was designed to prevent — has become the preferred solution to this foreign policy disaster.
The anti-war left finds a new poster child.
Feds indict Internet betting operators. Also: Howard Dean as a national treasure. Senate logicians. Soccer punched. Baylor update. Plus more.
When Howie Dean invokes it, it turns into Democratic quick sand.
Australia's Prime Minister has been an ally. Will his successor be?
You thought you could gamble without having to give the nanny state a Sopranos-size kickback?
It's not over when it's over — regardless of what President Bush bleeped.
Good for Zidane? Bad for the sport? Also: Israel's necessity and proportionality. More annoying phrases. More thanks to Ben. Plus much else.
A conversation with Jeremy Lott, author of In Defense of Hypocrisy.
Necessity, proportionality, and the military campaigns in Gaza and Lebanon.
A lot of the terms used in public policy debates are inaccurate and misleading. Herewith, some of the worst offenders.
Zinedine Zidane would probably have preferred to be called a terrorist.
Like his hero, Virginia's George Allen is a man of some contradictions. But he's also an immensely likable presidential hopeful.
It's difficult to carry a big stick. The Middle East is east and west. Sixties Wilsonianism. Finding oneself offside. Plus much more.
Henry Paulson and Condoleezza Rice arrange for Democrat comebacks on their watch.
Win decisively or lose inevitably.
But not for the reasons you think.
The wisdom and urgency of the Bush approach.
Last week Americans finally stopped working for government — this year. How long before the magic event occurs in August?
The continuing siege of Israel. Also: Wilson-Plame offer shark bait. The Soccer Wars escalate. Plus much more.