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Roger Kaplan

Roger Kaplan

Roger Kaplan, a Washington-based writer, covers the Middle East and Africa (and tennis) for The American Spectator.
by | Sep 9, 2014

Fittingly, a Grand Slam season that began with the victory of a long-suffering underdog ended with the triumph of still…

by | Sep 8, 2014

When a man is down two sets to one and he is on serve and behind 15-40, you find out…

by | Sep 2, 2014

You can say that the first week of a major in tennis represents the triumph of hope over percentage: the…

by | Aug 29, 2014

The one thing you know about the 2014 U.S. Open as it heads into its first weekend, is that it…

by | Aug 25, 2014

The attack against the top commanders of Hamas’ military wing, reported in the Jerusalem Post over the weekend, underscores one…

by | Aug 11, 2014

With a clairvoyance not unlike that of Mr. Jimmy Carter in November 1979 (memo to the recent history challenged: revolution…

by | Aug 7, 2014

You know something is already on the wrong foot when the stated goal of an international conference is “to start…

by | Aug 4, 2014

Sam Groth serves for the match. Five thousand breaths are held as the shot booms off his racquet seven and…

by | Aug 1, 2014

Vasek Pospisil beat Rajeev Ram two sets to zero, on Wednesday at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock…

by | Jul 28, 2014

President Juan Orlando Hernandez of Honduras said, “We are neighbors and it’s best to remain friends with your neighbors,” as…

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