Featured Articles — June 25, 2008

June 25, 2008 by Jonathan Movroydis | Filed Under Featured Articles 

Interesting Takes From Home and Abroad:

A Surprise From Syria And Israel By David Ignatius
What’s going on between Syria and Israel? Are the indirect peace negotiations through Turkish mediators that were announced last month for real? I’ve been talking with sources on all sides, and they present an upbeat view of a peace process that has taken many people (including top Bush administration officials) by surprise.

It’s Not Even Close: Obama Should Pick Clinton for VP By Bob Beckel
It’s not even close. Compare Hillary Clinton to all the names being floated for Barack Obama’s running mate and the conclusion is beyond obvious Senator Obama, you are a very smart man which makes me confident you are ignoring the advice of the Washington chattering class who are strongly opposed to you putting Hillary Clinton on the ticket .

How to Put the Heat on Mugabe By Paul Wolfowitz
On Sunday, Morgan Tsvangirai – the leader of Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change, and the victor in the first round of that country’s presidential election in March – announced that his party would not participate in the so-called runoff election scheduled for June 27.

I’m for McCain, but not the GOP By Ralph Peters
The Republicans go awry — and disgrace ‘conservatism’ — when it comes to Big Oil.

The Debate McCain Must Force By Dick Morris
Have you noticed a change in Barack Obama’s campaign? Instead of avoiding controversies over values, religion and race, he seems to welcome them and wade into the debates with an increasing enthusiasm.

America’s Next Chapter By Gary Hart
THE novelties of race and gender have largely distracted the nation from the more profound. aspect of the 2008 presidential election: This campaign presents the potential for a new cycle of American history.

Pols Remain Masters of Domain By Steven Malanga
In her two great works–The Death and Life of Great American Cities and The Economy of Cities—Jane Jacobs explained that effective economic development and urban renewal arise from the bottom up as the product of thousands of enterprises and people working on their own without a master plan, rather than from the top down, as planned by politicians or bureaucrats.

Taking Ownership of Iraq? By Thomas L. Friedman
Having recently returned from Egypt, I have the Suez Canal on my mind. And looking at Iraq from Cairo, the thought occurred to me that maybe the Iraqis have just crossed the Suez Canal. If so, that’s good news.

The U.N. Is Making a Difference in Darfur By Rodolphe Adada
Peacekeepers are already hard at work. More are on the way.

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