The Middle East’s Winners and Losers of 2013 – Tablet Magazine

The Middle East’s Winners and Losers of 2013 – Tablet Magazine:
Lesson -- Don't trust the United States government -- it lies without conscience and does not care about its reputation with others. A lesson learned by its citizens this year, as well.

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HonestReporting 2013 Dishonest Reporting Award Goes to the New York Times

http://honestreporting.com/a-year-of-biased-reporting-why-the-new-york-times-won/

This is a great piece cataloging dishonest reporting - not just biased, but dishonest - perpetrated by the Gray Lady this past year.
I am very proud to be involved with HonestReporting, and urge you to do what you can to help this lean organization keep the media accountable to the truth (click on the donate button from the above-linked  piece, or click on this link: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=honest&id=7&campin=sb122013 ).

Does History Repeat Itself? Ancestry, guts and other musings from a Prague winter | The Times of Israel

Ancestry, guts and other musings from a Prague winter | The Times of Israel:
"History hangs heavy on a visit to the Czech
 Republic, 75 years after it was sacrificed by the great powers to Hitler and soon after Iran’s supreme leader has declared that we Israelis are not human beings"
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Obama’s Inequality Prescription: Cronyism, Generational Theft, and Massive Debt « Commentary Magazine

Obama’s Inequality Prescription: Cronyism, Generational Theft, and Massive Debt « Commentary Magazine:

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U.S. 15-Year-Olds Slip in Rankings on International Exams - WSJ.com

U.S. 15-Year-Olds Slip in Rankings on International Exams - WSJ.com:

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