Recent Times Articles


Saudi Time
A Middle East peace plan from King Abdullah has been floating out there in the ether for years now. It’s time to bring it out of the air.

Superbroke, Superfrugal, Superpower?
America has gone from being the world’s superpower, with guns and butter for all, to being the frugal superpower. Get used to it.

You Ain’t Seen This Before
With the Israelis, the Palestinians and the Iraqis, President Obama makes an ambitious reach to change the Middle East.

Steal This Movie, Too
Public education needs rescuing. The superheroes are already showing the way.

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise
The Islamic world needs its own Nelson Mandelas to step forward.

Really Unusually Uncertain
The economies of the United States and Europe need structural changes to return to sustained growth.

Steal This Movie
The documentary “Precious Life” is instructive for those who want to criticize Israel.

Broadway and the Mosque
A concert of Broadway show tunes sung by a diverse cast brings to mind reasons why it is O.K. to build a mosque near the World Trade Center site.

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