Tag Archives: Leon Wieseltier

I can’t stand Bibi but he’s right on Iran, says eminent US intellectual

Posted on August 13, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Raphael Ahren August 12, 2015 Leon Wieseltier talks tough on Netanyahu (‘dislike at first sight’), Obama being the first president to not have a special feeling for Israel, the dangers from Tehran, and presidential candidates ‘sucking … Continue reading →

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The Iran Deal and the Rut of History

Posted on July 29, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

THE ATLANTIC by Leon Wieseltier July 27, 2015 Has the Obama administration’s pursuit of new beginnings blinded it to enduring enmities? …The adversarial relationship between America and the regime in Tehran has been based on the fact that we are … Continue reading →

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Facebook Prince Purges The New Republic: Inside the Destruction of a 100-Year-Old Magazine

Posted on December 7, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

THE DAILY BEAST by Lloyd Grove December 5, 2014 ….Hughes’s and Vidra’s decision to abruptly change the 100-year-old journal of politics, policy, art and culture into what Hughes calls a “digital media company” and relocate to Manhattan—and in the process … Continue reading →

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