Wag the Dog Summary

I have one important quibble, ahead of time. Remba reflects the conventional leftish pro-Israel view that the dog wags the tail. I.e., that Israel is a client that does as the imperial U.S. wants i... Read more

The papers of playwright, writer and film director David Mamet _ from handwritten journals to correspondence with actors _ has been acquired by the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the Un... Read more

Economy: What the Fed does Tuesday will set the tone not just for the rest of the year, but for the rest of the decade. With so much at stake, the central bank has to get it right. That means a big... Read more

(EDS: ADDING MORE COMMENTS, DETAILS) A government expert panel to discuss revising Tokyo's official constitutional interpretation barring Japan from exercising the right of collective self-d... Read more

Even while on trial, Buddy Cianci, the now-incarcerated former mayor of Providence, R.I., was proud of his Tony Soprano–like charisma. "Be careful of the toe that you step on today, because i... Read more