From Hollywood to Washington, Big Pharma has become everyone’s favourite villain. Writing in Commentary, Tevi Troy documents the evolving image of this crucial sector from scientific saviour to rapacious evil doer. “The constant assault against pharmaceutical companies for trying to create new cures has got to be discouraging,” observes Troy. “At some point, we need to wonder whether these businesses are just going to say ‘enough is enough’.” And then what?

Palestinian Culture: Unique in its Own Destructive Way
Although the Palestinian Authority enjoys an array of cultural departments and programs, A.J. Caschetta in Jewish World Review finds that all of it – art, education, literature, poetry, music, education and film – is oriented to two goals: the vilification of Jews and the destruction of Israel. Caschetta notes this is in sharp contrast to Arab and Muslim traditions, which include myriad aesthetically normal cultural works. Palestinianism, Caschetta finds, is “a very sick culture”, driven by resentment and fuelled by hate.


