Martin Gurri in the New York Post notes the strange campaign by the American left to block virtually all attempts to root out government waste and fraud, cut needless spending or make government operate more efficiently. Not only have American governments at all levels deteriorated into “Vaudevillian failures”, writes Gurri, but a significant proportion of his fellow citizens appear dedicated to keeping the “beached whale” just where it is. It seems Americans and Canadians are not that different after all.

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.


