Advertisements Facebook is facing considerable pressure to treat the word “Zionist” as a proxy for Jew, and to police its use as it might do antisemitism. The fight to sway the social media giant has become a focal point in the fight over collapsing the concepts of anti-Zionism and antisemitism.Continue Reading
Advertisements The Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution reads: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describingContinue Reading
Advertisements This week at Souciant…well, I had a different article idea, and I was halfway through writing it. But the whole PRISM thing is just overwhelming. As much as what it says about the state of freedom and democracy in the US, it says even more about the utter andContinue Reading
Advertisements It seems there’s an awful lot of surety around when it comes to action, or non-action, on Syria. But a deeper look at what is happening there does not lead to simple solutions, or even to a whole lot of clarity on the nature of who the “good guys”Continue Reading
Advertisements The current Israeli onslaught against Gaza contains many echoes of the assault four years ago. In one regard, however, it is clear that Israel learned some lessons from its experience with “Operation Cast Lead” and is applying it to “Operation Pillar of Defense.” Those lessons are reflected in Israel’sContinue Reading
