Tag: By Ira Chernus
Ira Chernus: Three Myths of Israel’s Insecurity: And Why They Must Be Debunked
April 2011 |
What if every solemn reference to Israel’s “security needs” were greeted not with nodding heads, but with the eye-rolling skepticism it deserves? |
Ira Chernus: Obama Trapped by Myth
January 2011 |
Religious historian Ira Chernus discusses the myths people tell to make sense of the chaos of their lives—myths of the enemy, myths of security—and how these have ensnared Washington itself. |
Ira Chernus: Will the GOP’s Victory Energize Mideast Doves?: Every Action Provokes a Reaction
November 2010 |
Is Palestine America’s next Vietnam? Like all historical analogies, it’s far from perfect. But where else in the world is American weaponry and political power so obviously used to suppress a Viet Cong-like movement of national liberation? |
