By mislabelling the radical members of the Republican Party “conservative,” the mainstream media gives them a veneer of respectability.
They’re Not Conservatives, They’re Extremists
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Extremism
Israel and Saudi Arabia: Strange Bedfellows in the New Middle East
Israel and Saudi Arabia are burying the hatchet. For at least 10 reasons, that’s not such a good idea.
The State of Extremism in Romania
Romania seemed to have dodged a bullet on nationalist extremism, but Journalist Petru Clej disagrees.
Interview with Wajahat Ali
Wajahat Ali is a playwright, lawyer, and political commentator. His play, The Domestic Crusaders, made its Off Broadway premiere at the Nuyorican Poets Café in 2009 and was published by McSweeney’s last year. He is currently doing research on Islamophobia for ThinkProgress and preparing a pilot for HBO. In our special focus on Islamophobia, he talks with FPIF about the Homeland Security Committee hearings on Muslim extremism, the “threat of sharia,” and the reception of his play.
Letting Go of Musharraf
Against the backdrop of fear and horror spread by suicide bombers, a groundswell of hope has emerged in Pakistan after a decisively anti-Musharraf election result. Even as secular opposition parties gained a clear majority in the February 18 parliamentary election, the Pakistani president dismissed any thought of resigning and said he’ll work with the new elected civilian setup. To back him up, the State Department reaffirmed America’s main policy objective in Pakistan for which it deems Musharraf to be indispensable.