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Michael Medved
Michael Medved is a nationally syndicated radio talk show host and bestselling author. His daily three hour show reaches 200 stations across the country and an audience of 4.7 million placing him, for ten years in a row, on the Talkers Magazine list of the top ten political talks shows in the United States. Michael’s columns on politics and media appear regularly in the Wall Street Journal, The Daily Beast and USA Today, where he is a member of the Board of Contributors.
Writer's Website“NO RED LINES” INVITES WAR IN UKRAINE
While American media focus attention on the ongoing war in Gaza, Europe faces the prospect of a far more devastating conflict in Ukraine. The effort to organize more costly sanctions against Russian aggression deserves support but it represents too little, too late. Putin’s regime doesn’t even hide its open backing for separatist thugs in Eastern Ukraine...
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THREE POSSIBLE OUTCOMES IN GAZA
There are only three possible outcomes in the Gaza War: a decisive Israeli victory, which dismantles the terror tunnels and reduces the capacity to launch rockets; another inconclusive cease fire, with no preconditions or resolution of key issues; or a deal dictated by the international community, where Hamas stops rockets in return for getting concessions on...
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Gaza, Liberals, and Moral Equivalence
A big majority of Americans say Israel is justified in its response to Hamas, but a CNN/ORC poll shows revealing ideological differences in attitudes toward the Middle East.
Among Republicans, 73% stand with Israel, and among Independents that support remains strong at 56%. But among Democrats, only a minority – 45% – feels the Jewish state is justified...
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GUEST BLOG BY DIANE MEDVED: Do We Need to End Inequality? For People? For Nations?
The buzz word “inequality” has weirdly become a rallying cry for the far left in America.
Our nation embraces equality, as in “all men are created equal, endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights…” Both political parties love that phrase. The issue is whether all men and women should remain equal, and should...
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GUEST BLOG BY DIANE MEDVED: Gut-wrenching Headlines: Too Much Anguish
Life seems pretty OK til you read the newspaper.Because my husband has to talk about current events and pop culture on the radio for three hours each weekday, we get four major newspapers every morning.
Trouble is, I read them.
Newspaper content has changed over the years, and now, sitting down with my mocha and the day’s headlines has become a...
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Sloppy Language Breeds Sloppy Thinking On Media
A near-universal mistake in language makes a big contribution to a common mistake in our culture – and both mistakes ought to be corrected if we mean to speak more properly and to comprehend our society more accurately.
From Barack Obama to Rush Limbaugh, nearly everyone treats the word “media” as a singular noun, employing phrases like “the media is...
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LIBERALS, MORAL ABSOLUTES, AND THE MIDDLE EAST
A big majority of Americans say Israel is justified in its response to Hamas, but a CNN/ORC poll shows revealing ideological differences in attitudes toward the Middle East.
Among Republicans, 73% stand with Israel, and with Independents that support hits 56%. But among Democrats only a minority—45%—feels the Jewish state is justified in its military...
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PITY CAN’T TRUMP COMMON SENSE
It’s a basic rule of human nature: if you reward bad behavior, you’ll get more of it.
That’s why pity can’t trump common sense regarding thousands of children arriving in our country illegally. If we welcome them with benefits of this compassionate society, we’ll draw millions more expecting similar treatment. It may be complicated and costly, but...
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Confessions Of A One-Time “Peace Protester”
On August 5, an outstanding organization called Vietnam Veterans for factual history will be co-hosting a debate at the National Press Club on the meaning, justice and wisdom of the war. They asked me to contribute a brief reflection on my role as an anti-war organizer, mostly during my time at Yale University and as political speechwriter and consultant in...
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MISTAKE IN LANGUAGE MASKS REAL NATURE OF “MEDIA”
A near-universal mistake in language relates directly to a common mistake in our culture—and both mistakes ought to be corrected if we hope to understand our society more accurately. From Barack Obama to Rush Limbaugh, nearly everyone treats the word “media” as a singular noun, employing phrases like “the media is wrong.” Actually, “media” is...
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UN And International Community Share Gaza Guilt
If the international community has nothing much to say about a governmental entity launching literally thousands of rockets against civilian targets in a neighboring nation, what does it say about the future stability and security of the United States and our allies?
The international community, and especially the United Nations, share responsibility with the...
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UN and International Community Share Gaza Guilt
If the international community has nothing much to say about a governmental entity launching literally thousands of rockets against civilian targets in a neighboring nation, what does it say about the future stability and security of the United States and our allies?
The international community, and especially the United Nations, share responsibility with the...
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NO COMPROMISE WITH EXISTENTIAL THREATS
There’s a bitter joke going around Israel concerning President Obama’s feckless response to the current fighting in Gaza. “Obama says he wants to negotiate a cease fire between Israel and Hamas,” Israeli cynics observe. “Bibi Netanyahu should agree—on the condition that he gets to negotiate a cease fire between America and Al Qaeda.” The point is...
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IMPEACHMENT CALLS: DESTRUCTIVE DEMAGOGUERY
When prominent conservatives talk publicly about impeaching Barack Obama they discredit themselves and strengthen the president. Everyone knows that he will never be removed from office: that would take 67 Senate votes. Even if Republicans took Senate control in November, and even if every one of them voted for impeachment, it would still take more than a dozen...
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SILENCE AND COMPLICITY FROM THE U.N.
Regarding the current conflict in Gaza, two points ought to unite world opinion:
First, it’s a war crime for any governing body to launch rocket attacks on civilian targets in neighboring countries.
Second, it’s appropriate for any nation hit repeatedly by such attacks to move promptly to eliminate those rockets.
In this context, the silence from the UN...
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Why Libs Really Love Soccer
As the excitement surrounding soccer’s World Cup surges and sputters toward its grand climax, cultural arbiters in New York and Washington express their indignation at various curmudgeonly conservatives who dare to express our distaste for the elite-embraced “beautiful game.”
The most important question isn’t, however, why so many on the right feel...
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