Author Archives: Scott McConnell

About Scott McConnell

Scott McConnell is a founding editor of TAC

The Neo-Luddite Hour

The Buchanan-Hitchens interview that Dan posted brings back such a welter of …

Stephen Hawking and the Boston Globe: Two Breaks in the Wall

It’s hard to know which is the bigger deal, Stephen Hawking’s BDS-inspired …

Johnny the Jihadi, or John McCain’s Peculiar Obsession

Is there anyone besides Andrew Sullivan who notes how peculiar it is that …

The Central Park Five

A New York Post editorial-page editor remembers the crime that shocked the city—and was pinned on the wrong suspects.

Beinart Peels Open the One-State Curtain

I know John Kerry is said to be seriously committed to negotiating …

Smearing Richard Falk

Amazing for its viciousness and rank dishonesty is the campaign waged against …

Chechens and American Hawks, an Interesting Alliance

In an important column, Justin Raimondo explores further the Chechen connection, which …

Sunni and Shi’a Terror: A Difference That Matters

Regardless of what we find about Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s stay in Dagestan, the …

Hey Kids, It’s Kinetic!

Among Iran hawks, present Beltway-speak for a war is “the kinetic option.” …

4/15/2013

In the wake of the Boston Marathon terror attack, the punditocracy seems …

Palestine on Screen—Why You Must See “Inch’Allah”

The best film yet about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Maggie Thatcher Actually Believed in International Law

The most surprising exploration of Margaret Thatcher’s legacy comes from Ali Gharib, …

Iran Nuke Talks: the Real Stakes

The so called P5+1 nuclear negotiations with Iran are apparently going nowhere. …

Femen Gone Wild: The ‘Topless Jihad’

I’ve been under the weather for a few days, and resurface to …

“Barbara,” Restrained and Free

It doesn’t seem that long ago that John Cassidy (a former Murdoch …

War, Peace, and the Sweet Sixteen

As a born and bred Yankee fan, I always felt a tinge …

Palestine, Place Not Your Hopes in America

Nearly twenty years ago, Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat, with a towering …

Obama Solves His Israel Problem (If Not Palestine’s)

Obama’s speech to a hand-picked Israeli audience in Jerusalem had much good …

Two Cheers for Multiculturalism

Here a very local event foreshadows more profound consequences of changing American …

Donald Trump Has a Point on Immigration

Donald Trump may be nearly the last person at CPAC from whom …

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