Author Archives: Scott McConnell
About Scott McConnell
Scott McConnell is a founding editor of TAC
ISIS Isn’t Hamas, or Iran
Netanyahu tries a terrorist bait and switch, like the one that worked against Saddam.
Obama Bombs Blind
Why Americans are still in the dark over the 9/11 Commission’s view of the Saudis.
Why Christians Are Criticizing Cruz—and Israel
Justice for Palestine divides Republicans but unites Pope Francis, Mideast bishops, and mainline Protestants.
Obama’s Amnesty-Inequality Trap
The politics of mass immigration sacrifice the security of the working class for the comfort of the elite.
Washington Puzzled as Putin Doesn’t Back Down
On hawkish autopilot, America’s leaders ignore the obvious off-ramp to the escalating Ukraine crisis.
ISIS, the Neocons, and Obama’s Choices
Confronting the new Islamic State requires reevaluating old alliances and enemies.
ISIS, the Neocons, and Obama’s Choices
Though Congress and the president are out of town, the final weeks …
Ferguson: We Can’t Look Away
It’s time once again to bring out the well-worn quote (from Marx) …
Hillary the Hawk: Who Will Challenge Her?
In her much-parsed interview with Jeffrey Goldberg, Hillary Clinton reveals that she believes nothing …
What Gaza Has Revealed
Israel’s latest war brought its increasingly fascist politics before a global audience.
The Pyrrhic Cost of Destroying Hamas
Those to whom evil is done/Do evil in return “States are cruel …
The Dual Crisis
The two crises are distinct, but there is only one American government …
The Right’s Israel Turn
Conservatives didn’t always have a party line on the Jewish State.
Israel Runs Up the Score
Twelve steps from the collapse of Kerry’s peace talks to the carnage in Gaza
A Crucial Question for Reformicons
All things being equal, I should be fan of Yuval Levin. I …
Nixon’s The One
Pat Buchanan documents the ’68 campaign with detail and nuance.
The Presbyterian Victory
Liberal Protestantism still has enough punch to make divestment matter.
“Moral Clarity” on Iraq
A critical moment of the TAC-sponsored New Internationalism conference occurred when Daniel …
Eric Cantor’s Defeat Is Also Netanyahu’s
Of course it isn’t yet clear what Eric Cantor’s stunning and decisive …
Hillary’s Empty Book
I’ve been skimming Hillary Clinton’s State Department memoir Hard Choices, which stands …
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