Author Archives: Scott McConnell

About Scott McConnell

Scott McConnell is a founding editor of TAC

Chas Freeman on Why the Kerry Initiative Will Fail

Posted on August 23, 2013

Lost in the chaos of Egypt and horror of Syria is the …

Iran and What Might Have Been

Posted on August 20, 2013

Several of Rod Dreher’s commenters have responded cogently to his interesting thought …

Blood in the Square

Posted on August 15, 2013

Can’t wait till the Olympics? Then whet your appetite on rhetorical acrobatics …

Why Joan Walsh Is Wrong About Hillary Clinton & Rand Paul

Posted on August 13, 2013

I’ve been puzzling over why Joan Walsh seems so interested in painting Rand Paul …

Shiny Boots in Power, Egypt Style

Posted on August 8, 2013

One can read thousands of words about Egypt and have less sense …

Israel’s Iran Agenda

Posted on August 2, 2013

When is pointing out an opponent’s motivation an effective tactic in foreign-policy …

The Iran Debate Comes to Congress

Posted on July 30, 2013

For years now, escalating sanctions against Iran have been the fallback both …

Uncovering the Jack Hunter Controversy

Posted on July 25, 2013

I’ve been mulling over Dan McCarthy’s rich meditation on intellectual splits in …

John Kerry’s “Breakthrough”

Posted on July 23, 2013

What will come of Secretary of State Kerry’s announcement that he has …

Diagnosing the GOP, Absolving Bill Kristol

Posted on July 22, 2013

Tom Edsall weighs in on the Republican malaise in the New York Times. …

Is Kerry’s Peace Plan Still Breathing?

Posted on July 17, 2013

Two years ago, a Christian peace group I was traveling with had …

Why There Won’t Be Riots Over Zimmerman

Posted on July 15, 2013

While I probably should have a strong opinion about the Trayvon Martin-Zimmerman …

How to Ignore Good News

Posted on July 11, 2013

Egypt is in chaos, and Syria in open war. Meanwhile, the neocons …

After Cairo’s Coup

Posted on July 9, 2013

The wisest comment on the coup in Egypt comes from Steve Walt who …

Golfers Against Obama—Then on to Better Things

Posted on July 5, 2013

Overheard at the first tee at Trump National D.C., July 4th: They …

Kerry’s Diplomacy Is a Joke, But Not a Funny One

Posted on July 3, 2013

One is torn between the opposing impulses to mock John Kerry for …

Anthony Weiner Getting Exposed

Posted on June 28, 2013

Over at Open Zion, Ali Gharib has video of Anthony Weiner trying …

In Search of Enemies (and Creating Them for No Reason)

Posted on June 27, 2013

A comment overheard at the right moment can leave as much of …

Jack Straw Breaks an American Taboo

Posted on June 21, 2013

I’m going become a pest and a bore about linking the Iranian …

Iranian Voters Stump the War Party

Posted on June 18, 2013

A spectre is haunting America’s war party. Last week, Iranians went to …

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