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Bibi Netanyahu will be Israel's next Prime Minister, by a whisker, via Jerusalem Post (h/t @TomBevanRCP): In the final count, Likud won 31 Knesset seats, Yesh Atid 19, Labor 15, Bayit Yehudi 12, Shas 11, United Torah Judaism seven, Meretz and The Tzipi Livni Party...

These are tough times for those of us who actually kinda, you know, liked America the way it was pre-2009 and didn’t fancy seeing it fundamentally transformed, as President Obama promised.  Alas, he’s kept his promise. Professor Jacobson has been steadfast in refusing to capitulate. I have...

It's no secret that Obama doesn't like Bibi Netanyahu, and the feeling seems to be mutual.  It's been a virtual warfare of insults since Bibi took Obama to school on the 1967 borders: and then got a more rousing welcome in Congress than Obama ever has,...

As soon as the president began his inaugural address yesterday with a nod to the Constitution, I actually said aloud, “Uh-oh.” Each time we gather to inaugurate a President we bear witness to the enduring strength of our Constitution...

Professor Jacobson made an exceedingly important point yesterday: Our focus must be on "changing what we can change, protecting what we can protect, undermining what we can undermine, acting locally." Based on my experience in San Diego, I cannot stress enough the vital role that local...

Update:  Looks like Bibi Netanyahu will be selected to put together a government, but is not in as strong a position as expected just weeks ago.  Carl in Jerusalem has all the details and live updates. Carl also updates on something I touched on below, Breaking:...