PostPartisan Archive: Cohen
Who promoted Hasan?
Who promoted Peress? That was the question posed by Sen. Joseph McCarthy, the indefatigable red-hunter of the 1950s, regarding an obscure army dentist named Irving Peress who was promoted from captain to major despite having refused to answer questions...
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November 19, 2009; 10:16 AM ET |
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Why the Berlin Wall endured
Several months after the Berlin Wall was breached -- 20 years ago today -- I stood at what remained of the wall with my teenage son and watched a stylishly dressed woman in a fur coat whack away at...
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November 9, 2009; 9:54 AM ET |
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Palin, Vaughn, Rabinowitz Win Awards
In a stunning announcement, Millard Fillmore Senior High School chose Shawn Rabinowitz, an incoming junior, as next year’s valedictorian. The award was made, the valedictorian committee announced from Norway of all places, on the basis of “Mr. Rabinowitz’s intention...
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October 9, 2009; 8:44 AM ET |
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Let Polanski Go -- But First Let Me at Him
It’s alright with me if Roman Polanski is freed by the Swiss authorities who have detained him at the request of the United States -- if first I get a chance to bust him one in the mouth. I...
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September 28, 2009; 12:57 PM ET |
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Israel's War Crimes?
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is not much of a public speaker, at least not in English, but what he had to say at the United Nations on Thursday was both sad and provocative. It was sad that any...
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September 25, 2009; 10:41 AM ET |
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Barack Obama Everywhere
"Stick out your tongue." I did so, and the dentist wrapped some gauze around it and said, "I need to explain myself about the public option." Stunned, I raised myself up in the chair and looked. It was Barack...
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September 22, 2009; 10:01 AM ET |
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