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PC Caucus

GETTING OFF OIL EASILY IS A FANTASY

President Obama is right: We can take the U.S. off oil. But he omitted to mention the fine print: Doing so will be slow, will be expensive, and will involve huge dislocations in American lifestyles and business. When politicians talk about energy, they like to talk...

DAVID FRUM: ISRAEL’S ENDLESS WAIT FOR PEACE

[reprinted with permission] “Why is Israel blockading Gaza anyway?” “Why doesn’t Israel just make the Palestinian Authority an offer of the West Bank and Gaza?” “Why are there checkpoints on West Bank roads into Israel?”...

Conservative Judaism In Transition

Conservative Judaism is in transition. Once the largest stream of American synagogue life, it has, in recent years, been overtaken by Reform. In Canada, it still remains the largest denomination. But, Conservative shuls everywhere still struggle to remain vital among...