Washington Examiner / Magazine
November 21, 2023 Issue
November 21, 2023 Print Edition
Cover Story
It’s Obama’s Middle East mess
“If Iran has a nuclear weapon, it’s my name on this,” then-President Barack Obama vowed in 2015. Whether or not Iran gets the bomb remains to be seen, but the largest slaughter of Jewish civilians since the Holocaust is very much part of Obama’s legacy. That massacre and the war that has followed are inescapably linked to policies pursued by both Obama and his Democratic successor.For Israel, the war against Hamas and other Iranian-backed terrorist groups is a war of necessity. On Oct. 7, Hamas and its allies invaded the Jewish state, murdering more than 1,200 Israelis. The details that have emerged bear comparison with the most savage events in all of human history.THE MIDDLE KINGDOM MEETS THE MIDDLE EASTHamas burned children alive, shot babies in car seats and cribs, tied up parents and tortured them in front of their children, gouged out their eyes, cut off their feet, fingers, and hands. Women were raped on the corpses of their dead friends before being executed. The elderly were set on fire in their own homes. Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, Oct. 23, 2023. Ariel Schalit/AP Photo The terrorists were proud of their butchery. Many livestreamed their murders. Some used their victims’ phones to upload their barbarism, sending footage of murdered loved ones to their family members. One 94-year-old grandmother watched her granddaughter being raped and murdered. “I want it to...

Stories that matter—told with clarity and conviction.

Your Land

May God have mercy on your Achilles
Magazine - Your Land
May God have mercy on your Achilles
So long as religion has been discussed, the question has persisted: How can God exist when terrible things...
Sorry, Kappa, you can’t kick me out. I quit
Magazine - Your Land
Sorry, Kappa, you can’t kick me out. I quit
I’ve been a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma since joining the sorority in college. But according to the...
Big alcohol vs. affordable weddings
Magazine - Your Land
Big alcohol vs. affordable weddings
Any time you see the words “bipartisan overhaul creating new regulations,” you know that some well-connected lobbyists just...
The truth about book banning
Magazine - Your Land
The truth about book banning
“Books have held a special joy for me from the time I was a child,” Grammy Award-winning artist...

Business

Holiday seasonal hiring expected to slow as shopping kicks off with Black Friday
Business
Holiday seasonal hiring expected to slow as shopping kicks off with Black Friday
Seasonal hiring for the holiday season will likely be slower than last year, a potential sign...

Washington Briefing

Magazine - Washington Briefing
In Georgia’s swing country, Trump, baggage and all, has an edge over Biden
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia — Eric voted for Donald Trump in the last election. He really, really does...
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Biden AI executive order spurs concerns of government’s private sector regulation
President Joe Biden’s administration has issued its long-awaited executive order on artificial intelligence. The Oct. 30...
Campaigns
Trump has unprecedented balancing act of campaigning and appearing in court
The week of Sunday, March 3, 2024, promises to be a busy one for former President...
Defense
US and China agree to restart military communications after Biden-Xi meeting
A thaw is emerging in United States-China relations, if not an icebreaker, between the largest two...
Letter from editor
Democrats discover ‘rigged’ elections
Remember when it was bad to describe elections as “rigged?” Such terminology was Exhibit A, proving President Donald Trump’s anti-democratic...

Stories that matter—told with clarity and conviction.