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Obama's Great Israel Speech Meets a Tough Reality

Michael Koplow cheers Obama's major Israel speech, but looks beyond the rhetoric to explain why there's just not much that could happen soon to further the peace process.

Less is Moo: The Genius of Gary Larson

Tom Doran on the superb comedy of Gary Larson's 'The Far Side'

Syrians Selling Their Teenage Daughters to Saudi 'Husbands'

Here's a novel solution to the Syrian refugee crisis:

What Iraq Did to the Right

What impact did the War in Iraq have on the Republican Party?

How Does Obama See Israel?

Alon Pinkas offers this quip about President Obama's view of Israel:

Immigration Amnesty: The Path to Poverty

In 2008, Mark Krikorian published an important new book arguing against permissive immigration. The book's central idea: what has changed since Ellis Island days is not the immigrants; it's the society they are immigrating to.

Thomas Perez, Obama's Nominee for Secretary of Labor, Has a History of Opposing Immigration Enforcement

Thomas Perez, President Obama's nominee for Secretary of Labor, has a long history of opposing laws to protect American labor. Why isn't this a bigger story? Katrina Trinko fromNational Review Online offers the details:

5 Powerful Pictures from President Obama's Visit to Yad Vashem

The New York Times describes President Obama's visit to Yad Vashem, which you can observe in the pictures below:

CVS Wants Workers' Weight, Body Fat and Glucose Levels

As America gets fatter, a new healthcare trend calls for beneficiaries to submit greater information about their body in order to receive benefits. Employers are responding to mounting costs by mandating employees disclose information about their health such as weight, fat, and glucose.CVS is one such business that will begin requiring this information, with a penalty fee of $50 per month for noncompliance.

What's Causing Wage Stagnation?

In the winter issue of International Economy magazine, Adam Posen - newly returned from Bank of England to run the Peterson Institute for International Economics - offers this account of wage stagnation in the US and other developed countries: