Most Active Stories

• Orwell, blinding tribalism, selective Terrorism, and Israel/Gaza

  Extreme emotional and cultural identification with one side leads people to believe that X is good when done by them and evil when done to them.

  Glenn Greenwald

  Read letters

• Discussing Israel/Gaza on right-wing talk radio

  I had an unexpectedly substantive discussion of the Middle East and the "Islamic threat" on "The Hugh Hewitt Show" last night.

  Glenn Greenwald

  Read letters

• The Israel rules

  America's support of the Gaza attack proves once again that our mythical image of Israel has blinded us to its faults -- a myopia with devastating consequences for both countries.

  By Gary Kamiya

  Read letters

• Why Israelis support the Gaza offensive

  Israel's post-traumatic war is not just about stopping Hamas rockets, but about repairing reputations -- and erasing the stain of failure.

  By Aluf Benn

  Read letters

• The DOJ pursues the "real criminal" in the NSA spying scandal

  While the high-level lawbreakers are protected from consequences by our political class, only the courageous whistle-blower is subject to criminal prosecution.

  Glenn Greenwald

  Read letters

Read More

Letters Help

• Edit your account: Change e-mail address, password, other settings
• Send private e-mail to the editors
• Find out more about letters
• Problems?
  Complaints?
  E-mail us

Daily Delivery

Salon headlines in your mailbox