Doug Anderson of Sunbreak City on our burg's leading man of letters: "Jonathan Raban In Seattle."

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamed, in today's Daily Star (Lebanon): "Iraq Is No Talisman, Muslims Must Improve Their Minds."

Michael Rubin in The Daily Star (Lebanon), "The Middle East's Real Bane: Corruption."

Oakland Tribune editorial, "Sunni Arabs Should Ask, Why Anyone?"

The Astute Blogger: "French Churches Burn, And The Left And MSM Ignore It."

Gerard Alexander, The Weekly Standard: "A Continent Of Broken Windows."

Bruce Bawer: Christian Science Monitor, "Not All Muslims Want To Integrate."

Mike Rosen, Rocky Mountain News: "Of Comfort And Affliction."

Mortimer B. Zuckerman in U.S. News and World Report: "The Greenspan Effect."

Larry Kudlow, Townhall.com, "What I Learned This Week."

Robert J. Samuelson, Buffalo News, "Americas's Most Dangerous Group."

Roy Spencer, in Tech Central Station, "The Killer That Matters Most."

Bryan Curtis, Slate: "Confessions Of A College Journalist."

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Posted by Matt Rosenberg at November 18, 2005 10:57 AM