About Daniel Koffler
Daniel Koffler is a Clarendon Scholar and graduate student in philosophy at the University of Oxford.
Imperialism In Iraq? Get Real!
For a couple of weeks now, liberals and anti-warriors have been freaking out about reports by Patrick Cockburn that the Bush administration was planning some secret arrangement with the Iraqi government (the latter presumably under duress) for a permanent US … Read More
Syria Annexes Lebanese Soccer
It's not only Europeans whose ethnic and national rivalries are inflamed on the soccer field. The BBC reports that at a World Cup qualifying match in Riyadh between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, the Syrian national anthem was somehow played in … Read More
Viral Video Of The Week: Shatner For Prez
John McCain had better watch his back: There's a late entrant into the race for the Republican nomination, and what he lacks in delegates, he'll make up for in spoken word versions of popular songs:
What Happens To Neoconservatism After November?
Jim Henley of Unqualified Offerings and The Art of the Possible has joined the conversation on neoconservatism and its future. He's skeptical about my claim that "[t]he neocons are in a decidedly weak position" and risk becoming marginalized in the … Read More
Viral Video Of The Week: New “New Math”
Julian Sanchez has no reason to fear being struck down by the gods: Bo Burnham's new "New Math" is funnier than Tom Lehrer's old "New Math"; if you think that's blasphemy, you don't know what makes either of them funny … Read More
The Press: No Longer John McCain’s Base
Early yesterday, Jonathan Martin filed a report on the McCain campaign's growing frustration with what they feel are double standards in the way the media are covering John McCain versus the way they're covering Barack Obama. Is there a precise … Read More
More On Decoding Neocons For Obama
John Schwenkler replies to my post yesterday and he's got a good point: Bill Kristol's weaseliness doesn't bear on the truth of his claim that John McCain and Barack Obama have no significant foreign policy disputes except for Iraq — … Read More
Demonizing Michelle Obama
How can you tell that the objections of some of Hillary Clinton's most ardent supporters to sexism and misogyny in campaign coverage didn't quite cover all women? From their near total silence on the viciously misogynistic and sexist (as well … Read More
Jewcy Gets Results: Israel-Diaspora Relations Edition
Less than a month ago, Eli Valley's instant classic "Israel Man and Diaspora Boy" made nonsense of "Negation of the Diaspora" philosophy. Somebody in the Israeli government must be reading, because lo and behold: A new government strategy to redefine … Read More
Neocons For Obama?
As I've noted before, taking Bill Kristol at face value, rather than with a view to the agenda he's trying to advance, is perilous. So Kristol's remarks at AIPAC arguing that "[t]here are actually no [significant foreign policy] disputes…with the … Read More