48 Hours

- Israel has agreed to stop their bombing campaign for 48 hours in the aftermath of an attack that killed 60 people, most of whom were women and children. The Muslim world is on fire and the US is scrambling to work towards peace in the hopes of not inflaming the whole region. In the meantime, check this essay from acouple months ago by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt entitled "The Israel Lobby."

- The Times ran two interesting articles yesterday. The first was an article about Minnesota Christian pastor who made an attack on his church's connection to the right. The second, an editorial, endorsed Ned Lamont in the Democratic Senate Primary in CT. Though this isnt really a shocker, it is still a big deal to those who like the paper and the candidate.

- To anyone who may be just getting to BC this fall and who may have found this link on the College Dems website, we are always looking for new people to contribute to the Patriot and would love to have you join us in the fall.