Brian Gongol

The project is intended to improve the infrastructure for Arab communities within Israel, and it's a step towards an essential objective. There will never be a permanent peace in or around Israel until prosperity arrives for all of Israel's neighbors. It is untenable to expect peace to endure when the Palestinian Authority governs a region where the per-capita GDP is $2,900 per year right next to Israel, where the equivalent figure is almost exactly ten times greater. The Palestinian Authority needs economic prosperity and the rule of law -- the two must go hand-in-hand.

Most cars in Manhattan are moving at around 10 miles an hour. The lack of comparable congestion in a place like Des Moines is a little-considered but highly valuable matter of quality of life.

And in other media-related news, Andy Richter is still angry at Jay Leno. He should be.
