Jillian Bandes is a conservative journalist and commentator who contributed to The Weekly Standard between 2006 and 2008. Her articles for the magazine covered topics including academic bias and refugee issues. She has also written for Townhall.com and other right-leaning publications.
AT THE FIRST ANNUAL conference of the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa this past weekend, even the least discerning listeners had no trouble interpreting the words of founding chairman Bernard Lewis: "A combination of political correctness and multi-culturalism have combined…
A NEW DISCOVERY in the archives at the United Nations has drastically altered the historical narrative of the exile of Jews from Arab countries.
IN 2001, when he was 26, Adam Putnam found himself the young est member of Congress. He was nicknamed "Opie"--for his thick red hair and youthful appearance--and was generally sized up as inexperienced. Five years later, the Florida conservative is chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, the…
LET'S BE HONEST HERE: The life of a summer intern is not all that glamorous. Sure, it's a lot better than working the pool refreshment stand at your neighborhood golf club, and its light years ahead of taking summer school classes while reshelving books at the library. But in regular practice,…