OP-ED: Can Tony Blair end the age of ventriloquism?, By SARAH KASS, Jerusalem Post, Aug 20, 2007

Another cool piece from Sarah Kass, who certainly displays a great vividness in her writing here. We tend to forget the European parentage of the region, but Kass's nifty use of the ventriloquism metaphor reminds us why we so often find ourselves at odds with the Euros on any attempts to foster serious change (however clumsily we attempt it).

I also like raising hope with Blair, whom I admire a lot for his honesty and vision and courage.