It s wrong to vilify the Fed for hiking, and it s wrong to vilify it for not hiking if it is such a close call, it probably doesn t matter so much. But, at this critical point, it is fair to ask the Fed for a much clearer message about what its strategy is, and what this implies for the future.

Thus, there is no excuse for the outrage, the exaggerated claims for one paper s influence, and the attempt to use the error to discredit legitimate concerns over high levels of debt (let alone to vilify the authors).

The truth is that the BDS movement is nothing more than a sinister caricature of the anti totalitarian and anti apartheid struggles. It is a campaign whose instigators have no aim other than to discriminate against, delegitimize, and vilify an Israel that in their mind never stopped wearing its yellow star.

Following the disturbances in Tibet and the troubles affecting the Olympic torch s progress around the world, some voices abroad are showing a greater inclination to dismiss, vilify, humiliate, or even split China. But it would be best for all to pause a moment, contemplate T3 in Beijing, consider what it represents, and reflect on what an accomplishment the quick completion of such an iconic structure is for an emerging country like China.