The recent announcement that Pope Francis has instructed Vatican Archives to open its files on World War II to the public was headline news this past week.  People all over the world saw it as great act of transparency. ..…

And it's safe to say that, whatever Obama's personal feelings and public statements about Jews and anti-Semitism, the practical consequences of his presidency amounted to very publicly elevating and legitimizing lots of people one could criticize as anti-Semitic, to say nothing of..…