Beirut calling, Lebanon, not Egypt, may determine the fate of democracy in the Middle East.

(Los Angeles Times – John R. Bolton) *Lead Story*

Personal account: Attacked by thugs in the streets of Cairo

(National Post – Yonathan Kellerman) *Must Read*

Mubarak v. The Brotherhood

(Family Security Matters – Andrew McCarthy)

U.S. in Contempt Over Gulf Drill Ban, Judge Rules

(Bloomberg – Laurel Brubaker Calkins)

ObamaCare’s Repeal Has Begun

(Wall Street Journal – Kimberley A. Strassel) *Must Read*

State retirees don’t deserve special status

(Detroit News – Nolan Finley)

Trespass belies civility claims from do-gooders

(San Francisco Chronicle – Debra J. Saunders)

King Canute Revisited

(Energy Tribune – Philip E. Lewis)

Cameras in more places for more uses in D.C., City to expand surveillance

(Washington Times – Deborah Simmons)

Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere, America must get back to producing real, rather than imaginary, riches.

(National Review – Victor Davis Hanson) *Must Read*