Helen Thomas is the reality Peter Beinart denies

Although she's not a young Jew like Peter Beinart - or even an old Jew for that matter, James Taranto argues that Helen Thomas personifies the reality that Peter Beinart denies. It is impossible to credit the sincerity of Thomas's "heart-felt belief" in "the need for mutual respect and tolerance." As ABC's Ann Compton tells Politico, "Helen has been a columnist for about a decade now and her